286 Episodes

  1. Can Britain's Strongest Man Repeat? (w/ Adam Bishop)

    Published: 10/11/2021

  2. CrossFit's Statistics Mastermind (w/ Chad Schroeder)

    Published: 10/4/2021

  3. He's Strongman's T-Rex (with Evan Singleton)

    Published: 9/28/2021

  4. At 71, He's Deadlifting Over 500 Pounds (w/Rudy Kadlub)

    Published: 9/21/2021

  5. Bringing Back Old Timey Strength (w/Mike Aidala)

    Published: 9/13/2021

  6. Sick Angles for the World’s Best Weightlifters (w/ Steve Galvan)

    Published: 9/7/2021

  7. BarBend Classic: How to Optimize Your Sleep (with Kristen Holmes)

    Published: 8/30/2021

  8. What You Probably Don't Know About Adaptive Fitness (w/ Alec Zirkenbach)

    Published: 8/23/2021

  9. Metabolism and Muscle with Dr. Ben Bikman

    Published: 8/16/2021

  10. BarBend Classic: Dan John on 10,000 Kettlebell Swings and Strength Origins

    Published: 8/9/2021

  11. Heaviest Bench of All Time (w/Jimmy Kolb)

    Published: 8/2/2021

  12. He's the Visegrip Viking (w/Odd Haugen)

    Published: 7/26/2021

  13. It’s the Biggest Week in Strength History (w/Andrew Gutman)

    Published: 7/19/2021

  14. From a Broken Neck to CrossFit Journalism (w/ Spenser Mestel)

    Published: 7/12/2021

  15. Are You Fit Enough for the Marines? (w/Joel Del Rosario)

    Published: 7/6/2021

  16. How to Train for Elite Explosiveness (w/Kelsey Kiel)

    Published: 6/28/2021

  17. The Keys to Elite Overhead Strength (w/Nicolas Cambi)

    Published: 6/21/2021

  18. BarBend Classic: Layne Norton on the Real Science of Building Muscle

    Published: 6/14/2021

  19. The Massenomics Mafia (with Tommy DeFea)

    Published: 6/7/2021

  20. Putting the Powerlifting World on Notice (w/Hunter Henderson)

    Published: 6/1/2021

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Learn from the top athletes, coaches, and influencers in strength! Each week, the BarBend Podcast brings together some of the world's biggest strength names across weightlifting, powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, and more. BarBend Editor and Co-Founder David Thomas Tao sits down with the strength community's smartest and strongest minds to with a focus on their learnings through training, competition, and coaching. We dive deep on their journeys and where strength training has taken them. World record holders share their competition secrets. Coaches give their most underrated tips. And top thinkers and researchers from the realm of strength science go deep on their most promising findings. This podcast is the perfect companion for experts and beginners alike, covering a wide range of topics to keep listeners up to date on the world of strength.