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.
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Iceland Annie : The Evolution of a CrossFit Games Legend’ (by Annie Thorisdottir)
Annie Thorisdottir’s ‘Iceland Annie : The Evolution of a CrossFit Games Legend‘ is somewhere between an autobiography and a book on mental toughness. Great combination.
Miruns (AI Earbuds)
The Miruns is a pair of earbuds which analyses your current movement and speaks to you accordingly. Think Personal Trainer, or training partner.
I Visited The Birthplace Of Judo (Sensei Seth)
Love this series.
Looking At : Jul 12 2026
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Build Muscle, Great Posture & Resilience to Injury’ (Andrew Huberman and Jeff Cavaliere)
Finally got time to dive in to this one – ‘Andrew Huberman and Jeff Cavaliere‘. Wonderful conversation.
E-Track (Smartphone App)
Interesting idea.
The E-Track is a biomechanics lab in the form of a smartphone app.
Jiu Jitsu in Japan is TERRIFYING (Sensei Seth)
Over to Seth.
Looking At : Jul 5 2026
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘The Meaning of it All’ (by Richard Feynman)
This is a wonderful ‘series of lectures Feynman did‘ on the thinking behind ‘citizen science’ – of any description.
Enjoy.
Muscle Mountain Minimalist Gym Rings (Partial Gym Rings For Travel)
The Muscle Mountain Minimalist Gym Rings are partial rings for use when travelling.


