“Your butt is weak.” It’s not what I was expecting to hear when I visited a physical therapist for my excruciating knee pain, but that was the situation: I had a poverty posterior. Weak or inactive ... Continue Reading
6 Tips to Make Counting Your Macros Way Easier
Editors note: This article is an op-ed. The views expressed herein and in the video are the authors and don’t necessarily reflect the views of BarBend. Claims, assertions, opinions, and quotes have been ... Continue Reading
How to Grow Strongman in the United States
In 2017, strongman Eddie "The Beast" Hall stepped from the backstage shadows to a roaring capacity crowd at the Doncaster Dome in England. The event is on YouTube in amateur and professionally edited ... Continue Reading
Competition Tips for the Traveling Strongman
Strongman is becoming popular, really popular. More and more gyms are offering strongman equipment for their members, leading to more folks looking to test their strength and ultimately more competitions ... Continue Reading
Dropping Weight in Strongman: How to Cut Pounds and Build Strength
Strongman. The word alone conjures the image of man: tall, muscular, and larger than life. The character that the World’s Strongest Man contest has created is most likely the only one people think exists, ... Continue Reading
Supplements for Strength Athletes: What’s Changing, What’s New, and What’s Obsolete
Editors note: This article is an op-ed. The views expressed herein and in the video are the authors and don’t necessarily reflect the views of BarBend. Claims, assertions, opinions, and quotes have been ... Continue Reading
Official Strongman Announces New Online Qualifier (and Path to World’s Strongest Man)
Official Strongman made an announcement a few days ago that left every aspiring strongman and woman looking at flights to North Carolina. This news that has caused waves in the strength world is that they ... Continue Reading
Is Your Sleep Schedule Preventing You From Getting Stronger? 8 Questions to Ask Yourself
Most people don’t realize it, but getting stronger and sleeping go hand in hand. In fact, sleep is one of THE most important components of the recovery cycle. “With each workout, you are essentially ... Continue Reading
What CrossFitters Can Learn from Bodybuilding
I like to do silly things. If you read my article on attempting to run 100 miles in 24 hours with nothing but strength training behind me, then this statement won’t surprise you. While that particular ... Continue Reading
Celebrating America’s 5 World’s Strongest Man Winners
In the Revolutionary War, Americans proved they were of strong resolve and conviction… but did they even lift? As you toast to our independence, remember these five exceptional Americans who proved to ... Continue Reading
3 Moves that Break Through Strongman Sticking Points
The strongman is the most diverse strength athlete on the planet. The best in the world can press, pull, and load stones at bone crushing weights all while being athletic and in great anaerobic condition. ... Continue Reading
The 3 Most Brutal Strongman Training Sessions I’ve Ever Seen
Most strongman training is now very regimented. People have had the sense to pay a coach to program their sessions to follow a path to success — or at least consistent gains. Back in 2004 when I began ... Continue Reading
Are Kieliszkowski and Licis the Future of Strongman?
You may have read about Dimitar Savatinov’s recent, incredible, world-record setting 315lbs dumbbell press. It certainly blew me away! The former Ringling Bros. Circus strongman has held and broken that ... Continue Reading
5 Lessons I Learned About Training from Not Being Able to Train
As an athlete who eats, sleeps, and breathes training, nothing feels worse than not being able to do what I love doing. Training is such an instrumental part of my life that even a day missed leaves me ... Continue Reading
8 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Starting CrossFit
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
Analyzing Eddie Hall’s Performance at the 2017 World’s Strongest Man
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?
“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
Opinion: Why the 2017 World’s Strongest Man Controversies Are Overblown
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
12 Things All Morning Exercisers Do (But Won’t Admit To)
It takes a special type of person to wake up at the crack of dawn for a sweat session, so it's no surprise we have our own special (and little known) routines and habits. If you’ve been known to rise and ... Continue Reading
How Long Does It Take to Get Good at Strength Sports? A Newbie’s Guide
"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
I’m a Night Owl. Here’s What I Learned from Working Out at 6am
During the remaining four weeks at my first job out of college, I embarked on a little experiment otherwise known as “Morning CrossFit”. I had a new gig lined up that I was starting to get excited for, and ... Continue Reading
Is the Strength Wars League the Future of Strength Sports?
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
5 Struggles Only Women Who Lift Understand
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
Getting Back in the Game After a Break from Training
A long time client of mine contacted me last week. They hadn’t been to the gym in over a year and had become depressed about it. She had become bogged down by the day to day activities of life, and the ... Continue Reading