The sport of wrestling is one of the oldest combat sports on record and was one of the first disciplines included in the ancient Olympic Games program. Wrestling was first highlighted in sport science ... Continue Reading
3 Ways to Get Stronger In the Next 5 Minutes
My article about Five Things You Can Do Outside The Gym to Get Stronger got a great response, so I decided to hit up Reddit for some more inspiration… and I wasn’t disappointed! Shoutout to the Fitness ... Continue Reading
How to Approach Strength Training During Menopause (And Why You Should)
The way we perceive strength training today has dramatically evolved over the past decade, especially around the subject of weight training for women. Yes, men and women respond differently to strength ... Continue Reading
Vestibular Training: The Essential Way to Maintain Balance as You Age
Odds are you haven’t given much thought to this system when you’re crushing your fifth set of biceps curls while making faces in the mirror. (Because curls don’t count unless they’re done in front of ... Continue Reading
Bench Press Guide With IPF World Champion Taylor Atwood (VIDEO)
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 moving big weight, so we were ... Continue Reading
Decline Bench Press Exercise Guide
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 beneficial for ... Continue Reading
Should Athletes Try Low Carb Diets?
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) ... Continue Reading
Fat Loss for Athletes: The Right Way to Approach Calories and Hormones
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 while losing as little ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Kettlebell Kitchen Giveaway
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 ... Continue Reading
The Real Mass Gainer Pros and Cons, According to an RD and a Biochemist
A lifelong muscle-building journey can be enjoyable and rewarding, but you’ll likely hit plateaus along the way. After months of training and eating, you may have popped into the supplement aisle to see ... Continue Reading
World Record Holder Emily Hu’s Favorite Bench Press Tips (VIDEO)
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 aspirations in the ... Continue Reading
At-Home Dumbbell Workouts for Powerlifters, Weightlifters, and More
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 ... Continue Reading
What Are the Different Types of Kettlebells?
The kettlebell. A simple, yet incredibly versatile piece of equipment that in our opinion, is underutilized in most gym settings. A lot of gyms have kettlebells present, but not every gym sees them used. ... Continue Reading
Chest Workouts You Can Do at Home with Minimal Equipment
At-home workouts are anything but easy, with many strength, power, and fitness athletes and coaches maximizing their performance from the comfort of their own home. Strength superstars like Brian Shaw ... Continue Reading
The Real Reason Your Deadlift Lockout Is Weak, and How to Fix It
If you have missed a deadlift near lockout, then you probably have been told that you need to do more block/rack pulls. In theory, it makes sense right? If the top end of the lift is weak, train it more ... Continue Reading
2 Glute Workouts for More Mass and Stronger Lifts
Sure, you can build stronger glutes with movements like back squats, deadlifts, and kettlebell swings can be powerful glute mass-building exercises, a dedicated, and often more isolated approach to glute ... Continue Reading
What Are the Different Types of Barbells?
One positive that comes along with being a strength athlete is that there's not much equipment required to lift weights. If you lift at a commercial or private gym, then really all you'll ever need are ... Continue Reading
Should Weightlifters Do Lunges/Split Squats?
Olympic weightlifting requires great amounts of leg strength to produce successful snatches, cleans, and jerks. Movements like back squats, front squats, and pulls are the main movements used to acquire ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting Training for Football Players
Olympic lifts have been shown to be one of the most effective ways to increase peak power output. In a 2001 study that surveyed 28 professional NFL (National Football League) strength and conditioning ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting Training for Distance Runners
Strength and conditioning programs are key in distance running programs to increase leg strength, correct muscular imbalances and asymmetries, and improve overall performance. Weightlifting, in the form of ... Continue Reading
Why Olympic Weightlifting Will Make You a Better Sprinter
As an athlete, life is easier when you are fast. In many sports, sprinting speed is one of the predominate physical characteristics that differentiates an athlete’s level of playing ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Windmill – Muscles Worked, Variations, and Benefits
Movements like the kettlebell windmill offer coaches and athletes both stability and mobility training benefits across most joints and tissues of the human body. Strength, power, and finess athletes can ... Continue Reading
What Athletes Should Look for in a Paleo Meal Service
Over the last few years, paleo and healthy meal delivery services have grown substantially in popularity. This change in opting for meal delivery services over cooking makes sense when you consider busy ... Continue Reading
Should You Train Core Every Day?
Core training is something nearly every strength/power athlete and everyday fitness enthusiast are concerned about, in one way or another. Some athletes and coaches are looking at ways to improve core ... Continue Reading