On March 8th of this year, the world celebrated International Women’s Day. This has become a highly recognized day of celebration throughout the world to recognize the social, economic, cultural, and ... Continue Reading
American-Russian Weightlifting Relations Strengthened in Lead Up to Anaheim
Editor's Note: BarBend is the Official Media Partner of USA Weightlifting. Unless otherwise noted on specific content, the two organizations maintain editorial independence. USA Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Nathan Damrom Squats 700lbs For a Second BIG Squat PR in a Week
20 year old Nathan Damron, or "#freedomfridge" as he's called on Instagram, has been receiving a lot of attention lately for his squat videos. In the last few weeks, we've seen a slue of some seriously ... Continue Reading
These Athletes Dominated CrossFit Open Workout 17.3
After 17.1 unleashed a workout of pure dumbbell snatches and burpee box jump overs and 17.2 mixed things up with high rep walking lunges, muscle-ups, toes-to-bars, and power cleans, we didn’t know what to ... Continue Reading
18 Year Old Finishes CrossFit Open Workout 17.3 Faster Than Rich Froning
The third week of the CrossFit® Open is now behind us, and 17.3 was arguably the toughest workout we've seen thus far on the 2017 season. It not only involved a time limit, but a brutal ladder on ... Continue Reading
Inside Rogue Fitness HQ With Mark Bell (Plus a New Equipment Sneak Peak?)
As a strength athlete, I'd compare walking into a new gym or getting new lifting gear similar to walking into a candy shop as a kid. Everything is new, and it would be shame to let a piece of equipment go ... Continue Reading
Snatch More Weight with These Simple Tips
The snatch can be your best friend or your biggest foe. To many athletes, the snatch is an elusive movement that requires countless hours of dedicated additional training. Newsflash: Snatches are tough! ... Continue Reading
105kg Strongman Rob Kearney Split Jerks a 207kg Log
Rob Kearney is a professional strongman athlete who competes in the 105kg (231 lb) middleweight division. He's been competing professionally now for four years and continues to prove to everyone ... Continue Reading
Caffeine Finds Itself Back on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Waiting List
Caffeine lovers, you may want to read on about caffeine's future with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited substance list. This isn't the first time caffeine has found itself in question, or even ... Continue Reading
Is This the Highest Recorded Powerlifting Total in 33 Seconds?
A 2,000 lb powerlifting total is impressive, but what about a 2,005 lb total in 33 seconds? Rob "Da Savage" Hall got to work at the Arnold Classic in the ANIMAL Cage, which is where he put up a crazy 2,005 ... Continue Reading
17.3 Workout Tips from Top CrossFit® Athletes
Week three of the CrossFit® Open is in full swing and it's a workout that's going to test an athlete's endurance, mental toughness, and brute strength. Relatively speaking, this may be the toughest workout ... Continue Reading
Nathan Damron Pulls Off a 210kg Block Clean
American weightlifter Nathan Damron lifts heavy and lifts often. Personally, if we’d squatted a personal record of 310 kilograms (683 pounds) this week, we’d have taken some time off. But the ... Continue Reading
Mattie Sasser: The Olympian Weightlifting Fans Need to Know
At the 2016 American Open in Orlando, Florida, Mattie Sasser set a personal record total of 201KG (442lb) in the process of winning the 58KG category. Many weightlifting fans, myself included, considered ... Continue Reading
Watch This 75kg Powerlifter Progress From a 100kg to a 240kg Bench Press
The strength industry’s version of those “before and after” weight loss photos, we really love a good progress video. They’re not just entertaining, they’re important: they drive home the message that we ... Continue Reading
Olympic Weightlifter Szymon Kolecki Transitions into MMA with TKO
He can officially be considered a dual-sport athlete. Polish news sources are reporting Szymon Kolecki, the 2008 Olympic 94kg Gold medalist in Weightlifting, successfully won his Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ... Continue Reading
7 Months After Tearing Achilles, Alethea Boon Crushes CrossFit Open Workout 17.2
The 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games saw many athletes launched into the highest ranks of the sport, but not without some crushing injuries and defeats for others. Alethea Boon is one of the competitors who was ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate 2017 Europe’s Strongest Man Preview
Europe’s Strongest Man is a jewel in the strongman calendar, as it has been ever since its inception in the early 80’s. It’s earned a reputation as one of the most eagerly anticipated live ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Releases Statement in Response to Trump’s Revised Immigration Order
USA Weightlifting released another statement in light of President Donald Trumps revised executive order. In late January this year, Trump signed an executive order that suspended entrance into the country ... Continue Reading
20 Year Old Nathon Damron Squats 310kg and Makes it Look Easy
Nathon Damron, 20, is an American weightlifter who's continuing to impress us with his continued feats of strength. Damron competed in both the 85kg and 94kg weight classes as a junior ... Continue Reading
71kg Kimberly Walford Deadlifts 257.5kg (14.5kg Over Current IPF World Record)
Kimberly Walford, 38, has a powerlifting resume that's possibly as long as the contact list in your cellphone. She's set and holds records in multiple weight classes, and has recently been a ... Continue Reading
Strongwoman History Made at The Arnold Classic
History was made this weekend at the 2017 Arnold Classic. The first all Pro division of Strongwoman competitors battled it out on Friday and Saturday in Columbus, Ohio at the 3 day expo. We have talked ... Continue Reading
Explaining and Implementing the “Soviet Muscle Snatch”
The muscle-snatch-to-standing, typically just called the “muscle snatch,” is a snatch in which the knees and hips don’t re-bend after the pull. When the pull is complete, the lifter uses their upper body ... Continue Reading
6x CrossFit Games Athlete Marcus Filly on How to Prepare for Open WODs
Marcus Filly is more than a 6-Times Reebok CrossFit Games athlete (3x as a Affiliate cup team athlete, 3x as an Individual). He is the perfect combination of brains, brawn, and a mental capacity for elite ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Sets New Stone World Record at 560 Pounds!
Just a day after winning his third Arnold Strongman Classic, Brian Shaw broke his own "Manhood Stone" world record with an astonishing 560 pounds, 5 pounds over the record he set at the same event ... Continue Reading