About Stephen Sheehan, ISSA CPT, CNC, CSCS

Stephen is an ISSA-certified personal trainer and nutrition coach as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. A two-time University of Florida graduate and longtime rugby player, he brings over ten years of strength training experience to BarBend, with particular expertise in personal training, nutrition, weight loss, and sport-specific strength and conditioning tactics. When he’s not writing or hitting the gym, he enjoys traveling, cooking, and practicing his DJ skills.

Bodybuilding

• Jay Cutler Refuses to Start Chest Day Without Training a Completely Unrelated Body Part
• Use Larry Wheels’ 5 Fat Loss Tips at the Holidays (or Anytime of the Year)
• Jay Cutler’s 3 Favorite Triceps Exercises Features an Underrated Move
• Phoebe Hagan Shares Bikini Posing Do’s and Don’ts
• After 13 Surgeries, Ronnie Coleman Is Still Years Away From Walking
• What Is the Optimal Fasting Length? (Hint: It’s NOT 16 Hours)
• Dr. Mike Israetel’s Best Chest Exercise Might Surprise You
• Jay Cutler’s Stance on Training to Failure Might Surprise You
• Chris Bumstead’s Men’s Open Bodybuilding Debut — Does He Stand a Chance?
• Are Ronnie Coleman’s Top 3 Bodybuilding Exercises Actually Worth It?
• Weighing Milk and Cutting Muffins: Chris Bumstead, Top Bodybuilders on Dieting Dos and Don’ts
• Mr. Olympia Samson Dauda’s Method for Fixing Weak Muscles
• Bodybuilders: You’re In Trouble If You Neglect Your Hamstrings
• Legendary Bodybuilding Trainer Charles Glass Tells You How To Achieve a Wider Back
• Trying To Out-Pose Chris Bumstead Made Runner-Up Mike Sommerfeld “Sore for 5 Days”
• How Martin Fitzwater Used 4,000 Carbs to Fuel His Impressive Olympia Debut
• Jay Cutler’s “Blueprint” For Shoulder Development
• 2024 Classic Physique Olympia Runner-Up Mike Sommerfeld’s Hypertrophy Chest Training
• Dorian Yates Is Your Favorite Bodybuilder’s Favorite Bodybuilder
• “It Was Just a Shock”: Derek Lunsford’s Open Disappointment About 2024 Olympia Upset
• “Last Year, I Wasn’t Impressed”: Samir Bannout’s Top 10 Mr. Olympia Predictions
• Jay Cutler Spills On the Most Challenging Aspect of Olympia Prep
• “Dreaming of Burgers” — Derek Lunsford Cuts Creatine in Last Leg Workout Before the 2024 Olympia
• Nick Walker Reveals Diet Changes 2 Weeks Out From 2024 Mr. Olympia
• 56-Year-Old Shannon Sharpe Looks as Shredded as Ever in Epic Chest and Triceps Workout 
• Ronnie Coleman’s List of the 5 Greatest Bodybuilders of All Time (Spoiler: He’s On It)

Latest Research

• Better Understanding “Calories In, Calories Out” for Weight Loss (or Gain)

