2021 Arnold Classic champion Nick Walker is training in the offseason with the goal of maximizing his potential in his sophomore appearance on the Mr. Olympia stage in Las Vegas, NV on Dec. 16-18, 2022. ... Continue Reading
2022 World’s Strongest Man Contest To Feature First-Ever Fan Festival
The 2022 World's Strongest Man (WSM) competition is scheduled from May 24-29, 2022, in Sacramento, CA — the second of three years in that city. In 2021, Tom Stoltman won his first WSM title in front of a ... Continue Reading
Watch Flex Lewis and Rafael Brandão Train Chest Together at the Dragon’s Lair Gym
IFBB Pro League Men’s Open bodybuilder and 2021 Romania Muscle Fest Pro winner Rafael Brandão returned to Las Vegas, NV to train with seven-time Olympia 212 champion James “Flex” Lewis in ... Continue Reading
Jamal Browner (110KG) Grinds Through a Conventional Deadlift PR of 432.5 Kilograms (953.5 Pounds)
Jamal Browner's pulling strength does not appear to have a limit. It seems as though every time Browner steps into a gym after having recently hit a deadlift PR, he loads even more weight on a barbell and ... Continue Reading
2022 World’s Strongest Man Prep — Brian Shaw Trains High-Volume Deadlifts With Jerry Pritchett
The 2022 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest is scheduled for May 24-29, 2022, in Sacramento, CA. Thirty of the world's top strongmen will compete for the most coveted title in the sport. One of those ... Continue Reading
How Many Calories Do You Need Post-Workout? (Brought to You by Ample)
An age-old mystery of fitness — when and how much does one eat after a training session? Are all the potential gains lost if the body is not refueled within a particular window of time post-workout? Will ... Continue Reading
2016 Olympic Champion Weightlifter Nijat Rahimov Banned for 8 Years
On Mar. 22, 2022, the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), a Swiss-based international athletic regulatory body, issued a press release stating that Kazakh weightlifter ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Breon Ansley Says 2022 Will Be His Last Year In the Classic Physique Division
On March 19, 2022, two-time Classic Physique Olympia champion Breon Ansley took to his Instagram page to share a physique update with natural light. Natural light being absent shadows adding detail and ... Continue Reading
Dr. Jim Stoppani On Why High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Burns More Fat
Episode five of Generation Iron and BarBend's interview series with exercise physiologist Dr. Jim Stoppani aired on March 18, 2022. So far, Stoppani's conversation with Vlad Yudin has ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Björnsson Defeats Eddie Hall by Unanimous Decision — Fight Results & Round-By-Round Recap
On Mar. 19, 2022, the highly-anticipated "Heaviest Boxing Match in History" between 2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Eddie "The Beast" Hall and 2018 WSM champion Hafthor "The Mountain" Björnsson ... Continue Reading
Terrence Ruffin Shares The Diet He Followed Before Winning His Second Arnold Classic Physique Title
On March 5, 2022, two-time Classic Physique Olympia runner-up Terrence Ruffin was crowned the Arnold Classic Physique champion for the second straight year. He won $60,000 and an additional $10,000 for ... Continue Reading
Reebok Nano X2 Cross Trainers to Release on April 8, 2022
On March 18, 2022, Reebok announced the launch of their latest cross trainer — the Reebok Nano X2. Touted as the "most wearable...training shoe" in the Nano franchise with a "focus on durability," the Nano ... Continue Reading
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Speech to the Russian People: “The Truth About the War in Ukraine”
The Russian military invasion of Ukraine, as directed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, began on Feb. 24, 2022, and remains ongoing. On March 16, 2022, the United Nations (UN) International Court of ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Sara Ahmed (76KG) Clean & Jerks 150KG, Teases Possible Return to Competition
The landscape of Olympic weightlifting remains in flux following the conclusion of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. On Mar. 16, 2022, Egyptian weightlifter Sara Samir Elsayed Mohamed Ahmed took to Instagram ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the Hafthor Björnsson Vs. Eddie Hall Boxing Match
After almost two years of anticipation, the fight between 2017 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Eddie Hall and 2018 WSM champion Hafthor Björnsson is set to take place on Saturday, March ... Continue Reading
Jamal Browner Locks Out a Conventional Raw Deadlift PR of 420 Kilograms (925.9 Pounds) In Training
At this point, it should go without saying that when the powerlifting world turns its attention to 110-kilogram lifter Jamal Browner, barbells with an obscene number of weight plates will somehow defy ... Continue Reading
Kyle Kirvay Gets His Cardio By Squatting 495 Pounds for 22 Reps
Bodybuilder Kyle Kirvay is not interested in treadmills or stair climbers or exercise bikes or rowing machines for his cardio. The IFBB Pro gets his cardio by loading five 45-pound weight plates on each ... Continue Reading
Robert Oberst Says Eddie Hall Will Make His Strongman Return at Giants Live World’s Strongest Nation In November 2022
2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Eddie Hall will come out of retirement to compete as a strongman at the 2022 Giants Live World's Strongest Nation (WSN) contest at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, ... Continue Reading
BarBend Awards Research Grant to Study Strength Training and Nutrition in Transgender Community
BarBend Inc. — the holding company of hallmark strength training & sports websites BarBend.com and BreakingMuscle.com — has awarded its first-annual research grant to a group from Saint Louis ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Shaun Clarida Prioritizes Rear Delts on His Push Day
2020 212 Olympia champion Shaun Clarida is known as the "Giant Killer" for competing at the height of five-foot, two inches and beating bodybuilders in 212 and Open division competition. Although he ... Continue Reading
Dr. Jim Stoppani on Why Carb Cycling Is Better Than Keto for Sustained Fat Loss
Match 14, 2022, marked the release date for the fourth episode of Generation Iron and BarBend‘s interview series with author, exercise physiologist, and creator of JYM Supplement Science Dr. ... Continue Reading
51-Year-Old Powerlifter Sam Watt (105KG) Sets New British Raw Total Record of 887.5 Kilograms (1,956.6 Pounds)
On March 12-13, 2022, the 2022 British Powerlifting (BP) British Men's Classic Championships took place at the ENERGYZE Gym & Fitness Centre in Colchester, England. In the 105-kilogram category, ... Continue Reading
2022 Boston Pro Bodybuilding Show Complete Results
The IFBB Pro League’s inaugural Boston Pro bodybuilding show is in the books, and the first Men’s Open champion of the contest is familiar to fans — William “The Conqueror” Bonac. Justin Rodriguez placed ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Nick Walker Shares His Grueling Leg Workout
Bodybuilder Nick Walker took to his YouTube channel on March 11, 2022, to share an intense leg workout. “The Mutant” is known for his freaky wheels and the veins in his lower legs which look like a wayward ... Continue Reading