Straight to the Bar

All Things Strength

HELPING YOU GET STRONGER SINCE 2004

New Writers

New Writers

Straight to the Bar is growing. In order to keep everyone up to speed with the numerous happenings in the fascinating world of strength sports, several new writers will be joining the team. Whilst I’m sure many of you are already familiar with them, here’s...

Mike Amos

Mike Amos started training in high school but made the same mistake many college students make, thinking that since sports where behind him, so was training. After a seven year absence from the weightroom he decided it was time to return. This time not for wrestling...

Jason Kirby

Well I’m a Criminal Justice major on the 5 year plan, looking to sneak my way into the fitness field. I’ve taken an avid, slightly obsessive interest in exercise. This is not limited to just lifting weights, while that may be good for some people I like to...

Blaine Moore

I ran for 4 years at the Rochester Institute of Technology on the cross country and track & field teams, which were NCAA Division III programs. Now, I am a local runner here in Portland, Maine. I spent the two years with the Run to Win men’s team, and now...

Merry Christmas

Photo © 1997 Tapani Tarvainen. I’ll be offline for a couple of days – spending a bit of time with friends and family, as well as eating far too much and generally having a good time. I hope you find yourself in a similar situation. Merry Christmas,...

Site Updates : Round 2

Here’s a quick look at the second round of changes (first round here) to Straight to the Bar. Performance This site (and cousins on 99shadesofgrey.com) has been growing organically for several years now, and was starting to show signs of age. This had become...