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Results tagged “hand strength”

Checking Out : The Mighty Arm Trainer

Scott Andrew Birdposted by Scott Andrew Bird
Filed in : Equipment
All Tags : armwrestling, Grip Work, hand strength, newsletter

Very interesting tool.


GripWalking

Dan Hardiskyposted by Dan Hardisky
Filed in : DIY
All Tags : blob, conditioning, counting calories, dumbbell, Farmers Walk, Grip Work, hand strength, massage, recovery, rings, Social Media (Twitter Google+ and Facebook), strength endurance, strongman, walking, water, water consumption

A great way to get a little grip work.


Hammering Strength into the Wrists Part II

Jedd 'Napalm' Johnsonposted by Jedd 'Napalm' Johnson
Filed in : highlighted
All Tags : balance, forearm, Goals & Goal Setting, Grip Work, hand strength, heart, HIT, injury prevention, levering, newsletter, pain, rugby, sledgehammer training, sport, wrist strength

More great ways to pump some serious strength into the wrists.


Making Your Own Gym Equipment : DIY Grip Tools

Scott Andrew Birdposted by Scott Andrew Bird
Filed in : DIY
All Tags : clubs & maces, DIY, dumbbell, exercise ball, Fitness devices (Wearables, Hearables), Grip Work, hand strength, Hearables), leverage, lunge, plate, stability ball (aka 'exercise ball', 'fitness ball'), water, water consumption

There's nothing quite like building your own.


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The Gymchats with Josh Hewett. Talking strength, every week.

If you love talking about training, make sure you check out the Gymchats. There's a full list of previous shows here.

To give you an idea of what they're like, here's an example :

Gymchat 277 - Barefoot Running - Believe the Hype! (Steven Sashen)


Fantastic discussion.

NB : if you'd like to be interviewed on an upcoming show (or know someone who should be), drop us a line. It's great to find out how other people train. And if you'd like to add your comments and suggestions on the Gymchats in general, we'd love to hear them. Cheers.

what we're saying

NB : As well as leaving a comment or two beneath the articles themselves, you might like to swing by the Daily 'Paper' for a somewhat more frequent dose of training goodness.

ready to get in shape?

Josh Hewett
'Do It With Hewett.'

A dose of Online Personal Training is ideal. Your place, their experience.

As you'd expect, I work with a number of Fitness Professionals myself - including the wonderful Josh Hewett. If you're about to begin your own strength-training journey, swing by his site at :

top-form-fitness.com/online-coaching

Highly recommended. If you're looking to get serious about 'getting in shape', book some time with Josh. Fantastic guy.

setting up a home gym?

If you're getting ready to put together a solid Home Gym (fantastic thing), here's how.

And for more, swing by the full guide. Absolutely free.

images of strength

Strong.

Want to see (and learn) more Feats of Strength like this? Dive in.

reading : Ferocious Fitness (Phil Ross, Marty Gallagher)

Ferocious Fitness
Ferocious Fitness.

Remember this? Great book. Ferocious Fitness : A Fighter's Proven Action Plan to Develop Blazing Power, Animalistic Strength and Killer Conditioning is a distillation of Phil Ross' training wisdom, in the form of a superbly comprehensive book. We took a look at the digital version recently, and you'll be pleased to know that the paperback version is now available. Definitely worthy of a place on the fitness shelf. Phil Ross' Ferocious Fitness.


community

talking about If you tweet a lot about fitness and would love to be on this list, let me know.


love your grip work?

The Grip Authority

Check out The Grip Authority. Fantastic site.


daily newsletter

The SttB Daily

For some people, this site's weekly newsletter (The Strength & Fitness Weekly - part of the Strength Kit) isn't quite frequent enough. For those I produce a daily version, which you can grab here. Absolutely free.


in the wild

It’s always great to see how other people train.

Strong.

If you’d like to send in a photo of yourself in action (wearing one of the Straight to the Bar Shirts of course - info here), just upload it somewhere and send us a link. Cheers.

the future of fitness

Batou (Ghost in the Shell)

Over the years we’ve looked at the fitness industry from a number of angles - discussing the history, present approaches and potential future trends involved. Fascinating areas.

When it comes to the last part - discussing potential future trends - things get a little, well, unusual. If it’s an interest you share, or you just want to find out the types of things we think are likely, check out the posts tagged ‘Futurism’. And of course, Gymchat 224 (Roundtable) - The Future of Fitness. Superb discussion.

air pollution & health

'Leave it in the Ground' newsletter

We discuss air pollution quite a bit on this site - particularly the various health impacts involved. If you'd like to dive in a little deeper, I invite you to check out the following :

  • The 'Electric Cars' list on Twitter
  • The 'Leave it in the Ground' newsletter
  • The daily 'EVs in Australia' 'paper'

and of course :

  • The Straight to the Bar Daily

Cheers.

checking out

Ageless - The New Science Of Getting Older Without Getting Old (Andrew Steele)

Looks great.

Ageless - Andrew Steele
Ageless - Andrew Steele.
We briefly looked at Andrew Steele's work yesterday in the form of the article 'Do We Have To Age?'. As you'd expect, the book Ageless is a much more detailed exploration of those topics.

I'm about to dig into it myself, and will share a few thoughts shortly. In the meantime, you can check out the ebook/hardback/audiobook versions over here.

Looking forward to it.

Ageless.



And for the full list of the Books & DVDs we recommend, swing by the Recommended Books & DVDs page. To check out what we're reading at the moment (and to make suggestions), join us on Goodreads.

See you there.

Just Joined Us? Try These.

There are some incredible writers on the team here. To give you an idea, check these out :

  • DIY: How to Build an Olympic Weightlifting Platform
    Kat 'The Mighty Kat' Ricker
  • Building A Neck Of Steel
    Mike 'The Machine' Bruce
  • Straight to the Grip Contest
    Jedd 'Napalm' Johnson
  • A Little Yoke Work : 10 Exercises for a Bigger Neck
    Scott Andrew Bird
  • 29 Things to do with a Barbell in the Corner
    Jason Kirby
  • Get Mental! The Psychology of Strength
    Josh Hewett
  • Small Victories
    Josh Hanagarne

If you enjoyed these, check out the complete 'Best Of Straight to the Bar' list. Fantastic.

Converters and Calculators.

Before you start your fitness journey, it's important to measure a few things.

Here's how.

  • Work Out Your 1RM (1 Rep Max)
  • Estimate Your % Bodyfat
  • Calculate How Many Calories You Need

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