We're less than one day out from the official kick off of the 2019 Arnold Sports Festival. This year, the 2019 Arnold Sports Festival begins on Thursday, February 28th in Columbus, Ohio, and runs through ... Continue Reading
Women’s Showdown: Weightlifter, Powerlifter, Bodybuilder, and CrossFitter Face Off
Strength fans, we've been waiting a long time for this series premiere — and it's finally here. Brute Strength has published the first video of their new series highlighting women strength athletes from a ... Continue Reading
USAPL Powerlifters Time Out Their Attempts in Protest of Transgender Ban
At USA Powerlifting’s Minnesota State Championships this weekend, members of powerlifting gym The Movement Minneapolis went 0 for 9, standing on the platform without attempting their lifts in protest of ... Continue Reading
“Hero Powerlifter” Lifts Vehicle Pinned On Top of Crash Victim
“I had no other choice. It was either a man save a man, or not believe in myself. So I just reached in and did what I had to do.” A Michigan powerlifter is being hailed as a hero — indeed, a superhero ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels Receives Invite to the 2019 World Log Lift Challenge
Strongman and Larry Wheels fans get ready, the 2019 Europe's Strongest Man competition is continuing to bring the hype. This year, the World Log Lift Challenge will be held as the first event for this ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Miles Taylor Hits 2x Bodyweight Deadlift PR With Cerebral Palsy
Miles Taylor is inspiring powerlifters and athletes around the world today with his latest massive 200-pound deadlift PR, which he achieved at 99 pounds bodyweight. Taylor has cerebral palsy, a movement ... Continue Reading
Thor Bjornsson Deadlifts a Huge 951lb Double With Larry Wheels
Meanwhile in Iceland, world record holding powerlifter Larry Williams — better known as Larry Wheels — is continuing his transition from powerlifting to strongman under the tutelage of a pretty darn ... Continue Reading
USA Powerlifting Bans Transgender Athletes from Competition
USA Powerlifting has published a post on their website entitled “Transgender Participation Policy” which states the inclusion of transgender athletes, be they male to female or female to male, “compromises ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kimberly Walford Qualifies for 2019 IPF Classic World Championships
It has been an eventful two years filled with ups and down for powerlifting legend Kimberly Walford, although, judging from her last Instagram post hopefully her latest "up" trend continues. Yesterday, ... Continue Reading
Huge Strength Athletes Vs. Tiny Airplanes
Let's call it what it is, but as a society we're pretty fascinated with the lives of some of the largest strongman and powerlifting athletes. I mean how can we not? It's oddly fun to watch a 6' 8" ... Continue Reading
Check Out Jen Thompson’s Bid for The World Games 2018 Athlete of the Year
We may be full swing into 2019, but there are still a few loose ends from 2018 that need a little attention. One of these 2018 loose ends that needs some of the strength sports community's attention comes ... Continue Reading
The 7 Most Epic Strength Feats and Performances of 2018
It's hard to believe, but we've already made it through 2018 and it's been another historic year for strength. This year has been nothing short of amazing for every strength sport, and we wanted to take ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Vlad Alhazov Squats 525kg (1157lbs) Raw with Wraps
After squatting 525kg in training earlier this year, Vlad Alhazov cemented himself on our radar as one of the top powerlifters to watch heading into 2019. It turns out, his next jaw-dropping performance on ... Continue Reading
New to the Movement, Larry Wheels Hits a 500lb Snatch Grip Push Press
Larry Williams, better known to the strength community as Larry Wheels, is an enormously successful powerlifter and bodybuilder who has achieved world record totals in the 242 pound class (2,171) and the ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter John Haack Comes Back After Injury to Total All-Time World Record
Over the weekend in Miami, Florida, Hybrid Performance Method hosted the first ever Hybrid Showdown, which was a USPA hosted powerlifting meet. This meet was absolutely stacked with elite powerlifters and ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Puts Up Big Total At Powerlifting Meet
Over the weekend, the 2018 World's Strongest Man and Game of Thrones star Hafthor Bjornsson competed in Thor’s Powerlifting Challenge, which took place during the Iceland Open expo in Laugardalshöll, ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Tom Kallas Grinds for an Epic All-Time World Record Squat
Earned not given, that's probably the best way to explain powerlifter Tom Kallas' latest all-time world record squat (with & without knee wraps). It always seems like whenever we cover an all-time ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kevin Oak Front Squats a Huge 317kg On a Safety Squat Bar
Powerlifter Kevin Oak is showing no signs of slowing down heading into 2019's competition season. Over the last couple months, Oak has been sharing a slue of strong videos on his social media channels. ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Kizen Giveaway
For the fifth day's giveaway in the BarBend 25 Days of Lifting…Gifting campaign, we have the perfect prize for the dedicated or recreational lifter. One lucky winner will be walking away ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Hits 980 lb Squat PR, Closes Gap to 1,000 lbs
Another week, another Hafthor Bjornsson lifting PR. Over the last month, you've probably seen a lot of articles on our site covering Bjornsson's heavy singles, and that's for good reason. Yes, the 2018 ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Vlad Alhazov Squats a Superhuman 525kg
Consider the bar raised — or lowered, then lifted. In any case, powerlifter Vlad Alhazov has once again shown the strength community that in the sport of powerlifting, he could be argued to be one of the ... Continue Reading
Junior Powerlifters Vilma Olsson and Ida Ronn Put On Electric Performances
Currently, the European Classic Open, Junior, and Subjunior Powerlifting Championships are taking place in Kaunas, Lithuania. The Championships started on November 24th and run through December 2nd. As of ... Continue Reading
Thor Bjornsson PRs His Bench Press With 245 Kilograms, 2 Weeks Out From Powerlifting Meet
Hafthor Bjornsson, the reigning World’s Strongest Man™, is a very strong man. This strong man is best known for strongman, the sport that in addition to lifting heavy barbells requires loaded carries, ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Marianna Gasparyan (60kg) Squats 185kg for 9 Reps
If you're running a little low on squat motivation today — sit tight — because powerlifter Marianna Gasparyan will be the fuel you need to push through your next lift. This year, Gasparyan, along with her ... Continue Reading