Last month, 83kg powerlifter Russel Orhii had his best meet to date at the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Championships. He was crowned World Champion in the 83kg weight class, and even ... Continue Reading
Luke Richardson Deadlifts an 805lb Triple For A Personal Record
One of the first times we covered 120kg+ powerlifter Luke Richardson, he reached a massive milestone becoming the youngest athlete to total over 1,000kg/2,204 lbs. It was 2018 at the Junior Mens Classic ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jonathan Cayco (93kg) Totals 1902 Pounds For An Unofficial World Record
Powerlifter Jonathan Cayco is heating things up in the -93kg weight class. The man had quite the showing at the USA Powerlifting's California State Championships over the weekend, putting up a new American ... Continue Reading
Saxon Panchik Will Compete Alongside His Brother at the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
Saxon Panchik is heading back to the CrossFit Games. While he came close, Panchik failed to qualify for the Games in any CrossFit Sanctionals™ or the CrossFit Open this year. (He finished in 32nd place in ... Continue Reading
Watch Martins Licis’ Full Length Documentary About His World’s Strongest Man Win
The first time he competed at the World’s Strongest Man, Martins Licis placed sixth. He would place fourth the next two times he went to the event in 2017 and 2018. This year, having never even reached the ... Continue Reading
Larry “Wheels” Williams Suffers A Torn Biceps Training Atlas Stones
It couldn't have been worse timing for powerlifter turned strongman Larry "Wheels" Williams to suffer a biceps injury. The athlete was gearing up to compete at a prominent strongman event, the Giants Live ... Continue Reading
Arnold Schwarzenegger Teams Up With Star Cast to Produce Vegan Documentary
What do Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron, Jackie Chan, Lewis Hamilton, Novak Djokovic, and Chris Paul all have in common? Apart from being known as masters of their respective crafts, they have ... Continue Reading
Nathan DeAsha Wins Bodybuilding’s British Grand Prix
Many of the top leagues for different sports welcome athletes from other countries, but the games are predominantly held in one country or maybe two. The NBA and Major League Baseball are examples of ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Julius Maddox’s 10 Tips for Setting Bench Press Records
It has been quite the week for super heavyweight powerlifter Julius Maddox. Maddox set a new American record on bench press with a massive 723.1 pounds over the weekend. Maddox broke the previous record ... Continue Reading
Watch World’s Strongest Man Athletes Read Mean Internet Comments
Internet Troll: “How come they’re the strongest in the world but they don’t have abs?” JF Caron: “Abs is not a sign of power, it’s just a sign you’re not eating enough.” That’s probably our favorite ... Continue Reading
Video: Thor Bjornsson’s Full Day of Eating Over 8,000 Calories
When you're eating to fuel a 400-pound, 6-foot-9-inch strongman body it's a full-time job. And for Hafthor Bjornsson, who in 2018 became the very first to win the World's Strongest Man, Arnold Strongman ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Athletes Hinrik Ingi Óskarsson and Elly Kabboord Test Positive For Banned Substance
Hinrik Ingi Óskarsson of Iceland has tested positive for a banned substance at the Reykjavík CrossFit Championship, CrossFit HQ announced in a press release. The 24-year-old tested positive for ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter CJ Cummings Just Set Three New Junior World Records
Nineteen-year-old CJ Cummings, who competes as a -73kg weightlifter for Team USA, had another Junior World Record breaking performance. At the Junior Pan Ams in La Habana, Cuba this week, Cummings broke ... Continue Reading
Johnnie Harris Just Pause Benched 625 Pounds For A Double!
Johnnie Harris isn't your typical powerlifter. He calls himself a "power builder," a form of training that aims to take the best of powerlifting and bodybuilding to create a strong, aesthetically pleasing ... Continue Reading
Leif Sundberg Becomes First Man To Finish American Ninja Warrior™ in Under One Minute
The American Ninja Warrior™ television show has been around for 11 seasons, and for the first time ever in the show's history a man completed the obstacle in under one minute. Leif Sundberg is the first ... Continue Reading
Strongman Brothers Tom and Luke Stoltman Share Recovery Tips
Just over a week ago, brothers Tom Stoltman and Luke Stoltman of Great Britain became the first brothers to ever compete against one another in a World’s Strongest Man Finals. The two battled it out it out ... Continue Reading
Bill Kazmaier vs. Magnus ver Magnusson and the Hercules Hold: Who Can Win?
As you may have seen here on BarBend, Bill Kazmaier and Magnus ver Magnusson are both coming out of retirement for a one-time only special challenge at the Giants Live event in Wembley on July 6. Kazmaier ... Continue Reading
How Playing Pro Hockey Prepared Carolyne Prevost For Her First CrossFit Games
Carolyne Prevost could have put her head down after she found out she didn't make the 2014 Winter Olympic women's hockey team for Canada, but rather she channeled her competitiveness and set new ... Continue Reading
Krzysztof Wierzbicki Pulls 432.5 kg (953.4 lbs) For An Unofficial All-Time World Record
Polish deadlifting sensation Krzysztof Wierzbicki just unofficially broke the all-time world record deadlift with a massive 432.5kg, or 953.5 lbs pull. He currently weighs 98 kilograms (216.2 pounds), ... Continue Reading
Laurence Shahlaei Says 2019 World’s Strongest Man Was Poorly Organized
The 2019 World’s Strongest Man did not go according to plan for British strongman Laurence Shahlaei, who ruptured his Achilles during a heavy yoke on the first day of the events. His wasn’t the only ... Continue Reading
CNN Follows Pat Vellner’s Journey To the 2019 CrossFit Games
Twenty-eight-year-old chiropractic student Pat Vellner had podium finishes at the last three Reebok CrossFit Games. In 2016 and 2017 he finished in third place, last year he came in second, and this year, ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Benches 723.1 Pounds For a New American Record
Remember that time powerlifter Julius Maddox first joined the 700 pound bench press club? Us too. Last year, Maddox broke the major bench press barrier when he pressed 700 lbs, and this year he's reached ... Continue Reading
The 2019 World Deadlift Championships Preview
Now that the World’s Strongest Man has come and gone, you might think that strongman goes into an offseason. But the calendar keeps going, and the one of the next events to keep your eyes on will take ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Discusses What Went Wrong at World’s Strongest Man
For the casual, outside observer outside looking in, the 2019 World's Strongest Man followed the script as one would predict: There were heated events, a close final, and someone was crowned the 2019 ... Continue Reading