There are few lifts that compare to the exhilarating nature of the deadlift. It's one of the most animalistic movements we can perform, and the brute strength required to hoist a heavy weight from the ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Competitor James Newbury Is Fully Vegan
James Newbury, who finished 5th in the 2019 CrossFit Games, has been sharing a lot of posts about his meals on his Instagram page recently, foods rich in cruciferous vegetables like purple cabbage, fruits ... Continue Reading
Deadlift Grip Width | How to Find What’s Ideal for Your Build
Deadlift grip width can be a huge determinant of success when working with maximal loads. Sometimes what seems like a grip strength issue is actually more related to how one is gripping the bar ... Continue Reading
Front Foot Elevated Zercher Split Squats Are the Ultimate Leg Pump
The front foot elevated zercher split squat is an exercise that is not incredibly wide known and used yet, but we have a hunch that will soon change. This exercise is absolutely fantastic for ... Continue Reading
Fat Loss and Muscle Gain: The Right Macros for Your Goals
More carbs for gaining weight and more fat for losing weight is usually the advice you hear when fitness pros talk about macronutrients — that's protein, carbs, and fat — for changing body ... Continue Reading
3 Pallof Press Variations to Superset With Your Lifts
Physical therapist John Pallof showed Eric Cressey and Tony Gentilcore the "belly press" back in the fall of 2006 when they were getting the now-famous training center, Cressey Performance, off the ground. ... Continue Reading
How to Break Through a Plateau By Switching to Kettlebells for a Week
So the barbell is feeling heavier on your back than it normally does. Or maybe you’re benching and benching and benching (because your chest can handle more volume), but your PR isn’t budging. If you’re ... Continue Reading
Does Your Recovery Suck? Low Iron Could Be to Blame
Twenty four cups of raw spinach. If you’re a woman, that’s how much spinach you’d need to eat to consume the hit the requisite 18 milligrams of iron per day. (If you cooked the spinach down, you’d only ... Continue Reading
World’s Simplest Hotel Workout (Beat Travel Fatigue!)
Exercise is one of the best ways to fight jet lag, travel fatigue, and stiffness that comes from sitting on a plane or in a car all day. This is my FAVORITE, super-simple workout that can be done ANYWHERE. ... Continue Reading
4 Coaches Reveal Their Best Exercises for a Functional Core
If you scroll through fitness themed social media, you’re likely to see posts of people with six packs performing exercises that “crush your core”. Some posts even claim these exercises will give you a ... Continue Reading
Rethinking the Squat Cue “Chest Up”, Where It Can Go Wrong
There are a ton of different ways to coach the squat, so before reading any further I want to be completely transparent — this article is not intended to serve as an end all be all for certain ... Continue Reading
A Tour of an Elite Lifter’s Training Session, Why Coaches Program What They Do
Recently, I’ve been sharing more of my training at Unleash’d Strength gym in Manassas, Virginia on YouTube. You can see some of my full workouts there, including some deadlift and safety-bar squat PRs. ... Continue Reading
4 Kettlebell Circuits That’ll Make You Stronger
So you’ve hit a plateau with your lifts. Maybe the plateau is physical: your numbers have stopped rising, or weights that normally go up easily are now grinding when they shouldn’t be. Or your ... Continue Reading
3 Essential Cues for Bracing in Heavy Lifts
If you’re a serious lifter, you probably work hard to make sure you’re doing enough accessory exercises and get enough sleep to improve your big three (or hopefully, your big four — the overhead press is ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate Cross Training and Lifting Shoe Size Guide
One of the most daunting parts of purchasing new cross training and lifting shoes is how they're going to fit. Unlike a pair of generic, normal training shoes that you try on at any major retail store, a ... Continue Reading
7 Team USA Weightlifters Share Their Favorite Accessory Exercises
While BarBend was down in Lima reporting on the IWF Grand Prix, we managed to find some time with six athletes and Team USA's Technical Director, Mr. Pyrros Dimas, to ask them one of the most common ... Continue Reading
4 Bench Press Variations When You Have Shoulder Discomfort
The bench press is a rite of passage for most gym goers. Even the newbies who know next to nothing about lifting always seem to know two exercises: the bench press and biceps curls. And ... Continue Reading
3 Mind Blowing 800+ Pound Jefferson Deadlifts, the Heaviest Performed to Date!
If you're heavily invested in the strength sports community on Instagram, then you may have noticed that an "unconventional" deadlift style is making a comeback in popularity...no pun ... Continue Reading
Fix Your Kettlebell Swing With the Water Bucket Trick!
This is one of my FAVORITE #kettlebelltraining tips. Is it EXACTLY mimicking a proper swing? No, of course not! (For one thing, you'd be using a LOT more "pop" and explosion from the hips if you were ... Continue Reading
10 Signs Coachability Is Harming Your Gym Progress
We have probably all heard of the term coachable before. And likely, we assume we’re coachable, because, well, who wants to be labeled uncoachable? But are we really coachable? Here are 10 ... Continue Reading
4 Great IT Band Exercises for Improving Hip Stability (Ft Jordan Shallow)
The iliotibial band, also known as the IT Band, plays a vital role in performance in and out of the gym.. We recently had Dr. Jordan Shallow in the office to walk us through his favorite IT band ... Continue Reading
Beyond the Lat Pulldown: How to Fix Your Upper Back Deficiency
After a high-volume pull-up training session—be it kipping or strict pull-ups—where does the soreness hit you the next day? If your answer is The bottom of my biceps, then there’s a good chance your ... Continue Reading
The Importance of Variation and Four Benefits of the Safety Squat Bar
If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you know that I’ve been using the safety squat bar (actually, the Elitefts Yoke Bar) as my main squatting movement in all of my training. There’s a pretty good ... Continue Reading
We Tried Terry Crews’ 5,000+ Calorie Cheat Day
Terry Crews is one of the most jacked, most lean guys in Hollywood, and he's in his fifties.We have trouble thinking of any actors in better shape in their twenties, but Crews, who spent several ... Continue Reading