The 2017 Europe's Strongest Man takes place tomorrow in Leeds, England. Earlier today, Hafthor Bjornsson made an announcement on his Instagram page that he's recently been diagnosed Bell's ... Continue Reading
Best Booty Shorts
Comfort. Fit. Material. Look. There are a lot of factors to consider when looking for a new pair of booty shorts. But how do you find the BEST booty shorts — for you? Fortunately, plenty of athletes ... 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
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
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
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
Be Legendary: The Jerry Pritchett Documentary Has a Trailer
"It's a whole different feeling, or way of being, knowing that you walk in the place and you're strongest one there." These words, spoken by Jerry Pritchett, open the trailer and set the tone for ... Continue Reading
DIY: How to Build Your Own Deadlift/Olympic Lifting Platform
Whether you own a gym or want to start building out your dream workout space, then this mini-guide can help you construct your own deadlift and weightlifting platforms. Possibly the best ... Continue Reading
Strongman’s Guide to Odd Objects: Fingal’s Fingers, Max Holds, and Max Distance
There are events in Strongman that even the casual fan or strength sports enthusiast is familiar with: deadlifts of course, yoke walks, farmer carries, stone loads, circus dumbbell, and log press are ... Continue Reading
The DO’s and DON’Ts of Assistance Training
Assistance training can be a great tool for coaches and athletes to add quality muscle, improve movement patterning, and address specific faults and performance leaks. In earlier articles, I discussed ... Continue Reading
Reflections on Running for 24 Hours Straight
I started my last post on BarBend asking if CrossFit® training would prepare me to run a hundred miles in 24 hours. The answer, as I’m sure many of you guessed before I even started, was a resounding no. ... Continue Reading
Check Out Brian Shaw’s Road to the Arnold 2017 Video
The third athlete Rogue Fitness is highlighting in their "Road to the Arnold 2017" video series is no other than the World's Strongest Man, Brian Shaw. This video continues to add to the hype Shaw is ... Continue Reading
Can Mateusz Kieliszkowski Break the Cyr Dumbbell Record?
At the Arnold Classic, Rogue Fitness holds an annual Record Breakers event. This is a series of events that allows strongman athletes to attempt to break world records. Last year they ... Continue Reading
Video: Zydrunas Savickas Talks Diet, Partial Reps, and Why He Loves the Smith Machine
Strongman fans, rejoice! Zydrunas Savickas has appeared in a lengthy interview in which he discusses a tremendous variety of aspects related to his training, and luckily for us, it’s been translated into ... Continue Reading
Chris Ruden Deadlifts 655 With One Hand in Arnold Classic Prep
For the first time ever at the Arnold Classic there will be a strongman competition for disabled athletes. Disabled strongman competitions have been taking place for years, but this will be the first ... Continue Reading
Zydrunas Savickas Injures Deltoid, Withdraws from Arnold Strongman Classic
Legendary strongman — and eight-time Arnold Strongman Classic Champion — Zydrunas Savickas announced via Instagram that he's pulling out of this year's competition after sustaining an injury in training. ... Continue Reading
2017 Arnold Strongman Classic Schedule Released
The final schedule for the Arnold Strongman Classic was just released for the Arnold Pro Strongman World Championships. This year's Arnold will also host a variety of strongman competitions ... Continue Reading
The Cheapskate’s Guide to Strongman Gear
Not everyone can afford to be a gear hog, but having a full complement of strongman equipment is an essential to having long term success in the sport. Over time I have found a few ways to save a few bucks ... Continue Reading
Do You Agree With These Top 10 Strength Feats of All Time?
The very smart folks over at Juggernaut Strength Training Systems are stirring up trouble with a well-researched, but unavoidably controversial list: the top ten strength feats of all time. A ... Continue Reading
Could 2017 Be the Year Brian Shaw Breaks the Log Press World Record?
There are few events that look as grueling and impressive as the log press. It's a strength event unlike many others because it requires the utmost brute strength, but still needs to be performed with ... Continue Reading
Watch Hafthor Bjornsson’s Road to the Arnold 2017 by Rogue Fitness
Any time elite strength athletes and Rogue Fitness come together to create videos, there tends to be a unique outcome. We saw that when Rogue Fitness posted their Stoneland video, and now we're seeing ... Continue Reading
7 Strategies to Improve Recovery and Adapt from Hard Training
Recovery and adaptation at the physiological level (muscles, cells, endocrine system, etc) is critical for every athlete, especially when determining the differences between an elite lifter versus a very ... Continue Reading
Learn How to Pattern a Stronger, Healthier Squat with These 3 Movements
When preparing for squats and other movements, primer exercises can be highly beneficial for reinforcing and developing the correct neural patterning needed to promote the intended movement ... Continue Reading
Watch Hafthor Bjornsson Crush a 206.5kg Log Clean & Press PR
The annual Arnold Sports Festival that takes place in Columbus, Ohio, March 2-5th is right around the corner. We're already within a month of the expo that brings thousands of strength athletes, ... Continue Reading