Yesterday, 2012 Olympic gold medalist Aleksey Torokhtiy partook in an Ask Me Anything with Reddit. If you don’t know Torokhtiy yet, he’s been actively building his online voice and content behind his personal brand “Warm
Every strength athlete understands that a quality warm-up is essential for a successful lift. In most cases warm-ups differ from athlete to athlete and are catered to one’s goals and needs. When you’re building
At BarBend we always love when elite athletes try out different forms of stength sports. For example, Max Lang, a 77kg German weightlifter “suffering” through a CrossFit® class and giving his thoughts about
Weightlifters and functional fitness athletes are required to have some level of barbell mastery in the snatch, clean, and jerk movements to maximize their performance at higher levels. Increase strength, power, and proficiency in
Call him a perfectionist, because 245kg was simple not enough. Just a couple weeks after hitting well over 500 pounds on the power jerk in training, 2012 Olympic gold medalist (105kg) Aleksey Torokhtiy bested his recent
Ukrainian weightlifter Aleksey Torokhtiy has the most coveted title in his sport: Olympic gold medalist. And while the 2012 London Olympic Champion in the 105kg weight class is technically “retired” from international competition,
2008 Olympic Silver Medalist and everyone’s favorite weightlifting ham Dmitry Klokov has announced his second annual “Power Weekend,” and the event is already shaping up to be a strength sport fan’s dream. The event is
Go ahead and give this man all the karma, folks. Aleksey Torokhtiy – Ukrainian national treasure and 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the 105 kg class – has released 11 weeks of free online
