And that's a wrap for day two of the 2021 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) competition. There is one day left of the qualifying stage, where the remaining roster, broken up into five groups, will ... Continue Reading
All Aboard — Hansson Smokes Train Push at 2021 World’s Strongest Man
It is fitting that the 2021 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) contest would feature a train pull event. After all, it took place in the Old Sacramento Waterfront in Sacramento, CA, home to the California State ... Continue Reading
Shaw, Novikov, Pritchett Victorious In Fingal’s Fingers at 2021 World’s Strongest Man
The first event of Day Two of the 2021 World's Strongest Man (WSM) competition was the Fingal's Fingers. This is the event's first appearance since 2017 when Brian Shaw scored the fastest time by ... Continue Reading
Chris van der Linde Withdraws From 2021 World’s Strongest Man
The 2021 World’s Strongest Man has seen a fourth athlete withdraw from the competition. Following the exits of Graham Hicks, Luke Richardson, and Terry Hollands, South Africa's Chris van der Linde has ... Continue Reading
Janashia, Stoltman, Caron Lead After Day One of 2021 World’s Strongest Man
The 2021 World's Strongest Man (WSM) competition is underway. The entire event will occur from June 15-20 in Sacramento, CA. The first three days of WSM will be the qualifying stage, where the 25 athletes ... Continue Reading
Gavin Bilton Wins 2021 UK’s Strongest Man
The 2021 Ultimate Strongman UK's Strongest Man event took place on May 29- 31 and saw the defending champion Gavin Bilton retain the title. The events included an 8,500-kilogram (18,739.3-pound) truck ... Continue Reading
Patrick Moore Wins 2021 California Pro Bodybuilding Show
The 2021 California Pro — the third Men's Open pro show to take place — has wrapped. Patrick Moore walked away with first place and a ticket to the 2021 Mr. Olympia. For the last few years, Moore has been ... Continue Reading
Alex “Schoolboy” Beziazykov Defeats Larry Wheels at King of the Table Armwrestling Event
Powerlifter turned bodybuilder turned strongman Larry Wheels added "arm wrestler" to his resume on Saturday, May 28, 2021. Unfortunately for Wheels, he hasn't yet seen the same level of success in this ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifter Olivia Reeves (71KG) Wins IWF Junior World Championships
Olivia Reeves put on a clinic in the 71-kilogram weight class at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships. The competition began on May 21, 2021, and runs through May 31, ... Continue Reading
Tbilisi 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup Results
The 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup took place from May 20-23, 2021, in Tbilisi, Georgia. The host country was able to post seven medals with nine competitors to finish only behind Kazahkstan, which ... Continue Reading
Nick Walker Wins 2021 New York Pro Bodybuilding Show
The New York Pro, one of the top contests in bodybuilding, has seen breakout performances from some of the most accomplished bodybuilders of all time. Past champions include Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay, ... Continue Reading
18-Year-Old Powerlifter Jackson Powell Totals 942 Kilograms (2076.7 Pounds)
In April 2021, after 18-year-old Jackson Powell squatted a colossal 419.6-kilograms (925-pound) double, he told BarBend of his goal to squat 452.6 kilograms (1,000 pounds) and total 998 kilograms (2,200 ... Continue Reading
Bangkok 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup Results
The 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup took place from May 6-8, 2021, in Bangkok, Thailand. The highlight of the event was Roohallah Rostami of Iran scoring a new world record in the 80-kilogram class with a ... Continue Reading
Justin Rodriguez, Tonio Burton Win 2021 Indy Pro Bodybuilding Show
A lot of bodybuilding fans don't consider the season in full swing until the Open competitors take the stage. Well, on May 8, 2021, both the Men's Open and 212 divisions debuted for the first time in 2021 ... Continue Reading
Angela Borges Becomes First Wellness Competitor to Qualify For the Olympia
Angela Borges of Brazil makes history as the first Wellness Division competitor to qualify for the Olympia. On May 1, 2021, Borges earned the gold medal at Jim Manion’s IFBB (International Federation of ... Continue Reading
U105KG Strongman Nicolas Cambi Claims Victory at the 2021 Clash on the Coast
On April 30 through May 2, 2021, in Hilton Head Island, SC, the under 105-kilogram strongman contest "Clash on the Coast" saw top athletes in the division battle in a keg toss, a farmer's carry into duck ... Continue Reading
2021 Kern US Open Recap — No World Record Was Safe in San Diego
The 2021 Kern US Open has given powerlifting fans a lot to talk about since it took place from April 24-25. Many world records were set, a couple of divisions saw new lifters claim the top of the ... Continue Reading
New Records Galore — 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Recap
The rescheduled Pan American Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, have come to a close. Over the course of the event, 15 Pan American records were broken. Team USA had an exceptional ... Continue Reading
2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships Recap — Winners, Records, and Highlights
The 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships — which took place from April 16-25, 2021— wrapped up this week in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This marks one of the final international competitions held in the Asian ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (81KG) Sets Two New Snatch Records At 2020 Pan Ams
The medals keep coming, and the records keep falling at the feet of Team USA at the rescheduled 2020 Pan American Championships. In the 81-kilogram class, Mattie Rogers set new American and Pan American ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Taylor Turner Wilkins (59KG) Sets Three American Records at Pan American Championships
Team USA has yet another remarkable performance to tout from the rescheduled 2020 Pan American Championships in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic. First, Cecily Kyle set a clean & jerk American record ... Continue Reading
Jourdan Delacruz (49KG) Sweeps Gold, Sets Six Records at Pan American Weightlifting Championships
Incredible. Jourdan Delacruz had quite possibly one of the finest international performances by any American lifter in the past 30 years at the rescheduled 2020 Pan American Championships on April 20, ... Continue Reading
2021 European Weightlifting Championships Results
The first major international weightlifting competition in the COVID-19 era is in the books. Last week, athletes from all over Europe traveled to Moscow, Russia, to compete face-to-face for the first time ... Continue Reading
Hunter McIntyre and Rachel Schreiber Win 2021 HYROX Dallas Event
Fans and athletes of HYROX competitions have been anticipating their sport returning to competition. Like most sports around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions in their season ... Continue Reading