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 : ‘Looks Like We’re Running: An Amateur’s Companion to Becoming a Marathoner’ (by Dustin Riedesel)
Dustin Riedesel’s ‘Looks Like We’re Running: An Amateur’s Companion to Becoming a Marathoner’ is a wonderful guide to the basic process of running a marathon. As an amateur, that is.
Enjoy.
Bebird M10 Max (Ear Rod)
The Bebird M10 Max is a recent member in a product category I wasn’t entirely expecting, though it certainly makes sense. It’s really just a part of ‘Basic medical gadgets for home use’.
90 Days of Knees Over Toes (Goal Guys)
If you’ve ever considered Ben’s program, here’s an example of someone testing it out. Enjoy.
Looking At : Nov 26 2023
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Indian Superfoods : Change The Way You Eat’ (by Rujuta Diwekar)
Rujuta Diwekar’s ‘Indian Superfoods : Change The Way You Eat’ is an interesting look at several of the nutrient-rich foods common in India until recently, and the various properties of each. It also contains a great deal of information relating to the nutrition of ‘Superfoods’ from all over the globe.
Dive in.
CLOMP (Running Analytics Device)
The CLOMP is a running-focused analytics device, measuring the amount of oxygen your muscles require at any one time.
A smartphone/watch app feeds the information to you, as you train.
Meta Just Achieved Mind-Reading Using AI (ColdFusion)
Very powerful indeed – with both incredible and rather negative potential uses.
Looking At : Nov 19 2023
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Robot Doctor : Our Future of Al-Driven Omnipresent Robotic Healthcare’ (by Clark Rosenberry, MD)
Clark Rosenberry’s ‘Robot Doctor : Our Future of Al-Driven Omnipresent Robotic Healthcare’ is a fascinating look at a potential short-term future usage of robotics and AI in healthcare. Definitely my kind of thing – it’s always wonderful to see/hear about someone’s vision of the future, especially in the medical arena.
DTECTIO (ECG Monitor)
The DTECTIO is a watch + smartphone-based ECG Monitor which converts the watch’s signals into a realtime electrocardiogram on the ‘phone.
A cloud service adds a little contextual information.