A few weeks ago, we had the 2018 IPF World Champion Taylor Atwood in office to walk us through the bench press’s form. If there’s one thing that Atwood knows for certain, it’s
The decline bench press is a pressing exercise that may or may not find its way into your training routine. Bench press variations like the flat and incline bench press both are highly
Fifty percent of the Standard American Diet’s calories comes carbohydrates, 13 percent from added sugar, 6 percent from sugary drinks, and eighty-seven percent of Americans don’t eat enough vegetables.(1) About 35 percent of
Whether you’re a strength athlete or a bodybuilder — in fact, even if you’re neither — there’s an extremely good chance that at some point in your life you’ve wanted to lose fat
For the fifteenth day in BarBend’s 25 Days of Lifting…Gifting campaign we’ve teamed up with one of our favorite meal delivery services. For today’s giveaway, one lucky winner will be walking away with a week of a
So you need to build some serious mass. Some serious mass. This time, you’re going all out: you’re finally going to start tracking your calories, you’re getting a dedicated strength and hypertrophy program,
A few weeks ago, we had the current 123 lb all-time world record holding bench presser Emily Hu in office. Besides chatting about the industry, being on the Titan Games, and her future
At-home training can be tricky, especially if you don’t have the right equipment, tools, and/or loading. For more serious lifters, gaining maximal strength, muscle mass, and sports performance (powerlifting, CrossFit, weightlifting, etc) can
Most of us know the importance of squatting and deadlifting, as both of those are core ingredients for a well developed lower body and posterior chain. For some lifters, training at home means
Leg strength and muscular development is a pillar of strength, power, and fitness training. Strong quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes help to increase running economy, sports performance, and quality of life (especially as we
