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.
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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.
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Super Agers’ (by Eric Topol)
Eric Topol’s ‘Super Agers‘takes a wonderful look at the ‘fixing what’s broken‘ aspect of longevity – and of healthspan specifically.
Enjoy.
Infinix AI BUDS (Smart Earbuds)
The Infinix AI BUDS are smart earbuds with both hearing-aid & realtime translation functionality. Intriguing pairing.
You Can Fix Your DNA… Starting Now (Cleo Abram – @cleoabram
An extremely thorough exploration of this incredible area.
Enjoy.
Looking At : May 18 2025
This Week On Straight To The Bar…
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Deep Medicine : How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again’ (by Eric Topol)
Eric Topol’s ‘Deep Medicine : How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again‘. Although it’s several years old, the various concepts discussed are just as insightful and relevant as they must have been in 2019.
It’ll certainly be an interesting transition.
Therapeutic LED Bulb With Deep Red & Infrared (IR LED)
As infrared light is currently missing from the billions of LED bulbs in use today, the IR-CAP adds the functionality. Primarily for the health benefits – both short- and long-term.
Looking At : May 11 2025
This Week On Straight To The Bar…
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Embrace Discomfort : Lean Into Challenge to Improve Your Life’ (by Michael Easter)
Most of the books I read fall in to one of two camps – health & fitness or psychology. This one – Michael Easter’s ‘Embrace Discomfort : Lean Into Challenge to Improve Your Life‘ – combines the two, which is truly wonderful.
Enjoy.
Omni Health Ring (Smart Ring)
We’ve looked at a number of Smart Rings on this site, and the Omni Health Ring is certainly up there when it comes to functionality. It’s a wonderful combination.
10 Near-Impossible Exercises Only 0.1% Can Do – Are You One of Them? (Calisthenicmovement – @Calimove)
Up for a serious challenge?