Op-Ed

Five months ago, I dove into my career as a CrossFitter head first… and yes, I do mean “career”. Two-weeks after purchasing my one-month “trial” membership, I starting working at the box I now call my ... Continue Reading

Author’s Note: This post contains spoilers for the 2017 World’s Strongest Man, but all results are unofficial until announced by the World’s Strongest Man or WME-IMG. Not without controversy, Eddie Hall ... Continue Reading

“Is it shallow to want to date someone who works out? Discuss,” I asked through a Facebook status. I knew the answers I’d receive would be vast, my friends from my alma mater — a small, women’s liberal ... Continue Reading

Let me preface this with a spoiler alert: if you are one of the few people waiting until Christmas to find out who wins the 2017 World’s Strongest Man, stop reading now (and probably stay off the internet ... Continue Reading

"You just haven't been training long enough, don't sweat it," My boyfriend Mark said this me once when I was somewhat tearfully lamenting what I perceived as a stall in my overall progress. For a ... Continue Reading

This week, YouTube channel Strength Wars launched a unique strength athletics league based on their popular head-to-head lifting videos. With more than 850,000 subscribers and more than 125,000,000 ... Continue Reading

All women should lift, and heavy. Really, lifting things up and putting them back down is one of the best things for both our bodies and minds. It’s the key to building some serious muscle, burning fat, ... Continue Reading

Constantly picking up heavy stuff is awesome, but the hunger that comes with it can be...umm...frustrating at times. Why? Well, while we're opening up new windows by working out like improved ... Continue Reading

Athletes play sports because it is fun. If it wasn’t fun then you would quit. You know what else is fun? Having success in that sport. It doesn’t matter what phase of your sport you are in (beginner, ... Continue Reading

England might not always be blessed with the best of weather; it rains a lot and it’s dreary a lot more. What this does mean though is that on the rare occasions when the sun does grace us with its ... Continue Reading

To the strength athlete, there are few things as vital to progress as a mentor. Throughout my career in athletics I have experienced a wide variety of coaches, teammates, competitors, etc. whom I looked to ... Continue Reading

Editors note: This article is an op-ed. The views expressed herein are the authors and don’t necessarily reflect the views of BarBend. Claims, assertions, opinions, and quotes have been sourced exclusively ... Continue Reading

The most exciting moment in sports is when something that isn’t supposed to happen, does. In football it can be an overtime win from a team that was down 28 points in the first half or a 40 year old ... Continue Reading

Saturday saw the greatest in Europe once again go head to head with each other at the Leeds First Direct Arena. This years comp had a lot of hype to live up to, after last year was brimming with ... Continue Reading

With the CrossFit® Open in full swing, athletes are doing everything they can to get a last minute edge over their fitness frenemies. One area in particular that has been getting a lot of attention ... Continue Reading

Louis Uni is a name that probably means nothing to even the most ardent of strongman history buffs, and while his birth name might of fallen into obscurity, his legacy is still going strong. The ... Continue Reading

I recently got into a discussion with a new lifter who came to me asking what he could do to get better at split jerks. While his power jerk was climbing, his split jerk felt foreign, uncomfortable, and ... Continue Reading