Over the last ten days, the 2018 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships took place in Urgench, Uzbekistan. This competition hosted 248 lifters from 22 countries and included a couple firsts, ... Continue Reading
Watch 16 Year-Old Football Player Jake Wolfe Push a 1,368 lb Sled
At BarBend, we love heavy sled pushes. In our eyes, they're a movement similar to the squat and deadlift, a pure performance of strength that test an athlete's grit and tenacity. The best part about ... Continue Reading
Two Ways Forward Banded Deadlifts Can Improve Your Pulling Strength
One training modality that's often sought out to support working through sticking points and correcting lifting postures is accommodated resistance. This additional resistance often used in the form of ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Names Team for 2018 World University Championships
The 2018 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships will be held this September, and USA Weightlifting has released the names of their squad. The World University Games, also called the ... Continue Reading
Watch JP Price’s Unreal 1,003 Pound Squat (With Bonus Walkout)
Very strong person JP Price has hit one of the heaviest squats of his career with a mighty 1,003-pound (455-kilogram) raw lift, which the superheavyweight made yesterday at a gym in Kansas City. The lift ... Continue Reading
2018 CrossFit® Games Regionals Hint: Handstand Obstacle Courses
CrossFit® fans and Regional competitors get ready. Dave Castro has announced one of the first hints for this year's CrossFit Regionals competition, which are set to begin May 18th and extend through June ... Continue Reading
John Cena Celebrates 41st Birthday With a 160kg (352 lbs) Power Clean
Oh yes, it's that time of year again. It's the time of year when WWE professional wrestler John Cena reminds everyone that age is just a number, and he's still strong as an ox. Yesterday, Cena turned a ... Continue Reading
Double and Tandem Deadlifts Are On the Rise. Here’s How to Choose the Perfect Partner
Double deadlifts, or tandem deadlifts, are back on the rise in popularity, and a lot of that could probably be credited to social video sharing in the strength community. The double deadlift is an act ... Continue Reading
Chris Bridgeford Sinks a 400kg (881 lb) Squat and Deadlifts 410kg (903 lbs)
Powerllifting athlete Chris Bridgeford has been hitting absolutely monstrous strength feats in prep for the Kern US Open. He's set to take the stage in the 110kg (242 lb) weight class in less than a month ... Continue Reading
Barbell Shoulder Press & Military Press – Muscles Worked, Benefits, and Sport Considerations
The barbell shoulder press/military press is a compound barbell movement that builds serious upper body mass, strength, and can boost performance for strength, power, and fitness athletes. In this article ... Continue Reading
14 Year Old Weightlifter Morgan McCullough Smokes a 162kg (356 lb) Clean & Jerk
Young 14 year old weightlifter Morgan McCullough has been quietly pushing big numbers under the watchful of eye of head coach Travis Mash. McCullough has been lifting as a Mash Mafia Weightlifting team ... Continue Reading
Australian Powerlift Liz Craven Deadlifts 190kg (418 lb) At 56kg Bodyweight
Last weekend, Australian based powerlifter Liz Craven hit a big personal best on the competition platform. Craven competed in the Deadlift Pro at the Australian Fitness Show, which was a fitness expo that ... Continue Reading
Isabella von Weissenberg Squats 207.5kg (457.5 lbs), 7.5kg Over Her WR
At the BarBend office, it's pretty much come routine writing about Swedish powerlifter Isabella von Weissenberg's monstrous squats and deadlifts. In early March, Weissenberg competed at the Arnold ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Gerald Dionio Sumo Deadlifts 288kg (635 lb) for a Double
Gerald Dionio, aka Tiny N Tuff on Instagram, is hitting some huge lifts in prep for the Kern US Open. This year, the Kern US Open is taking place on May 12th-13th in San Diego, California, so we're less ... Continue Reading
18 Year Old Weightlifter Harrison Maurus Squats 275kg (605 lbs) for Big PR
Teenage weightlifting phenom Harrison Maurus continues to leave us in awe with his static and dynamic strength. Yesterday, Maurus crushed a strong 275kg (605 lb) back squat PR, which features an ... Continue Reading
Scarecrow Clean – Technique, Video, and Benefits
In this article we will discuss the scarecrow clean, and clean variation that can be used by beginners and more advanced athletes alike to improve the turnover phases of the clean and timing in the ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Shi Zhiyong Totals 360kg At Chinese Nationals, Unofficially Breaks World Record
Chinese 69kg weightlifter Shi Zhiyong put on a memorable and unofficial world record breaking performance at the 2018 Chinese Weightlifting Nationals. Currently, the men's weight classes are wrapping up ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus Lifts PR 355kg Total in Training (155kg Snatch, 200kg Clean & Jerk)
After a stellar 2017 that say him break a World Championships medal drought for American Men, Harrison Maurus came into 2018 with high hopes and even higher expectations from many weightlifting fans. And ... Continue Reading
Canadian Weightlifter Christine Girard Awarded Gold Medal from 2012 Olympic Games
In what could best be described as a long time coming, -63kg Canadian weightlifter Christine Garard can finally call herself an Olympic Champion. Girard will be awarded gold in the 63kg weight class from ... Continue Reading
Squat Snatch – Technique, Muscles Worked, and Differences Between Power Variety
The snatch is a common movement seen in Olympic weightlifting, CrossFit, sports performance training, and fitness. Depending on the coaching background, the term snatch, squat snatch, full snatch, and ... Continue Reading
Watch Martins Licis Squat 705lb for 6 As He Trains for World’s Strongest Man
Latvian strongman Martins Licis only just missed out on the podium at last year’s World’s Strongest Man, and this year, he’s coming in hot. In 2017 he came in fourth place with 36.5 points and while that’s ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Cailer Woolam Pulls a Strong 382.5kg (843 lb) Conventional Deadlift
Cailer Woolam, aka Doctor Deadlift, is proving once again that his Instagram handle is a pretty good fit. Two days ago on his Instagram story, Woolam teased the question of whether or not he could hit a 20 ... Continue Reading
James Harrison Retires: Here Are His 10 Coolest Workout Videos
Outside of strength sports, football players are often regarded as some of the strongest athletes by trade. In many cases, they train a lot like strength athletes, or at least perform a lot of the same ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2018 World’s Strongest Man on TV
The World’s Strongest Man is probably the most hotly anticipated event in strongman (rivaled only by the Arnold Classic), and we’re counting the seconds until this year’s event takes place in Manila. The ... Continue Reading