Straight to the Bar

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Welcome to Straight to the Bar

If you’ve just joined us, welcome. Here you’ll find everything that grunts, groans and ticks in the world of strength training. In short, this site is the home of all things strength.

 

Incidentally, this site’s been helping people become fitter, healthier and stronger since January 2004. If you’ve just joined us, I highly recommend subscribing to the weekly Strength & Fitness Newsletter (part of the Strength Kit), which contains details of new posts on the site, freshly-minted video demonstrations & tutorials, details of upcoming Gymchats and a whole lot more.

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To help get you started, here are a few of our most recent posts. And if you want to dive in to a particular area. check out the ‘Start Here‘ page above. Enjoy.

Using BJJ To Get Strong Toned Body

by | Aug 4, 2025 | ,

People do a lot of different things to get in shape and have a strong body. One of the most efficient ways to do that is joining a BJJ gym or other martial arts for that purpose. Apart from the physical health and better looking body, martial arts also helps teach...

Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers : The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping’ (by Robert Sapolsky)

Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers : The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping’ (by Robert Sapolsky)

by | Jul 31, 2025 |

A friend of mine mentioned this one recently – Robert Sapolsky’s ‘Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers : The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping‘. Although it’s a few years old now (this particular one’s the 2012 iteration), it’s a fascinating exploration of the body’s many responses during the different types of stress.

Enjoy.