Getting strong takes hard work, dedication, sweat, and the right equipment. While you'll have to put in the work on those first three points, BarBend and Werksan USA are here to help you out with the last ... Continue Reading
Why Olympic Weightlifting Makes You Better at Practically Any Sport
Editors' note: This article is an op-ed. The views expressed herein and in the video are the authors and don’t necessarily reflect the views of BarBend. Claims, assertions, opinions, and quotes have been ... Continue Reading
18.1 CrossFit® Open Workout Announced
And so it has begun. The 2018 CrossFit Open is underway, and CrossFit Games Director Dave Castro has certainly started off the competition on an exciting foot. Open Workout 18.1 is an AMRAP triplet: As ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2018 CrossFit Open Announcements
It’s that time already: the 2018 season of the Reebok CrossFit® Games is about to kick off. On Thursday, February 22, at 5pm Pacific Standard Time (8pm Eastern Standard Time), the Director of the ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Isn’t Playing Around In His 2018 “Road to the Arnold” Video
"Ah..sorry. Actually I was looking at my time and it's time for food right now, so I have to stop this interview. We'll be back soon," Hafthor Bjornsson says halfway through his second Rogue Fitness 2018 ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of Butterfly Pull-Ups
In this article we will discuss in deeper detail the benefits of the butterfly pull-up, an advanced pull-up variation that helps an individual conserve energy, save time, and often perform more repetitions ... Continue Reading
Heavy Leg Day Coming Up? Watch This For Motivation First
"At the 2018 Arnold I'm hoping to squat over nine, bench press low-to-mid sixes, and then deadlift anything over 800 pounds I'd be happy with that for a full meet, but I'd like to take a stab at 881." - ... Continue Reading
The 7 Fittest Presidents of All Time
When looking through the history of our nation’s leaders, many people overlook the fact that U.S. presidents tend to be remarkably fit individuals. Maybe it’s because most of them served in the military, ... Continue Reading
How Much Is Enough? Finding Your Perfect Workout Frequency
Before reading any further, I have a confession. The title above is a little misleading because the idea of "perfect" isn't really achievable in strength sports and working out. Sure, we can find what's ... Continue Reading
Ray Williams Squats 1,003 Pounds for an Insane Double
Ray Williams is one of the best raw squatters in the world, and he’s reminding us all why with this astonishing double he just pulled off in training at his local gym in Fulton, Mississippi. The number: ... Continue Reading
Do Women Who Arch in the Bench Press Get More Hate Than Men?
The Roosevelt Arch, the Gateway Arch, L’Arc de Triomphe. All very famous arches that are adored around the worldwide. However, when it comes to powerlifting, some people aren't so supportive of these feats ... Continue Reading
10 Commandments of the Bench Press
Oh man, where do we begin. It's chest day, also known as bench day, also known as that time of the week when you get to walk around the gym with your chest feeling swole. The pecs are poppin' and your ... Continue Reading
How to Work Swimming Into a Strength Cycle
Swimming rarely makes an appearance in conditioning plans, and we’re here to change that. There’s this persistent belief that swimming just isn’t great cardio. Freestyle messes up your shoulders. It ... Continue Reading
Powerlifting Slows the Aging Process. Here’s Why
Doctors understand aging as a loss of one’s reserves. Here, reserves means abilities – physical and mental. To a doctor, then, we age when we lose physical ability or mental capacity. While we all, of ... Continue Reading
Reebok CrossFit® Nano 8 Flexweave Review
Cross training shoes are becoming increasingly more common in strength sports. These are shoes designed to feel like flexible tennis shoes, but with a strength athlete in mind. This being said, they're ... Continue Reading
Gina Aversa Talks World Records and the Growth of Women’s Powerlifting
If you're plugged into the online powerlifting community, then chances are you've seen the name Gina "Half Wolf" Aversa at one point or another. She's built an incredibly strong resume in the sport of ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Launches New Online Show Aimed at 35+ Year Old Athletes
“Hey, Masters and CrossFitters over the age of 35,” opens the first episode of CrossFit’s new online show. “I’m Rory McKernan, and this is your show.” The new show doesn’t appear to have a name yet — ... Continue Reading
Talakhadze and Valentin Are the IWF Lifters of the Year
The lines are closed, the votes are tallied, and the International Weightlifting Federation has announced the 2017 IWF Lifters of the Year: Georgia’s Lasha Talakhade, +105kg weight class and Spain’s Lydia ... Continue Reading
Krzysztof Wierzbicki’s 400kg Raw Deadlift Unofficially Broke His IPF World Record
Polish deadlifting juggernaut Krzysztof Wierzbicki is one of the most accomplished powerlifters on the planet, holding five IPF world records: four raw and one equipped. He currently owns two raw ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of Chest to Bar Pull-Ups
In a previous article we discussed the chest to bar pull-up, a bodyweight movement that is seen in both strict and kipping forms; with the purpose of back development, gymnastic ad competitive fitness ... Continue Reading
Power and Ice: The Training Routine of the U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team
There aren’t a lot of races in which the most important work is over in the first few seconds, but if you ask Jason Hartman, strength and conditioning coordinator for the U.S. Olympic bobsled team, that’s ... Continue Reading
6 Elite Powerlifters Share the Most Underrated Accessory Exercises
"If you want to get better at the squat, bench, and deadlift, you just need to squat, bench, and deadlift, bro!" That's one of the most important powerlifting "rules" you should break. The sport that ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Set to Adopt New Weight Classes for American Open Series 3
Yesterday, USA Weightlifting made a big announcement in regards to the Nike American Open Series 3 competition and weightlifting competitions after it moving forward. The Nike American Open Series 3 ... Continue Reading
Dealing With and Working Past Bad Days In the Gym
We’ve all been there before: You’ve got a big workout coming up. Maybe you’re going to try to hit some big PRs, or maybe you’re starting a new training cycle, or maybe you’ve just been dealing with some ... Continue Reading