Earlier tonight, USA Weightlifting announced the official lineup for their Summer Universiade Team, the group of young American athletes who are headed to Taipei to compete from August 19-30 of this ... Continue Reading
Our Favorite Men’s Lifts From the 2017 Chinese National Weightlifting Championships
The 2017 Chinese National Weightlifting Championships came to a conclusion today. This year’s competition was held over the span of two weekends, with the women competing April 8-11th and the men April ... Continue Reading
Tian Tao Clean & Jerks 221kg for an Unofficial World Record
The 2017 Chinese National Weightlifting Championships are wrapping up in the next couple days. This year's competition was held over the span of two weekends with the women competing April 8-11th, and the ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate Guide to Lifting Shoes
Supportive strength gear has grown in popularity in the last few years, and weightlifting shoes experienced an especially big spike in visibility. There are now multiple major brands that carry and ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting’s Performance at Youth Worlds Earns 3 Spots at the Youth Olympics
After a triumphant week of incredible performances at the 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Bangkok, USA Weightlifting has been offered three provisional slots at the 2018 Youth Olympic ... Continue Reading
Kuinini Manumua Wins Bronze for America at Youth World Weightlifting Championships
On the very last day of the International Weightlifting Federation's Youth World Championships, a young woman who is based in San Francisco won a bronze medal for the United States. Lifting in the ... Continue Reading
CJ Cummings Sets New World Record & Wins 2017 Youth Worlds!
The 2017 IWF Youth National Championships are currently underway in Bangkok, Thailand. They started April 3rd and will continue through the 10th, and you can check out the live stream here. Living up ... Continue Reading
New Logo Released for 2017 IWF World Championships
The logo for the 2017 IWF World Championships was just released, and it looks awesome. The championships are being held at the Anaheim Convention Center on November 28-December 5th in Anaheim, ... Continue Reading
Watch Tian Tao Clean & Jerk a 225kg PR (5kg Over World Record)
Chinese weightlifter Tian Tao, 22, is back to moving some serious weight. Ma Strength, a Chinese weightlifting coaching outlet, shared a compilation video featuring Tao taking a 300kg squat double for a ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2017 IWF Youth World Championships
Planet Earth's best youth weightlifters have descended on Bangkok, Thailand this week in the hopes of setting new PRs — and maybe winning a medal or two — at the 2017 IWF Youth World Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
International Weightlifting Federation Announces Candidates for Executive Board Elections
Following the conclusion of the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) Executive Board meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, the IWF has published the list of candidates who have declared their interest in ... Continue Reading
Eleiko Unveils Revolutionary Line of Anti-Roll Plates
I don't know about you, but I'm tired of plates that roll around when you're trying to lift. Circular plates constantly move when you're trying to setup for lifts and roll away if they bounce ... Continue Reading
Watch a Competitive Powerlifter Try Snatching for the First Time
"It never gets easier, you just get stronger. The stronger you get the more you're rewarded with hard work," says Max Aita, Head Coach at Juggernaut Training Systems. That's arguably one of the most ... Continue Reading
Americans Weightlifters to Watch at the IWF Youth World Championships
USA Weightlifting's top Youth competitors will be competing at the 2017 IWF Youth World Championships starting next week. This year's Youth Worlds are being held from April 3-10th in Bangkok, ... Continue Reading
Wes Kitts Just Jerked 237kg In Training
During a casual live stream of a run-of-the-mill training session at California Strength, the 105kg weightlifter and former GRID athlete Wes Kitts pulled off one of the heaviest jerks we’ve seen from an ... Continue Reading
How to Succeed in Weightlifting: Don’t Make Bad Meets Worse
In mid-March I attended the first of the American Open Series Competitions in Reno, NV, where I was able to witness our new webcast process in action. If you haven’t heard yet, BarBend has partnered with ... 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
Motivation: 58 Year Old Mark Solomon Hang Snatches 113kg
Mark Solomon, 59, is a personal trainer and strength coach at Buffalo BarBell Club based in Buffalo, NY. On top of his coaching, he's been a weightlifter for many years as well. At the young age of 59, ... Continue Reading
Watch Weightlifter Aleksey Torokhtiy Do Ballet In a Tutu
Ukrainian weightlifter Aleksey Torokhtiy won gold at the 2012 London Olympics with a total of 412 kilograms (908.3 pounds). He can power jerk 255kg. And now, thanks to his pretty awesome YouTube channel, ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting Takes Center Stage As IOC Hosts Women In Leadership Forum
On March 8th of this year, the world celebrated International Women’s Day. This has become a highly recognized day of celebration throughout the world to recognize the social, economic, cultural, and ... Continue Reading
American-Russian Weightlifting Relations Strengthened in Lead Up to Anaheim
Editor's Note: BarBend is the Official Media Partner of USA Weightlifting. Unless otherwise noted on specific content, the two organizations maintain editorial independence. USA Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Snatch More Weight with These Simple Tips
The snatch can be your best friend or your biggest foe. To many athletes, the snatch is an elusive movement that requires countless hours of dedicated additional training. Newsflash: Snatches are tough! ... Continue Reading
Caffeine Finds Itself Back on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Waiting List
Caffeine lovers, you may want to read on about caffeine's future with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited substance list. This isn't the first time caffeine has found itself in question, or even ... Continue Reading
Mattie Sasser: The Olympian Weightlifting Fans Need to Know
At the 2016 American Open in Orlando, Florida, Mattie Sasser set a personal record total of 201KG (442lb) in the process of winning the 58KG category. Many weightlifting fans, myself included, considered ... Continue Reading