The 2016 Europe's Strongest Man winner and 9x World's Strongest Man competitor Laurence Shahlaei recently posted a YouTube video with his predictions for the 2018 Britain's Strongest Man competition. ... Continue Reading
The Best Answers from Mattie Rogers’ Reddit AMA
Mattie Rogers is the United States’ strongest -69kg weightlifter, currently holding the national record in the snatch (106kg/233.7lb), clean & jerk (134kg/295.4lb), and total (239kg/527lb). She also ... Continue Reading
Win A Pair of Reebok CrossFit® Nano 8 Flexweave Shoes!
It's that time of year again: New resolutions, new workouts, and new gains, which means it's ALSO prime time for a new pair of training shoes. That's why we're teaming up with Reebok to give away TWO pairs ... Continue Reading
How America’s Olympic Freestyle Ski Team Gets So Strong
The 2018 Winter Olympics are kicking off in South Korea on February 9th and each and every event provides jaw-dropping feats of athleticism. Winter Olympians train all year, every year with some of the ... Continue Reading
Jordan Weichers Talks Training, Growth of Weightlifting, and Olympic Predictions
When it comes to fully embracing a strength sport, Jordan Weichers is the perfect definition. She started as a CrossFit athlete in 2014, then made the switch to weightlifting full-time after meeting ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of L-Sit Pull-Ups
In an earlier article we discussed the l-sit pull-up in great detail, discussing the distinct challenges they pose to individuals adding them to their workouts. This advanced exercise is a combination of a ... Continue Reading
Meet the CrossFit® Athlete Who Gave a Kidney to His Coach
What's your definition of a selfless act? Would you classify giving a kidney to a fellow strength athlete as selfless? Because that's exactly what one CrossFit® athlete did in Muskegon, Michigan. Over ... Continue Reading
Katrin Davidsdottir and Streat Hoerner Top Elite Leaderboard at Wodapalooza
Familiar names sit atop of the 2018 Wodapalooza elite leaderboard. This year's Wodapalooza Fitness Fesitval took place from January 11th-14th, and brought out some of CrossFit's best athletes. Over the ... Continue Reading
Blaine Sumner’s 1,025-Pound Bench Press Is His Best Training Lift Ever
Relatively few people have deadlifted 500 pounds. Even fewer people have bench pressed 500 pounds. So when someone bench presses over a thousand pounds (453.6kg), we have a little trouble processing ... Continue Reading
How Early Strength Pioneers Built Insane Strength with Hand Balancing
Every sport has its old-school heroes: the greats of a time gone by, forgotten in the shadows of ESPN and Instagram. It’s hard to even imagine Wilt Chamberlain dropping 100 points in a single game in the ... Continue Reading
Small Changes, Big Gains: Why Program Hopping Can Be Your Worst Enemy
This is the year you’re finally going to break through that bench plateau you’ve been struggling with for the past 18 months. You’re going to gain 15 pounds of muscle, easy. You’re going to be smashing PRs ... Continue Reading
5 Strength Athletes Who Hit 50+ Reps On the 225 lb Max Bench Test
Author's Note: This article is intended to be a fun and lighthearted celebration of strength. None of these strength athletes are in a formal testing environment, nor are their guidelines for their bench ... Continue Reading
This Could Be The Hardest Pull-Up Challenge We’ve Ever Seen
The popular song "Flower" (known to most as "Bring Sally Up") by pop artist Moby is making another resurgence with a fitness challenge attached to it. A few years ago, the song gained popularity when it ... Continue Reading
I’m a Professional Powerlifter. This Is What I Think About Weightlifting
Last month, we saw the last lifts of an historic weekend in the history of American weightlifting. The Weightlifting World Championships in Anaheim were marked by incredible performances by Team USA – but ... Continue Reading
The Secret to This 71-Year-Old’s World Record Mile: Lots of Strength Training
Running and strength training aren't always synonymous with each other — at least in the mainstream consciousness — but there's no denying that they can hold benefits for each other's performance. The ... Continue Reading
Under the Weather? Consider These Tips Before Hitting the Gym
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and when friends come calling… they’re probably sick. Seriously, it’s like an epidemic: April showers might bring May flowers, but you can count on cold November ... Continue Reading
Dave Castro Drops First Hint for 2018 CrossFit Open
With 2017 in the past, we're now moving towards an exciting new 2018 CrossFit Games season. Dave Castro wasted no time dropping hints for this year's CrossFit Open Workouts. And in true Castro fashion, can ... Continue Reading
Plate Pinch Press – Muscles Worked, Exercise Demo, and Benefits
To build a bigger chest, many of us turn to more volume and heavy bench pressing. While these methods are key to building solid slabs of muscle and maximizing growth, they can often lead to overtraining ... Continue Reading
5 Strength Training “Rules” You Can Completely Ignore
Health and fitness are fields that are meant to be firmly rooted in science, but that doesn’t prevent a lot of myths, misconceptions, and lies from circulating the industry — and interfering with your ... Continue Reading
A History of Stone Lifting and Strongman
Since the dawn of time, man has substituted athletic competition for fighting as a means to safely determine group structure and organization. Running, throwing, and lifting have been the basis for ... Continue Reading
BarBend’s Top 10 Strength Feats and Performances of 2017
As 2017 comes to a close, we wanted to take some time to reflect on some of this year's biggest lifts and performances across all strength sports. We chose our top picks based off multiple pieces of ... Continue Reading
5 Benefits of Muscle Cleans
The muscle clean is an Olympic weightlifting clean variation that can help all level lifters develop greater upper body pulling strength, balance in the leg drive of the pull, and proper racking ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Reebok Legacy Lifters
To finish up our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Reebok are giving one lucky winner a pair of Reebok Legacy Lifters! Our final giveaway of December is perfect for any strength athlete: A ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Onnit Supplement and Equipment Package
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Onnit are teaming up to give one lucky winner a holiday gift package featuring Onnit supplements and equipment! Love Onnit supplements? Love ... Continue Reading