In the world of "competitive fitness," we're getting used to athletes as crossover stars: weightlifters turned CrossFit Games contenders, powerlifters turned GRID competitors, individual CrossFitters ... Continue Reading
Throwback: Chad Vaughn Sets American Record with 190kg Clean & Jerk
Before the days of CrossFit boxes on every block, and before everyone from bankers to soccer moms knew the other definition of "snatch," Chad Vaughn was one of America's top weightlifters. To be fair, ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Profiles: Uzbekistan’s Ruslan Nurudinov (105 kg)
At the 2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships, BarBend weightlifting correspondent Mike Graber sat down with members of Uzbekistan's National Team to discuss their training and goals. First up is Ruslan ... Continue Reading
Aleksey Lovchev Challenges IWF Suspension in Anti-Doping Meeting, Maintains Innocence
Following a provisional IWF suspension after his world record clean & jerk, Russian superheavyweight Aleksey Lovchev continues to maintain his innocence in an anti-doping appeal. On ... Continue Reading
Nick Bloch Challenges Critics to a Head to Head “Grace”
A few weeks ago, Nick Bloch put the fitness community in a buzz when he completed the CrossFit workout Grace in under one minute. As far as we know, that’s a world record, which is all the ... Continue Reading
Max Aita Explains Abadjiev’s Bulgarian System. But Is It Sustainable?
For as much that's been discussed about the Bulgarian weightlifting system, there are hundreds of young impressionable lifters who have tried tackling it head on by maxing out their lifts daily and ... Continue Reading
Caitlin Yuhas on Why There’s Never Been a Better Time to Take Up Strongman
It's the American dream: Move to New York City to dance, transition shortly thereafter to lifting Atlas stones and kegs as quickly as possible. So maybe Caitlin Yuhas' story ISN'T completely typical. ... Continue Reading
Powerlifting Weight Classes Across Federations (Infographic)
To call powerlifting a divided sport may be an understatement: While the sport and its athlete base are growing, and though the IPF is the oldest and most prominent governing body, there are a dozen ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Nathan Damron’s Crazy Strength Gains from Ages 13 to 19
Nathan Damron is one of America's best young lifters, and regardless of how he performs in the Junior Pan American Championships this week, the reigning Junior National Champ has built up an impressive ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting Legend, 3-Time Olympic Medalist Tommy Kono Dies at 85
Olympic champion weightlifter, competitive bodybuilder, celebrated coach, and IWF Hall of Fame member Tommy Kono passed away Sunday, April 24th, in Honolulu. He was 85 years old. Sources and local news ... Continue Reading
Flashback Friday: When Becca Day Cleaned 315 pounds
Call them the lifts that launched a thousand ships -- or at least the cleans that took Becca Day from social media phenom to pro athlete. While there are some seriously strong women in CrossFit and ... Continue Reading
At the Asian Weightlifting Championships, Host Uzbekistan Poised for Greatness
Today beings the 2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships, which will run from April 21st to April 30th in Uzbekistan’s capital city of Tashkent. Fun fact: Uzbekistan is one of two countries in the world ... Continue Reading
Should Athletes Use GoFundMe for Competitions?
Before we dive into a controversial subject, we'll say this: No two people share the exact same circumstances, and no two people face the same obstacles to success, their dreams, or whatever. That being ... Continue Reading
Attention New Yorkers: Weightlifting (and Mattie Rogers) Are Coming to Times Square
In an email blast on April 20th, USA Weightlifting announced Mattie Rogers will be joining a roster of other Olympians and Olympic hopefuls in a sports demonstration/meet & greet to mark 100 days until ... Continue Reading
Watch Mikhail Koklyaev One-Arm Snatch 242 Pounds
Mikhail Koklyaev is one of history's most impressive cross-sport strength athletes. He's been a Russian Champion weightlifter, World's Strongest Man medalist, Strongman Champions League winner, 2200+ lb ... Continue Reading
Fight the Couch Potato Within: Mid-Week Lifting Motivation
Straight from the mouths of powerlifting champs Stian Walgermo and Brett Gibbs, this week's images are no-nonsense. Honestly, looking at pictures of fit people working out won't get you a single step ... Continue Reading
GRID League’s D.C. Brawlers Sign Jeff Evans and Alexandra LaChance
It's that time of year again. The National Pro Grid League draft is happening, teams are signing new athletes, and people everywhere are debating on whether or not the NPGL is even relevant. One thing is ... Continue Reading
Need More Strongman? 3 Arnold Classic Festivals to Come in 2016
If you're a fan of pro strongman, finding quality coverage can be tough. Competitions seem few and far between, and media coverage isn't as readily available when compared to some other strength ... Continue Reading
Olympic Weightlifting Weight Classes Throughout History
Weightlifting today is a beautifully simple sport, where athletes from different weight classes are scored on two lifts -- the snatch and clean & jerk -- and the combined total from the heaviest of ... Continue Reading
Meet the Powerlifter Who Formulates Your Supplements
The supplement industry can be a strange, scary place, and for athletes, navigating products and formulations can be a confusing process. But there's at least one "inside man" who's using his own ... Continue Reading
EBOOST Founder Josh Taekman Discusses NYC’s Changing Fitness Scene
Josh Taekman founded EBOOST in 2007, and he's been involved in the greater health & wellness space for the better part of two decades. But while Josh has seen trends come and grow on the international ... Continue Reading
Julie Foucher Accepts Her Individual Invite to Regionals
Well, that's about as official as it gets in the world of social media. After a 10th place Open finish out of the Central East, multi-time CrossFit Games podium finisher Julie Foucher has accepted her ... Continue Reading
How to Follow the NPGL Draft on April 19th
After a relatively quiet offseason and a handful of pro days for new and prospective athletes, the 2016 pro GRID season will have its first major event on April 19th with its annual draft. Unlike previous ... Continue Reading
Men’s Records (Unofficially) Fall at Chinese Weightlifting Nationals
After the women's portion of Chinese Nationals earlier this month — where three World Records were unofficially broken — weightlifting fans were eager to see what the men could do. So far, that hasn't been ... Continue Reading