Yesterday, elite CrossFit athlete Annie Thorrisdottir announced that she'd be withdrawing from the Dubai CrossFit Championship. This news comes only four days after we covered the first workout for the ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Reebok CrossFit Nano 8 Flexweave Giveaway
The sixth giveaway in BarBend's 25 Days of Lifting…Gifting campaign is everyone's favorite...shoes! For this giveaway, we've teamed up with Reebok to provide one lucky winner with a ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Kettlebell Kings Giveaway
We're three days into our 25 Days of Lifting…Gifting campaign and we're just heating up. For today's giveaway, we've teamed up with Kettlebell Kings. One lucky winner will be walking away ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Sling Shot Giveaway
To kick off our 25 Days of Lifting...Gifting giveaway campaign we've teamed up with one of powerlifting's most popular companies: Sling Shot. One lucky winner will win an Original Sling Shot and ... Continue Reading
BarBend’s 25 Days of Gifting Giveaways 2018!
After another year of growth at BarBend, we wanted to keep one of our favorite (and newer) tradition alive. Last year, we held our first ever 25 Days of Lifting...Gifting campaign and it was an absolute ... Continue Reading
Pre-Workouts: They’re Not Overhyped, But Are You?
Everyone loves a good pre-workout. There’s nothing quite like that rush you get on your way to the gym when the pre-workout kicks in, knowing you feel ready to smash some heavy weights. But like everything ... Continue Reading
Reebok Froning Training Shoe Review — Better Than the Nano?
In late 2018, Reebok released their latest cross training model. The new Reebok Froning cross training shoe was inspired and co-designed with the help of CrossFit Games legend Rich Froning. Over the last ... Continue Reading
Do Appetite Suppressants Work?
Appetite is an enormously complicated part of biology that’s influenced by a ton of different hormones and lifestyle factors. Hormones like ghrelin, leptin, serotonin, cortisol, and others can increase ... Continue Reading
Are Preworkouts Worth It?
When you’re looking at workout supplements, there are a handful that have stood the test of time: protein powder, creatine, and preworkouts. First introduced to the market in 1982 — read about the first ... Continue Reading
The Untold History of Workout Supplements
In March 2018, The New York Times estimated that in the United States alone, the nutritional supplement industry was worth roughly $133 billion.(1) While the newspaper seemed somewhat shocked at the size ... Continue Reading
Four Surefire Ways to Derail Your Strongman Season
Most people who stay in this sport for more than one year are often hyper-competitive and dream of winning a pro card one day. While this will actually come true for a select few, the odds are stacked ... Continue Reading
Watch Strongman Brian Shaw Bend Multiple Types of Frying Pans
Love the sport of strongman? Love Brian Shaw and Jujimufu? Well, if you love all of those things, then you're in luck. In Jon "Jujimufu" Call's latest YouTube video series, him and Tom Boyden invited 4x ... Continue Reading
What Should You Look for in a Cross Training Shoe?
Cross training shoes continue to grow in popularity among both serious and recreational strength athletes. These shoes are designed with versatility in mind and have become a staple for any weight bearing, ... Continue Reading
West Coast Classic Announced As 2020 CrossFit Games Qualifier
The latest CrossFit Games sanctioned event (qualifier) has been announced for the 2020 CrossFit Games season. The event is set to take place in March of 2020 in Del Mar, California and is being coined the ... Continue Reading
Russia’s Tatiana Kashirina Wins 5th World Championship Title
After a multi-year absence from the world stage, Russia's Tatiana Kashirina returned to form in impressive fashion, winning all three disciplines at the 2018 Weightlifting World Championships and walking ... Continue Reading
Iranian Weightlifter Sohrab Moradi Breaks 3 World Records, Sweeps Gold
This year's IWF Weightlifting World Championships have been incredibly exciting to watch. We're not only getting to watch the implementation of the new weight classes at a senior world-level competition, ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting Training for Baseball Players
Olympic lifts have been shown to increase athletic potential. Most arguments for and against the usage of Olympic lifts for baseball players are not over the effectiveness of Olympic lifts making better ... Continue Reading
CJ Cummings Sets Two Junior World Records At Weightlifting World Championships
Over the weekend, Team USA weightlifter CJ Cummings had a stellar performance at the 2018 Weightlifting World Championships and ended up breaking two Junior Weightlifting World Records. This year's ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Is Competing In Powerlifting, What Will He Total?
Believe us, we had to read this headline twice, too. Not because of us doubting the subject at hand, but because we're so dang excited. Hafthor Bjornsson will be competing in a full powerlifting meet on ... Continue Reading
Is Powerlifting Safe for Kids?
Editor’s note: This article is an op-ed. The views expressed herein and in the video are the author’s and don’t necessarily reflect the views of BarBend. Claims, assertions, opinions, and quotes have been ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2018 Weightlifting World Championships
The biggest weightlifting competition of the year is about to kick off in Turkmenistan and you’ll be able to watch the B Sessions and probably the A sessions from the comfort of your own home. Or ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Wins World’s Ultimate Strongman, Walks Away With $75k
On Friday, October 26th, 14 of the best professional strongman athletes competed in the first ever World's Ultimate Strongman competition that took place in Dubai. Familiar names topped the ranks at this ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Konstantin Konstantinovs Has Died at Age 40
Latvian Russian athlete Konstantin Konstantinovs, widely considered one of the greatest powerlifters of all time, has passed away at age 40. No cause of death has been released. One of the first to ... Continue Reading
5 More Qualifiers Announced for 2019 and 2020 CrossFit Games
Earlier today, a press release was shared on PR Newswire from CrossFit, Inc. announcing four more sanctioned events (qualifiers) for the 2019 CrossFit Games and one for the 2020 CrossFit Games. This now ... Continue Reading