The energy was electric for the first day of competition at the 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic. Ten of strongman's best athletes are currently going head-to-head, and after today's first two events it's ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter CJ Cummings Snatches 143kg for New American Record
Seventeen year old 69kg American weightlifter CJ Cummings put on a strong performance at the 2018 Arnold Classic, where he took place in USAW's Pan Am Trials session. He was able to extend his current ... Continue Reading
18.2 CrossFit® Open Workout Tips From Top Athletes and Coaches
And just like that, we're in the second week of the 2018 CrossFit® Open. This week's Open workout 18.2 entails two areas of fitness to test an athlete's physical capacities: Muscular endurance and maximal ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Hopes to Find New Talent With Online Combine
Finding new talent to train is one of the most important aspects of any sport, and USA Weightlifting has had some pretty innovative ideas in the past. Last year they launched “development camps” around the ... Continue Reading
The Most Interesting Statistics from CrossFit Open Workout 18.1
One of the best parts about a sport that’s as popular and numbers-driven as CrossFit is that you can get some very meaty data from the hordes of athletes who compete worldwide in the Open. It’s not hard to ... Continue Reading
Jonne Koski Announces Withdrawal From 2018 CrossFit Games Season
In a recent Instagram post, 4-time Reebok CrossFit Games athlete Jonne Koski announced that he'll be withdrawing from this year's CrossFit Open. This will be the first time in five years that Koski won't ... Continue Reading
A 261kg Deadlift at 59kg: Derek Ng Lifts an Unofficial IPF Junior World Record
Canadian Powerlifting Union athlete Derek Ng is making waves up north, pulling off some pretty serious PRs as a junior at the 2018 CPU Nationals, which were recently held in Calgary. The -59kg lifter ... Continue Reading
Is This Powerlifter Jen Thompson’s Fastest 315 lb Bench Yet?
Veteran powerlifter Jennifer Thompson has been crushing her training recently as we quickly approach the 2018 Arnold Classic. Heading into her seventh year competing at the Arnold Classic, Thompson is ... Continue Reading
What It Costs to Feed Brian Shaw and Hafthor Bjornsson for Three Days
"You see, it ain't glamorous you know, just a matter of logistics, have to make sure the fridge is big enough for all the food. How do you feed The Mountain, how do you feed the 4x World's Strongest Man? ... Continue Reading
Watch Rory McKernan and Adrian Bozman Go Head to Head in CrossFit Open Workout 18.1
Not long after the first workout of the 2018 CrossFit Open was announced and athletes around the world began furiously hoisting toes-to-bars and dumbbells to overhead, CrossFit relaunched another of the ... Continue Reading
CrossFit® Open Workout 18.1 Men’s and Women’s Top Ten Leaders
Editor's note: This article was published on the morning of Tuesday, February 27th, and the top ten leaders for the men and women have since shifted. Please see here for information and quotes from ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Sean Green Deadlifts a Massive 415kg (915 lb) Double for a PR
Powerlifter Sean Green's recent deadlift videos are making their rounds in the strength community. Two days ago, Green shared a video highlighting a massive 415kg (915 lb) deadlift PR, and if the weight ... Continue Reading
Check Out This 2-Minute Documentary on Iraq’s Female Weightlifters
These female weightlifters are training with the goal to win medals — and to have a source of income. Al Jazeera has released a quick two-minute documentary about the challenges faced by Iraq’s female ... Continue Reading
Need a Lift? Watch CJ Cummings’ 2018 “Road to the Arnold” Video
"Do it again, do it again!" Every yells in the gym before 17 year old 69kg weightlifer CJ Cummings runs and jumps to grab and hang on the rim of his high school's basketball hoop. To the normal person, ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Stefanie Cohen Deadlifts 507 lbs for a 4x+ Bodyweight Triple
A three rep PR heard around the powerlifting community. Powerlifter Stefanie Cohen recently added another massive deadlift PR to her impressive powerlifting resume. Yesterday, Cohen shared a strong ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis PRs His Steinborn Squat With a 506lb Double, Plans to Break World Record
Latvian strongman Martins Licis is currently ranked as the fourth strongest man on Earth, at least according to his placement in last year’s World’s Strongest Man contest, but he may have the strongest set ... Continue Reading
18.1 CrossFit® Open Workout Tips From Top Athletes and Coaches
And just like that, we're back for another year of CrossFit® Open workouts. Last night, Dave Castro kicked off and announced CrossFit Open Workout 18.1 from São Paulo, Brazil. After the announcement, ... Continue Reading
72kg Powerlifter Jessica Buettner Deadlifts 220kg At 2018 CPU Nationals
The 2018 Canadian Powerlifting and Bench Press National Championships are currently underway in Calgary, Alberta. They started on February 20th and will run through the 24th. There have been some strong ... Continue Reading
The 2018 Arnold Classic Strongman Preview
The first weekend of every March, Columbus, Ohio, becomes the hub of the weight training world. The convention center will see over a quarter million muscle enthusiasts descend down it’s halls. This year ... Continue Reading
Robb Philippus Smokes a 915 lb Squat In Prep for “Animal Cage”
Robb Philippus, aka "Quads Like Robb", is heading into the 2018 Arnold Classic looking as strong as ever. In less than two weeks, Philippus will be lifting at the "Animal Cage", which is a showing of some ... Continue Reading
Ben Pollack PRs With an 805-Pound Squat
Powerlifter, all-time world record holder, and BarBend contributor Ben Pollack added five pounds to his personal record in the high bar squat with a monstrous 805-pound (365.1kg) lift somewhere around 200 ... Continue Reading
Check Out “Dear Brian”, a Moving Special Olympics Powerlifting Documentary
In roughly five months, the Special Olympics USA Games will kick off in Seattle, Washington. This year's Games are set to take place from July 1st-6th. Every year, the Special Olympics USA Games bring out ... Continue Reading
James Strickland Benches a Monstrous Raw 672 lb (305kg) Competition PR
Over the weekend, powerlifter James Strickland competed in The IPA No Excuses Texas State Open, which was hosted in Kindwood, Texas. He weighed in at a light 293 lbs and had the goal of making a run at the ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus Becomes Youngest American to Clean & Jerk 200kg
Last night in Spokane, Washington, 17-year-old American weightlifter Harrison Maurus etched his name in the history books at the USA Weightlifting 2018 National Junior Championships. On Maurus' second ... Continue Reading