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latest articles

Welcome. Here you’ll find everything that grunts, groans and ticks in the world of strength training. To give you an idea, here are the most recent articles on the site :

• Why Conditioning is King
• Five Exercises To Build Grip Strength for Jiu Jitsu
• Blast from the Past : The Forgotten Lifts III
• 10 Questions With Greg Everett
• Gym Marketing Lessons From Your Favorite Sex Shop
• Giving it Away II
• Three Technique Corrections for Tearing Your First Deck of Cards

If you enjoyed these, check out the complete 'Best Of Straight to the Bar' list. There's some fantastic reading there.

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the team

There are several great writers here, looking at the world of strength training from a number of angles. The regulars :

• Scott Bird (@scottbird)
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In addition, articles are submitted from across the globe. Got a piece you'd like to share? Let us know.

training at work

There's always a way to train while you're at work. (Josh Hanagarne)

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elsewhere

This is a fantastic book. If you've ever considered learning this incredible strength feat, the Card Tearing eBook (review) is the perfect place to start. Love it.

In addition to the articles on this site are a number I've written elsewhere. Including :

• Paleo Diet : Increased Mental Clarity
• The Art of Working Out Alone
• Modifying Exercises to Suit the Equipment You Already Have
• Rock the Kitchen: Plan for Diet Success
• 10 Challenging Bodyweight Exercises
• Buying Your First Kettlebell
• Get Motivated: Inspiring Transformations

learning from

new here? try these.

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.

• Straight to the Grip Contest (part II, III, IV, V and VI)
• Bare-Handed Nail Driving Basics
• Biphasic Sleep : 30 Day Summary
• 29 Things to do with a barbell in the corner
• Training for the Transverse Abdominis: Belt It In
• Leverage Lifts: Reverse Engineering Turned to a Breakthrough in Power
• The Heavy Bag (Gimp)

If you enjoyed these, check out the complete 'Best Of Straight to the Bar' list. There's some fantastic reading there.

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I get regular questions regarding the hosting of this site, my favourite stats package and so on, so here are a few details :

• Web hosting : pair Networks
• Email : AWeber
• eBooks : ClickBank
• Feeds : FeedBurner
• Computer : MacBook Pro

Pair is easily the fastest and most reliable host I've come across - perfect for a site like this. If you're setting up your own blog, forum or ezine; check them out. Brilliant.

What's this? Scott Bird's a writer, photographer and all-round fitness freak. If it involves people pushing themselves to the limit, it'll be on here. As the tagline says, this is the home of all things strength. Looking for more ways to connect? Try Digg, Twitter, StumbleUpon, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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