News

• Check Out the Results of Eddie Hall’s 90-Day Carnivore Diet
• Jay Cutler Refuses to Start Chest Day Without Training a Completely Unrelated Body Part
• Better Understanding “Calories In, Calories Out” for Weight Loss (or Gain)
• Use Larry Wheels’ 5 Fat Loss Tips at the Holidays (or Anytime of the Year)
• Mitchell Hooper Ranks the Best Exercises to Test Your Strength
• Jay Cutler’s 3 Favorite Triceps Exercises Features an Underrated Move
• Phoebe Hagan Shares Bikini Posing Do’s and Don’ts
• After 13 Surgeries, Ronnie Coleman Is Still Years Away From Walking
• Strongman Mitchell Hooper Hires Bodybuilding Coach
• What Is the Optimal Fasting Length? (Hint: It’s NOT 16 Hours)
• Dr. Mike Israetel’s Best Chest Exercise Might Surprise You
• Jay Cutler’s Stance on Training to Failure Might Surprise You
• Chris Bumstead’s Men’s Open Bodybuilding Debut — Does He Stand a Chance?
• Brian Shaw Has a New Arm Wrestling Diet
• Are Ronnie Coleman’s Top 3 Bodybuilding Exercises Actually Worth It?
• Weighing Milk and Cutting Muffins: Chris Bumstead, Top Bodybuilders on Dieting Dos and Don’ts
• Mr. Olympia Samson Dauda’s Method for Fixing Weak Muscles
• Bodybuilders: You’re In Trouble If You Neglect Your Hamstrings
• Legendary Bodybuilding Trainer Charles Glass Tells You How To Achieve a Wider Back
• Trying To Out-Pose Chris Bumstead Made Runner-Up Mike Sommerfeld “Sore for 5 Days”
• Eddie Hall: If Mitchell Hooper Wants To Make Deadlift History, He Must Get This Right
• How Martin Fitzwater Used 4,000 Carbs to Fuel His Impressive Olympia Debut
• Is 7,000MG of Salt the Pre-Workout Sweet Spot?
• Jay Cutler’s “Blueprint” For Shoulder Development
• 2024 Classic Physique Olympia Runner-Up Mike Sommerfeld’s Hypertrophy Chest Training
• Dorian Yates Is Your Favorite Bodybuilder’s Favorite Bodybuilder
• Hafthor Björnsson Smashes 2-Rep, 430-Kilogram Deadlift PR Ahead of 2024 Rogue Strongman Invitational
• Mitchell Hooper Shares 5 Secrets to Dominating Strongman
• Mitchell Hooper’s Top 5 Pressing Exercises + 2 Pointless Moves
• Jesus Olivares Squats 5-Rep, 402.5-Kilogram PR in 2025 Sheffield Championships Training
• “It Was Just a Shock”: Derek Lunsford’s Open Disappointment About 2024 Olympia Upset
• Mitchell Hooper’s Top 5 Leg Exercises + 2 Overrated Moves
• “Last Year, I Wasn’t Impressed”: Samir Bannout’s Top 10 Mr. Olympia Predictions
• Jay Cutler Spills On the Most Challenging Aspect of Olympia Prep
• “Dreaming of Burgers” — Derek Lunsford Cuts Creatine in Last Leg Workout Before the 2024 Olympia
• Brian Shaw: Eddie Hall Will Be My “Sacrificial Lamb” in First Arm Wrestling Match 
• Nick Walker Reveals Diet Changes 2 Weeks Out From 2024 Mr. Olympia
• 56-Year-Old Shannon Sharpe Looks as Shredded as Ever in Epic Chest and Triceps Workout 
• Ronnie Coleman’s List of the 5 Greatest Bodybuilders of All Time (Spoiler: He’s On It)

Powerlifting

• Jesus Olivares Squats 5-Rep, 402.5-Kilogram PR in 2025 Sheffield Championships Training

Pushly

• Are Ronnie Coleman’s Top 3 Bodybuilding Exercises Actually Worth It?
• Trying To Out-Pose Chris Bumstead Made Runner-Up Mike Sommerfeld “Sore for 5 Days”

Strongman

• Check Out the Results of Eddie Hall’s 90-Day Carnivore Diet
• Mitchell Hooper Ranks the Best Exercises to Test Your Strength
• Strongman Mitchell Hooper Hires Bodybuilding Coach
• Brian Shaw Has a New Arm Wrestling Diet
• Eddie Hall: If Mitchell Hooper Wants To Make Deadlift History, He Must Get This Right
• Is 7,000MG of Salt the Pre-Workout Sweet Spot?
• Hafthor Björnsson Smashes 2-Rep, 430-Kilogram Deadlift PR Ahead of 2024 Rogue Strongman Invitational
• Mitchell Hooper Shares 5 Secrets to Dominating Strongman
• Mitchell Hooper’s Top 5 Pressing Exercises + 2 Pointless Moves
• Mitchell Hooper’s Top 5 Leg Exercises + 2 Overrated Moves
• Brian Shaw: Eddie Hall Will Be My “Sacrificial Lamb” in First Arm Wrestling Match 

Top Athletes

• Jesus Olivares Squats 5-Rep, 402.5-Kilogram PR in 2025 Sheffield Championships Training
• Nick Walker Reveals Diet Changes 2 Weeks Out From 2024 Mr. Olympia
• 56-Year-Old Shannon Sharpe Looks as Shredded as Ever in Epic Chest and Triceps Workout 
• Ronnie Coleman’s List of the 5 Greatest Bodybuilders of All Time (Spoiler: He’s On It)

Uncategorized

• Better Understanding “Calories In, Calories Out” for Weight Loss (or Gain)
• Jay Cutler’s 3 Favorite Triceps Exercises Features an Underrated Move
• Weighing Milk and Cutting Muffins: Chris Bumstead, Top Bodybuilders on Dieting Dos and Don’ts
• Is 7,000MG of Salt the Pre-Workout Sweet Spot?
• Jay Cutler’s “Blueprint” For Shoulder Development