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About Straight to the Bar
Straight to the Bar is the online home of fitness enthusiast Scott Bird. The name of the site comes from a love of weight training (leaning more toward Powerlifting than either Olympic Weightlifting or Bodybuilding) as well as a short-lived - though certainly passionate - obsession with alcohol. The two don't necessarily go together, and fortunately the weight training won out.
In addition to the site containing a great deal of information on the physical accomplishments of others, it has reviews of hundreds of articles, books, podcasts and videos - in fact anything which might just help you in your own fitness quest. Make yourself at home.
About Scott Bird
Scott is a writer, photographer and a guy who just loves this stuff. He's been at home in front of a computer for more years than he cares to remember (OK, 25) and is now making amends for years of many mistakes noted in the recent De-constructing computer guy articles (part 2) on T-Nation.
Stalkers may wish to track his every move via Jaiku; everyone else is cordially invited to hop over to his online home. Enjoy.
About the Team
In recent months a number of other writers have joined the team here. This has helped to look closely at a number of areas, as you'll see.
The team is :
Scott Bird
Writer and Fitness enthusiast
Jedd 'Napalm' Johnson
Grip champion and Strongman
Adam T Glass
Bending freak and Strongman
Ryan Pitts
Strongman and grip freak.
Kat 'The Mighty Kat' Ricker
Bodybuilder and Writer
If you'd like to join them, or simply contribute an article now and then; let us know.
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tell us about it
Straight to the Bar is very much an interactive website. In addition to the articles here, there are a number of ways to share your passion with other lovers of the iron :
- Seen something cool? Send us a tweet
- Leave a comment on your favourite article
- Add to the Training Equipment Wiki
- Join the SttB Facebook group
- Vote for stories on Digg & StumbleUpon
- Add training and comp pics to the Flickr group
- Email us your questions and comments
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)
Writer and Fitness enthusiast - Jedd 'Napalm' Johnson (@jeddjohnson)
Grip champion and Strongman - 'Unbreakable' Adam T Glass (@adamtglass)
Bending freak and Strongman - Kat 'The Mighty Kat' Ricker
Bodybuilder and Writer 
Joe Hashey (@jhashey)
Athlete, Teacher and Trainer
Josh Hanagarne (@joshhanagarne)
Kettlebell and grip afficionado
Bill Long (@bill_long1)
SPC and grip fanatic
In addition, articles are submitted from across the globe. Got a piece you'd like to share? Let us know.
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 : First 2 Weeks
- Interviewed by Joe Hashey
- Strength, Nutrition and Conditioning on Twitter
- Modifying Exercise Routines to Suit the Equipment You Already Have
- Rock the Kitchen: Plan for Diet Success
- 10 Challenging Bodyweight Exercises
- The Art of Working Out Alone
- Buying Your First Kettlebell
- Get Motivated: Inspiring Transformations
Training Bull Strength style. Good stuff.
thanks to
The Gymboss is a superb interval timer. As Jim noted:
'20 seconds never felt so long, 10 seconds never so short, and four minutes never so painful.'
Love it.
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
- Stats : pMetrics
- Feeds : FeedBurner
- Computer :
MacBook Pro
- Email : AWeber
- Bus. Cards : VistaPrint
- Advertising : Chitika
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.
Want more? Here are links to several other products I use to keep Straight to the Bar running smoothly. All highly recommended.
what to get?
Ready to get into the best shape of your life?
Girlwith Noname and Straight to the Bar have teamed up to create the ultimate holiday fitness store. Filled with the various products we each use and recommend - as well as a few which have been rated highly by readers - it really is the perfect place to begin your fitness journey.
Guides
- Addressing Weaknesses in The Squat ( Rick Walker)
- Specific Training for the Transverse Abdominis: Belt It In ( Kat Ricker)
- A little yoke work : 10 exercises for a bigger neck ( Scott Bird)
- Starting your fitness journey : 10 things to consider ( Scott Bird)
- Nails : Converting Imperial to Metric ( Scott Bird)
- Bars, plates, hooks and collars ( Scott Bird)
- Biphasic Sleep : 30 Day Summary ( Scott Bird)
- »» more »»
Free eBooks
- Double Your Gains' 3-5 Strength Program
If you're just starting out, make sure you check this one out. Great info. - Straight to the Grip Contest
Jedd notes several grip training techniques, and what to expect at your first contest. - Strength: What Really Works
Josh shares a lifetime of strength-training knowledge in an incredibly powerful article. - How to paint a kettlebell
Perfect project for the weekend - painting your kettlebell. Here's how.
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