John Haack, a.k.a. Bilbo Swaggins, a.k.a. Captain America, has a lofty goal set for himself at his next powerlifting meet. Last month, he said he wants to total 2,000 pounds at The Tribute
Look, guys, no hands! Larry “Wheels” Williams, a powerlifter turned strongman, has always been a deadlift machine. We’ve seen him deadlift 800 pounds for seven reps a couple months ago, and not long after,
In a new post, CrossFit HQ has announced how the scoring will work for individual athletes and teams at this year’s CrossFit® Games. On August 1st in Madison, Wisconsin, the individual field will
When you look at a bodybuilding lineup for a pro show, you might see the biggest names and predict that one of them will take the victory. This is especially true if you
As first reported by The Daily Mail, for the first time in 1,000 years, a foreigner has won a sheep squatting contest in the remote Russian republic of Tuva. The ancient tradition features
It has been a week of personal records for Team USA weightlifter Kate Nye. But given how successful her year has been, we can’t say we’re surprised that her strength is continuing to
BarBend will be streaming the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games on our site! The Reebok CrossFit Games kick off on July 28th in Madison, Wisconsin, with a formal competition running from Thursday, August 1st
Jacinto Bonilla, a CrossFit® trainer based in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, celebrates his birthday every year by performing a seriously impressive workout of the day (WOD). For the last 13 years, Bonilla has taken
USA weightlifter Katherine Nye is a name on everyone’s radar heading into the upcoming Olympic year. She’s had a record-setting 2019 season so far, being crowned champion on more than one occasion, and
It’s not that hard to find good documentaries about CrossFit and strongman but as far as movies about strength sports go, powerlifting isn’t quite as popular. That’s why we were excited to find this new,
