If you’ve fully devoted yourself to running the fastest mile possible, you’ve invested lots of time and energy in the task. You’ve learned to cross-train and build lower body muscle mass through strength ... Continue Reading
How To Get a V-Taper: Workouts and Training Tips From a PhD Bodybuilder
Want an impressive physique? Yeah, us too. Bodybuilders really caught on to something when they started showing up on stage with pronounced V-tapers. You don’t need to be a competitive physique athlete to ... Continue Reading
The Most Effective Vitamin D3 Dosage, According to a Nutrition Coach
Step outside on a sunny day, and you can soak up some free vitamin D — the sunshine vitamin. Vitamin D is vital to healthy bones and your immune system. Getting enough vitamin D through sun exposure and ... Continue Reading
Best Dumbbell Exercises for Muscle Gain, Plus 3 Workouts
At BarBend, we review a lot of exercise equipment. Weekly we ask ourselves, what’s the best barbell out there? What are the best kettlebells for beginners? Is there a best treadmill, and if so, ... Continue Reading
How to Use a Chest Flye Machine to Build a Bigger Chest
It’s not all about the bench press. Chest flyes are one of my most commonly programmed upper body exercises for a reason. The pectoralis major is a massive muscle, and just pressing won’t build the ... Continue Reading
The Best HIIT Exercise Bike Workout You Can Do to Burn Calories, + Tips From a Trainer
Sick of cardio? Yeah, us too. No shade to anyone who enjoys a half marathon on the treadmill or stationary bike, of course, but some folks simply don’t have that sort of time to dedicate to their cardio ... Continue Reading
Opinion: Long-Length Partial Reps Are Overrated for Bodybuilding
At my gym, (and probably at yours, too) there’s an older gentleman who spends his workouts idling on various machines, performing quarter-range-of-motion everything before heading home. Good on him for ... Continue Reading
Does Creatine Help You Lose Weight? Your Questions Answered by Our Experts
Creatine is a popular dietary supplement used to build muscle and improve athletic performance. Many of the best creatine supplements are popular amongst bodybuilders, Olympic weightlifters, ... Continue Reading
Is Pilates the Key to Strength Training Stability? Here’s the Classic Pilates Workout, Explained by an Instructor
If you’re a barbell devotee, you may be quick to dismiss quieter forms of exercise like walking, yoga, and Pilates. But that would be to the detriment of your routine. These low-impact forms of working out ... Continue Reading
The Best Treadmill Workouts for Weight Loss, Directly From a Personal Trainer
To build your squat, you’ll need to squat — makes sense. Adding mass means hitting high-intensity sets targeting specific muscle groups — all in all, fairly simple. But the logistics of weight loss are a ... Continue Reading
Are Treadmill Dancing Workouts Serious? Yes. A Treadmill Specialist Explains How to Do it Right
If you’re a pure strength athlete, you may have never been much of a cardio enthusiast. Your tendency has always been to look at cardio as a necessary evil that you need for your heart health. That’s when ... Continue Reading
The Best 8 Stretches to Do Before a Run, According to a CPT
The sun is shining, you’re lacing up your running shoes, and you’re ready to head out and clear your mind on a run. Before you go, taking a few minutes to do a dynamic warm-up can help you prepare your ... Continue Reading
Opinion: The Sport of Weightlifting Sucks to Watch in 2024
By the numbers, weightlifting is thriving: The 2023 World Weightlifting Championships hosted more competitors than in any year prior. A few weeks after that, Bulgarian prodigy Karlos Nasar set social media ... Continue Reading
The 11 Best Triceps Exercises and Workouts, Recommended by a CPT
The biceps get too much credit. Don’t get us wrong; training your biceps is a must for bigger and stronger arms. But your triceps make up two-thirds of your upper arm mass and cover the entirety of the ... Continue Reading
The 5 Best Bench Press Programs to Help You Lift More
Everyone likes to bench — us included. But let’s be honest, unless you’re a beginner, you won’t get far by waltzing into the gym, loading up a barbell, and mindlessly pounding away at set after ... Continue Reading
Rowing for Weight Loss Work: Advice and Workouts From A World Champion Rower
The great Google machine has brought you here because you want to know if rowing can help you lose weight. Well, it absolutely can (assuming your diet is dialed in). Any form of cardio — walking, running, ... Continue Reading
The 5 Best Rowing Workouts for Beginners, Plus Tips From a CPT
Whether you’re new to the gym or prefer the lifting platform and are just newer to cardio, a rowing machine workout is a fantastic place to start. You can get a full-body session on the rower in as little ... Continue Reading
Best Cardio Alternatives to Running, From a Personal Trainer
Running is one of the most popular forms of aerobic exercise. It takes center stage in training montages and major motion pictures — but despite being the backdrop to some very motivational content, ... Continue Reading
A Hollywood Trainer Gives You His Favorite Treadmill Dumbbell Workout
There are certainly days when your workout is all about striving for PRs — that’s personal record — on a weightlifting platform. Then there are moments when the goal is to be time efficient: get your heart ... Continue Reading
How To Build Stamina for Running: 6 Tips + Benefits
Cardio is a bit like eating your vegetables. You know you should, but that doesn’t make it fun to do. We’re sympathetic, but we also know that building stamina for your cardio workouts is essential — ... Continue Reading
How to Prevent Shin Splints From a Treadmill — Tips from a Physical Therapist
You’re just completing your latest round of treadmill running, and you’re feeling a satisfying burn in your legs — from your glutes, quads, and hamstrings, all the way down to your calves. Then comes a ... Continue Reading
Does Creatine Expire? A Certified Nutrition Coach Gives Their Insight
Your supplement cabinet is packed and ready for a new week of training to help you get those gains you’ve been working hard for. If you’re anything like me, when you go to pop a scoop of creatine in your ... Continue Reading
Water Fasting: What is It and is It Safe?
In the past few decades, practices like intermittent fasting and time-restricted fasting have gained wide acceptance as tools for weight loss and other (potential) health benefits. As is often the case, if ... Continue Reading
The Best Boxing Workouts According to a World Champion Coach
Few training routines are as romanticized in popular culture as boxing workouts. Who among the gym rats isn’t inspired to pick up a jump rope after checking out Creed or Rocky? Boxers remind lifters that ... Continue Reading