There are now less than three weeks remaining until the 2018 CrossFit Games Regionals kick off, and we're finally getting a steady stream of individual workout announcements. Over the last week, Dave ... Continue Reading
Stefanie Cohen Comments On Her Feature Story In Major Miami News Outlet
Over the weekend, Miami, Florida, based powerlifter Stefanie Cohen made mainstream waves with her feature story on a major Miami news outlet. For those plugged into the powerlifting community, or for ... Continue Reading
Linda Is 2018 CrossFit® Games Regionals Event 2, Handstand Walks Confirmed for Event 3
CrossFit is a sport that incorporates an enormous variety of exercises, from Olympic weightlifting to push-ups to strongman to jumprope, but there’s one movement that’s always seemed to take a back seat: ... Continue Reading
First Individual Event of 2018 CrossFit® Games Regionals Announced
It's been a great day for CrossFit® athletes and fans. Yesterday, Dave Castro provided a hint for one the 2018 CrossFit Games Regionals workouts, and now we're getting a glimpse of the first full ... Continue Reading
The “Burpee” World Record That’s Stirring Up Controversy
If someone asked you what a burpee is, you probably have a solid answer: squat down, jump your feet out to a plank, jump them back to your hands, and jump up in the air with your hands above your ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Announces the Strongest High Schoolers in America
If you're curious about what some of the strongest high school athletes across the nation are lifting, now you can find out. On March 1st, we reported on USA Weightlifting's new method to seek out ... Continue Reading
World’s Strongest Man Finalists Vs. Internet Trolls
Over the course of the weekend, the finals for the 2018 World's Strongest Man concluded in an epic fashion. If you missed the competition, or have yet to read the full recap of placings and events, ... Continue Reading
Why Two Multi-Time Olympians Are Launching the USA Weightlifting Podcast
I am a thinker. I ask “why” and “why not” about anything and everything all day every day. Why do many athletes that perform the Olympic lifts on a regular basis not do any of their squats to an extreme ... Continue Reading
Watch Terry Crews’ and Kevin Hart’s Best Ring Muscle-Ups
Kevin Hart is nine episodes deep into his pretty great YouTube series “What the Fit,” which has shown him exploring everything from sumo wrestling with Conan O’Brien to recreational rodeo with Leslie ... Continue Reading
Nike Drops New Americana and Viking Quest Colorways (Metcon 4, Free x Metcon & Romaleos 3)
Sneaker heads and lifting shoe fans, if you're on the market for a new pair of cross-training shoes or lifters, then you may want to take a look at the new colorways Nike just dropped. Yesterday, Nike ... Continue Reading
Jezz Uepa Is Back, Squats 420kg (924 lbs) and Calls It “Bebe” Weight
We're quickly approaching that time of year where we all get to witness one of the biggest raw squat battles to take place in the sport of powerlifting. If you're an avid fan of the sport, then you ... Continue Reading
Football Is Back: Check Ole Miss’ Rossino Donelly’s 272kg (600 lb) Raw Squat
If you love strength and you love football, then you probably already know we're heading into one of the best times of the year for big lifts in the weight room. May tends to be the best month to see ... Continue Reading
Thomas Davis Bench Presses 284kg (625 lbs), 1kg Over Current IPF World Record
In less than two weeks, the 2018 World Open, Sub-Junior, Junior & Master Classic Bench Press Championships will kick off. This year, the Championships are being held on May 13th-19th in Vantaa, ... Continue Reading
19 Year-Old Powerlifter Vilma Olsson Squats 160kg (352 lb) for an Easy 5 Reps
As the sport of powerlifting grows, so too does the number of athletes pushing big weights at young ages. Swedish 19 year old powerlifter Vilma Olsson is one of these young athletes pushing big weight ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Oleg Slobodyanyuk’s Huge 300kg Front Squat Was Crazy Fast
The first thing we said when we saw this video was, “Wait, what?” This is one of the heaviest beltless front squats we’ve ever seen and certainly the heaviest we’ve seen lately. Ukrainian weightlifter ... Continue Reading
67.5kg (148 lb) Powerlifter Allison Hind Smokes a 143kg (315 lb) Raw Bench Press
When it comes to the bench press, there are a few huge milestones an athlete can work to accomplish throughout their lifting career. These milestones come in the form of the plates (or "biscuits" as Johnny ... Continue Reading
Check Out Blanca Viloch’s Crazy 6-Month 200kg (440 lb) Deadlift Progress
In terms of #TransformationTuesday posts on social media, we feel that lifting focused posts are some of the most interesting transformations to watch. This provides motivation to not only the athlete ... Continue Reading
Aleksey Lovchev Hits a 200kg Axle Clean Thruster
The axle clean & thruster isn’t a move you see performed on stage very often, but Aleksey Lovchev probably just made a record in the lift. The twenty-eight-year-old Russian posted this clip of a ... Continue Reading
Watch 65 Years Young Atilio Casanova Deadlift 206kg (455 lb) for 6 Reps
At BarBend, we love seeing videos of older athletes pushing, pulling, and pressing big weight. In a sport that's extremely physically demanding, longevity is one of the biggest concerns for many athletes ... Continue Reading
The Hype Is Real: Check Out Ahston Rouska’s Latest 365kg (804 lb) Deadlift
The hype is real in lead up to this year's Kern US Open. By now, if you're a powerlifter or an avid BarBend follower, then more than likely you know this invite only meet is set to take place May ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Dennis Cornelius Makes a Massive 925lb Squat As Kern US Open Approaches
Dennis Cornelius just keeps getting stronger. The Tulsa based -120kg powerlifter routinely makes it to BarBend’s powerlifting section because the man just won’t stop adding weight to his squat. His latest ... Continue Reading
90kg Powerlifter Andrey Sapozhonkov Benches 260kg Raw, Breaks 32 Year Old Record
In the sport of powerlifting, it's become increasingly more rare to see athletes break records that have stood for more than two decades. This is mostly because with the growth of powerlifting over the ... Continue Reading
John Haack Hits a Big 230kg (507 lb) Raw Bench PR In Prep for Kern US Open
Powerlifter John Haack, or "USA" as he's commonly referred to within the sport of powerlifting, has been perusing through his training in prep for the Kern US Open taking place May 12-13th. We're less than ... Continue Reading
Watch Weightlifter Wes Kitts Barely Miss a 221kg Clean & Jerk
Wes Kitts is one of the brightest jewels in California Strength’s crown, routinely lighting up Instagram with his feats of strength. His latest: an excellent clean followed by an almost jerk of 221 ... Continue Reading