For the eighteenth day in BarBend's 25 Days of Lifting…Gifting campaign we've teamed up with the self-proclaimed sponsors of hard work: Ascent Protein. If you don't already know the ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Puts Up Big Total At Powerlifting Meet
Over the weekend, the 2018 World's Strongest Man and Game of Thrones star Hafthor Bjornsson competed in Thor’s Powerlifting Challenge, which took place during the Iceland Open expo in Laugardalshöll, ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Mighty Bear Prints
The seventeenth day in our 25 Days of Lifting…Gifting campaign features the most unique giveaway yet. For this giveaway, we've teamed up with Mighty Bear Prints, the custom strength ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: IdealShape Giveaway
BarBend and IdealShape have teamed up for the sixteenth day in BarBend's 25 Days of Gifting giveaway campaign. One lucky winner will be walking away with a an IdealShape supplement package. For this ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Isopure Giveaway
We have good news and bad news. The bad news is we are officially past the halfway point in BarBend's 25 Days of Lifting…Gifting campaign, so there's only two more weeks of giveaways. The good ... Continue Reading
Morgan McCullough Block Cleans an Epic 190kg At 15 Years Old
Morgan McCullough, aka #minifreedomfridge as per his Instagram page, and Mash Elite Performance athlete has once again dropped our jaws with one of his lifts. In McCullough's latest video he smokes a ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Wags & Weights Giveaway
We are officially at and past the halfway point in BarBend's 25 Days of Lifting…Gifting giveaway campaign and today's gifting is possibly the most unique on our list. Today's giveaway ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Uesaka Barbell Gift Card Giveaway
We're officially halfway into BarBend's 25 Days of Lifting…Gifting giveaway campaign and we've had some awesome giveaways thus far. Today's giveaway comes from the equipment and barbell ... Continue Reading
Watch This 95 Year Old Grandma Tackle CrossFit Workout “Fran”
In light of the 2019 CrossFit Games season kicking off this week at the Dubai CrossFit Championship, we wanted to take a moment and highlight a motivating story from the CrossFit community. About a week ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Legion Athletics Giveaway
We're nearly halfway into BarBend's 25 Days of Lifting…Gifting giveaway campaign and we're continuing to heat up this frigid month of December. Today's giveaway is a MASSIVE supplement ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Tom Kallas Grinds for an Epic All-Time World Record Squat
Earned not given, that's probably the best way to explain powerlifter Tom Kallas' latest all-time world record squat (with & without knee wraps). It always seems like whenever we cover an all-time ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: IdealFit Giveaway
Apparel and supplement fans get ready. For day ten in BarBend’s 25 Days of Lifting…Gifting giveaway campaign we've teamed up with IdealFit to equip one lucky winner the apparel and ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: IdealRaw Giveaway
For the ninth day in BarBend's 25 Days of Lifting…Gifting campaign we've teamed up with IdealRaw. One lucky winner will be walking away with a tub of IdealRaw Organic Protein Powder and a ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Xebex AirPlus Performance Bike
On the eighth day of BarBend's 25 Days of Lifting…Gifting Get RX'd gave to me...one Xebex AirPlus Performance Bike! Yes, that's right, for our eighth giveaway for our December campaign ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: The Good Kitchen Giveaway
What are two things that go hand-in-hand with strength athletes? Weights and food. For the seventh day in BarBend's 25 Days of Lifting…Gifting campaign we've teamed up with one of our ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kevin Oak Front Squats a Huge 317kg On a Safety Squat Bar
Powerlifter Kevin Oak is showing no signs of slowing down heading into 2019's competition season. Over the last couple months, Oak has been sharing a slue of strong videos on his social media channels. ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Kizen Giveaway
For the fifth day's giveaway in the BarBend 25 Days of Lifting…Gifting campaign, we have the perfect prize for the dedicated or recreational lifter. One lucky winner will be walking away ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Meso Hassona Back Squats a Massive 300kg PR
Qatari weightlifter Meso Hassona has been moving some serious weight the last two weeks. Four days ago, Hassona posted a 270kg/595 lb back squat double on his Instagram page and teased the question of ... Continue Reading
First Event for the 2019 CrossFit Games Season Includes a Swim
Yesterday, the first event was announced for the 2019 CrossFit Games season. Note, this is not the first event for the 2019 CrossFit Games — in case you read the title too quickly — it is the first workout ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Bear Komplex Giveaway
For the fourth day in our 25 Days of Lifting…Gifting campaign we've teamed up with Bear Komplex. If you're big into meal prep and your nutrition, then this giveaway is perfect for you. One ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Hits 980 lb Squat PR, Closes Gap to 1,000 lbs
Another week, another Hafthor Bjornsson lifting PR. Over the last month, you've probably seen a lot of articles on our site covering Bjornsson's heavy singles, and that's for good reason. Yes, the 2018 ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Trifecta Giveaway
Are you always hungry and want great organic meals? If you answered yes, then day two in our 25 Days of Lifting...Gifting giveaway is absolutely designed for you. For this giveaway, we've teamed ... Continue Reading
New Yorkers: This Weekend, Check Out “Strong New York,” the Fitness Event of the Season
This weekend sees the launch of Strong New York's winter event, a three-day fitness and wellness event hosted by Kenny Santucci — check him out in our awesome guide to the Pallof press — and Jen ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Vlad Alhazov Squats a Superhuman 525kg
Consider the bar raised — or lowered, then lifted. In any case, powerlifter Vlad Alhazov has once again shown the strength community that in the sport of powerlifting, he could be argued to be one of the ... Continue Reading