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Are There Foods That Burn Fat? The Science Behind the Weight Loss Claim
It’s happened to plenty of strength athletes. You’re scrolling your social media feed and come across posts listing out foods that burn fat — read: green tea and and apple cider vinegar — promising to shed fat from your frame just by eating or drinking them. And yet, there is a chasm of scientific difference between foods that…
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Does Lifting Weights Burn Fat? Here’s What You Need to Know
Losing weight is simple, but not necessarily easy. When you boil it down to the most basic biology, losing (or gaining) body weight is mostly about balancing your calories: Create a deficit by burning more than you eat, and you’ll shed weight. Do the opposite and you’ll gain. Easy enough. It’s that “burn” bit that can be tricky,…
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Is a Calorie Just a Calorie? An RD Weighs In
Across the fitness industry, training and nutrition are often portrayed as inseparable from calories. Whether you’re counting how many calories you’re consuming in your meal prep or how many you’re “burning” on the treadmill, calorie counting is frequently encouraged. Given the amount of attention dedicated specifically to calories within training circles, strength athletes can benefit tremendously from understanding…
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Watch 2023 World’s Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper Tries Olympic Weightlifting
Strongman catches a bad rap sometimes for being perceived as less elegant than other strength sports like powerlifting or, particularly, weightlifting. While any dedicated fan will tell you that’s not true, a good athlete isn’t afraid to borrow from other disciplines to strengthen their own performance. That’s what Mitchell Hooper appears to be doing. In a Dec. 18…
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The BarBend Staff’s Favorite Stories of 2023
The team at BarBend produces a lot of content. Our news and editorial staff work tirelessly, week after week, to bring you the latest developments and most interesting stories in the worlds of strength and fitness. However, that doesn’t mean we don’t play favorites, too. From rigorous, months-in-the-making, long-form human interest stories to breaking news and some truly…
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Do Cold Showers Burn Fat? Everything You Need to Know About Weight Loss and Cold Water Exposure
Your experience with fitness may well take you through some unique lifestyle changes. From dialing in your nutrition to finally locking in that eight-hour sleep window, what you do in your downtime has a huge impact on your strength gains. Any single act won’t seem like a huge needle-mover for your results, but small daily habits really do…
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Does Protein Powder Cause Acne?
Getting to the gym and consistently crushing your workouts makes you feel good and strong; that’s why you love it. In addition to training, keeping your protein intake high can help you build muscle, lose fat, and recover better. A protein shake is a convenient way to get what you need to fuel those gains, and whey protein…
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What Is Erythritol? Is This Zero-Calorie Sweetener Too Good to Be True?
On your muscle-building journey, you’ll likely grab a tub of protein powder to help you reach your protein intake goal. If you’re always on the hunt for the best protein powders, you probably read the ingredients before deciding. Somewhere in the ingredients, you’ll find artificial sweeteners. Erythritol, a sugar alcohol, is common in protein powders. With plenty of…
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How to Do the Nordic Curl to Power Up Your Hamstrings Without Weights
The Nordic curl is not for the faint of heart… or hamstrings. Don’t be misled by the fact that this move is “merely” a bodyweight exercise. Once you truly dive into this move, thoughts of adding weight will likely leave your mind. Instead, you’ll have to focus on one rep at a time — that’s how much focus,…
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Thousands of Gym Rats Crashed a Website Trying to Buy This 20-Pound Coffee Mug
“Erick, If I were part of Eleiko’s board, I would vote to fire you,” begins one of over 700 comments on an apologetic Instagram post by Erik Blomberg, the Chief Executive Officer of Eleiko Sport. One would forgive the commenter for spelling Mr. Blomberg’s name incorrectly. They were, presumably, flush with rage. Sweden-based Eleiko has produced high-end weight-lifting…
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