Envision your future muscle-bound physique. Your clothes drape perfectly over your torso, your jeans cinch around your waist, and the compliments roll in. You feel better than you’ve ever felt: ... Continue Reading
A Preview of the 2022 Zelos Games CrossFit Competition
The second year of the Zelos Games will take place on two fronts. For most, it is an online competition running from November 11 to November 21. Additionally, 12 men and 12 women have been invited to a ... Continue Reading
Breaking Down Kara Saunders’ 10 Years of CrossFit Excellence
When Kara Saunders won the final event of the 2022 Rogue Invitational, there was plenty of history to take stock of. If this is indeed her last competitive season, and that is not confirmed, she would have ... Continue Reading
Lou Ferrigno’s Hulking Comeback at the 1992 Mr. Olympia
The familiar sounds of Bill Conti’s “Gonna Fly Now” reverberated through Finland’s Helsinki Ice Hall in September 1992 as 290 pounds of dense, well-defined muscle walked onto the stage. The massive frame ... Continue Reading
20 of the Best Photos From the 2022 Rogue Invitational
From Oct. 27-30, 50 of the planet's fittest and strongest athletes converged at Dell Diamond Stadium in Austin, TX, to partake in the 2022 Rogue Invitational, which hosts both competitive CrossFit and ... Continue Reading
How to Properly Use a Rowing Machine to Boost Your Conditioning and Strength
Rowing machines seem pretty simple to operate. You sit down, strap your feet in, grab the handle, and pull. Rinse, and repeat. But that’s not the whole story. There’s a difference between using a rowing ... Continue Reading
4 Impressive Performances That Flew Under the Radar at the 2022 Rogue Invitational
The Rogue Invitational is the premier showcase for athletes in the CrossFit off-season. Twenty of the fittest men and twenty of the fittest women had the opportunity to compete in the second most lucrative ... Continue Reading
How Justin Medeiros and Laura Horvath Won the 2022 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Competition
The 2022 Rogue Invitational crowned two champions Sunday afternoon at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas. For the second consecutive year, Justin Medeiros took the win on the men’s ... Continue Reading
10 Movie Villains and Monsters Who Are Frighteningly Jacked
Strength, speed, muscularity, and general physical fitness are often seen as admirable traits. After all, you might be working toward one or more of those goals right now. But what happens when a movie ... Continue Reading
Rogue Adopts Sandbag Ladder Format for 1-Rep Max Log Lift at the 2022 Rogue Invitational
On Saturday night at the 2022 CrossFit Games, there was a one-rep max Sandbag Ladder event, which introduced a new format for a lifting event to the CrossFit world. Five athletes lifted at a time. Then, as ... Continue Reading
9 of the Most Controversial Moments in Olympia History
The Olympia is the main event of the men's and women's bodybuilding calendar. It’s the most prestigious showcase in the sport, and a single victory can turn any competitor into an icon. And while these ... Continue Reading
A Minor Twist on an Old CrossFit Workout Delivers Memorable Event in “DT With a Spin” at the 2022 Rogue Invitational
Through two days and four events, we’ve seen plenty of new regarding the 2022 Rogue Invitational’s programming: an offsite trail run, a thicker wooden bar for bar muscle-ups, and heavy back squats from a ... Continue Reading
What’s New in the 2022 Rogue Invitational’s CrossFit Programming?
Earlier in October, BarBend analyzed the first three years of CrossFit programming for the 2022 Rogue Invitational in an attempt to best predict what we might expect for the 2022 version of the ... Continue Reading
The One-Month-Long Beginner Pull-Up Program
If the deadlift is the ultimate test of pure strength, then the pull-up is the Olympic qualifier for your functional strength. To do a pull-up, you need to be both mobile, stable, and strong enough to pull ... Continue Reading
Who’s Winning Which CrossFit Events at the 2022 Rogue Invitational?
The 2022 Rogue Invitational released the descriptions for seven of their 10 scheduled CrossFit workouts on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Without knowing the exact details of each event, below is a look at each ... Continue Reading
6 Highlights From the Masters Fitness Collective 2022
The intention of the Masters Fitness Collective (MFC) during its inaugural year in 2020 was to provide the competitive Masters community with a proper end to their season, since the COVID-19 pandemic ... Continue Reading
2022 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Men’s Predictions
The 2022 Rogue Invitational is fast approaching. It will take place in Round Rock, TX at Dell Diamond on October 28-30, featuring everything from high-level strongman to CrossFit events. The men’s field ... Continue Reading
Kings, Chemists, and Oaks: The 10 Best Bodybuilding Nicknames of All Time
Though bodybuilding is a sport based around muscular physiques, you need some real showmanship to go along with those chiseled abs and boulder shoulders if you're going to stand out. One way ... Continue Reading
10 Cartoon Characters Who Will Inspire You to Train Your Hardest
Before your Saturday afternoon training sessions, you might make some time for Saturday morning cartoons — especially if you like some cereal with your pre-workout. Or, your favorite cartoon characters may ... Continue Reading
Essential Amino Acids — What They Are and Why You Need Them
Many products are vying for their spot in your supplement stack. From vitamins and pre-workouts to digestive or joint health supplements, it can be challenging to know how to simplify or understand what is ... Continue Reading
A Preview of the Individual Men’s CrossFit Roster at the 2022 Rogue Invitational
Unlike the women’s field at the 2022 Rogue Invitational, every athlete invited from the men’s side — along with the top five qualifiers through the “Q” (Rogue’s online qualifying competition) — has ... Continue Reading
A Preview of the Individual Women’s CrossFit Roster at the 2022 Rogue Invitational
The leading storyline in the women's field at the 2022 Rogue Invitational CrossFit competition is obvious: For the first time ever, the champion will (most likely) not be named Tia-Clair Toomey. After ... Continue Reading
MIRROR is now lululemon Studio: Hybrid Fitness with the Ultimate Home Gym Experience
The time has come. MIRROR from lululemon, the high-tech smart home gym that fitness enthusiasts use for high-intensity interval training (HIIT), bodyweight workouts, yoga, and more from the comfort of ... Continue Reading
11 Retired Bodybuilders Who Are Still Absolutely Jacked
When an NFL or NBA great retires, you probably won't see them strap on the pads or enter a dunk contest ever again. But bodybuilders are different — even after calling it quits, many of them can still be ... Continue Reading