For those not in the know, Rhiannon Lovelace won the 2018 World’s Strongest Woman in the -64kg class. She’s strong. Her best known feat may be the 600-pound deadlift she made earlier this year, which she ... Continue Reading
BREAKING: The Tokyo Olympics Will Be Postponed, Says IOC Official
After months of speculation, International Olympic Committee official Dick Pound has told USA Today that the Tokyo Olympics will be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Pound is a former ... Continue Reading
Canada Pulls Their Athletes From the Summer Olympic Games
While event after event is canceled as the coronavirus pandemic spreads worldwide, the “rising clamor” to cancel or postpone the Summer Olympics is reaching a fever pitch. Now, the Summer Olympics has ... Continue Reading
Chris Duffin Squats 1,001 Pounds for Three Reps
If you listen to the BarBend Podcast (available on your podcast source of choice), then you may have heard the episode with David Thomas Tao interviewing Chris Duffin. In that episode, Duffin mentioned ... Continue Reading
Interview: Steve Kuclo Talks Bodybuilding, Business, and Training At Home
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still being felt around the world and the procedures to protect ourselves and others have impacted all sports including bodybuilding competitions. Many competitors ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw and Eddie Hall May Face Off Bodybuilding Style
You’ve seen Brian Shaw and Eddie Hall are very familiar with each other when it comes to competitions. They’ve competed at the elite level of strongman. Shaw won the 2016 World’s Strongest Man for his ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Bryce Lewis Deadlifts 804lb PR, Cracks Instagram Analytics
Bryce Lewis has been competing in the 105kg weight class since 2015 and has been on an absolute tear. He has not yet competed in 2020, but since 2019 he has appeared in twelve meets and did not miss ... Continue Reading
17 Year Old Powerlifter Jackson Powell Squats a Huge 885lb PR
Jackson Powell is a name everyone in the powerlifting community is going to have to become more familiar with very very quickly. When he was just 16 years old, he was squatting 297kg/655lb triples and ... Continue Reading
8-Time Fitness Olympia Champion Adela Garcia Will Return
While the early portion of the 2020 IFBB Pro League season has been placed on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, the news and developments of the 2020 Olympia is still happening and another announcement ... Continue Reading
Krzysztof Wierzbicki (-100kg) Deadlifts All-Time World Record 433.5kg/955.7lb
The 28 year old Polish powerlifter, Krzysztof Wierzbicki, has done it again. Known as "Mr. Deadlift", Wierzbicki is notorious for pulling some of the heaviest weight around. He has a tendency to not only ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Josh Gregory Deadlifts 344kg/760lb for a Smooth Triple
Powerlifter Josh Gregory somehow flies under the radar despite an exceptional competitive record and ability to pull a large number of plates off the floor with relative ease. The 25 year old, who ... Continue Reading
Junior Powerlifter Beth Lovatt Deadlifts a Monstrous 240kg/530 lbs
While the Arnold Sports Festival was taking place in Columbus, Ohio, over the weekend, another meet was being held across the ocean in Manchester, England. The Tattooed and Strong Push Pull powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Both the European and African Weightlifting Championships Have Been Postponed
The International Weightlifting Federation has announced that two significant events in the sport’s calendar have been postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak: The European Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Ashton Rouska (-93kg) Wins Arnold Grand Prix, Sets Multiple Records
This was bound to happen. Ashton Rouska's inevitability as the dominant player in the -93kg weight class could have been predicted when he first stepped on the competitive stage at just 15 years old and ... Continue Reading
Four Teens to Watch During The CrossFit Games Age Group Online Qualifier
The CrossFit Games Age Group Online Qualifier (AGOC) kicks off this Thursday, March 12. The top 200 athletes from each age group—including teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17 and masters athletes ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Zacarias Bonnat (-81kg) Sets Pan American Record With 206kg Clean & Jerk
For those of you that do not yet know of the weightlifter Zacarias Bonnat of the Dominican Republic who competes in the -81kg weight class, then consider this your introduction to the man who could very ... Continue Reading
2020 Arnold Classic Saturday Night Results
There was an elephant that was hanging around every room in Columbus, Ohio when the Arnold Sports Festival started. The expo was cancelled and spectator restrictions were enacted due to the risk of the ... Continue Reading
Olga Liashchuk Wins 2nd Straight Arnold Pro Strongwoman Title
The 2020 Arnold Sports Festival can go down as a landmark event in the sport of strongwoman. Earlier in the weekend, Kristin Rhodes and Andrea Thompson both performed 600 plus pound deadlifts. And now the ... Continue Reading
2020 Arnold Strongman Classic Day 2 Recap and Final Results
At the end of the first day of the Arnold Strongman Classic, it appeared to be a contest between two men: Hafthor Björnsson and Mateusz Kieliszkowski. Björnsson is the reigning champion of this contest, ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Bench Presses 350kg/770lb, Sets All-Time World Record
No need to beat around the bush on this one: Julius Maddox has performed the heaviest raw bench press ever. Competing in the super heavyweight (308+lb) division, Maddox's legendary ... Continue Reading
Mateusz Kieliszkowski Wins Timber Carry, Sets World Record
Strongman Mateusz Kieliszkowski of Poland seems to perform his best when faced with incredible adversity. After all, he is the man won the 2019 World's Ultimate Strongman in Dubai with a torn ... Continue Reading
2020 Arnold Classic Friday Night Results
The first night of the 2020 Arnold Classic saw many of the world’s best fitness athletes take the stage and showcase their elite physiques and talents. Every competitor in each lineup were winners in their ... Continue Reading
Andrea Thompson, Kristin Rhodes Break 600 Pound Deadlift Mark
Editor's note: An earlier version of this article states that Andrea Thompson was the first strongwoman competitor to deadlift 600 pounds in competition; the feat has been performed previously by several ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Wins Rogue Elephant Bar Deadlift Event
Hafthor Bjornsson pulled some epically large deadlifts in training heading into the Arnold Strongman Classic this weekend; the event he won the last two years in a row. He deadlifted 455kg/1,003lbs for a ... Continue Reading