Well we already knew he could crush skulls with his bare hands, but "The Mountain" is less well-known for his tremendous hip drive and deadlift lockout. During his relentless training for the 2017 ... Continue Reading
Thor Bjornsson Benches 200kg For the Easiest Ten Reps You’ve Ever Seen
A month ago, 2017 wasn’t looking so good for Hafthor Bjornsson. In late March, he announced on Instagram that he had been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a condition that results in the temporary paralysis of ... Continue Reading
How to REALLY Set Goals in Strongman Competition
Strongman is very much unlike two other contests designed to test strength: powerlifting and weightlifting. When you participate in one of the aforementioned meets, you know what you should be capable of ... Continue Reading
2017 World’s Strongest Man Qualification Groups Leaked
As seems to always be the case with World’s Strongest Man, the only exciting news in the build up to the main event of year and the cornerstone of many athletes and fan’s calendars comes from something we ... Continue Reading
Log Lift Champion Rob Kearney Breaks Down the Split Jerk
There's no denying the fact that split jerking in a lot of cases can be considered a work of art. It requires perfectly dialed in concentration, coordination, balance, and strength to execute properly. ... Continue Reading
WWE Wrestler Braun Strowman Flips an Ambulance: Is That Humanly Possible?
A recent YouTube clip shared on WWE's YouTube page has me speculating about what the human body can really do. Wrestling has its levels of reality and drama, so when I saw their video of Braun Strowman ... Continue Reading
What Type of Strongman Training Do You Really Need?
Let me start out by declaring that I propose a question that has no universal answer: Which type of strongman training is right for you? Every human is unique, but while similarities exist, schedules, ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Axle Presses 216kg for a New World Record
The 2017 Europe's Strongest Man competition has come and gone, but the newly set axle press world record by Eddie Hall will continue to stand. This year's Europe's Strongest Man was a nail ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Wins Third Europe’s Strongest Man Title
Europe's Strongest Man recently concluded, and Hafthor Bjornsson has earned back his title as he edged out Eddie Hall to claim first. Yesterday, Bjornsson announced that he had come down with Bell's ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, Will Compete at Europe’s Strongest Man
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