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.
And yes, it’s absolutely free.
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 : ‘Heart’ (by Dr Paddy Barrett)
Dr Paddy Barrett’s ‘Heart’ is a wonderful look at the various ways to reduce your cardiovascular-disease risk, at any age.
Dive in.
OHUP Gym Chair (All-in-One Home Gym Setup)
The OHUP Gym Chair is an all-in-one home gym setup in the form of a chair. Think small apartments, hospitals and rehab clinics.
Neuralink’s First Human Trial UPDATE! (Noland Arbaugh via Farzad Mesbahi – @ModdedQuad)
It’s fair to say that we’ve been keen to hear how this is faring.
Looking At : May 12 2024
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘End the Insomnia Struggle: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Get to Sleep and Stay Asleep ‘ (by Colleen Ehrnstrom PhD & Alisha L. Brosse PhD)
Colleen Ehrnstrom’s ‘End the Insomnia Struggle: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Get to Sleep and Stay Asleep’ is a great look at a CBT-I approach to ending insomnia at home, in your own time. Nice and thorough.
YHE BP Doctor FIT (Blood Pressure Smartwatch)
The YHE BP Doctor FIT is a smartwatch which monitors your heart rate, blood oxygen levels, sleep quality, and stress levels. Great combination.
How Did Pre-Steroid Bodybuilders Get So F***ing Jacked? (Alexander Bromley – @Based__Strength)
Some fascinating strength history.
Looking At : May 5 2024
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Neuroscience for Dummies’ (by Frank Amthor)
We’ve noted several brain-centric disorders over the years, as well as a number of books & podcasts which describe them in great detail.
If it’s an area of interest (it certainly is here, as you can doubtless tell), check out a book such as Frank Amthor’s ‘Neuroscience for Dummies’. Great overview.
Breth (Smart Breathwork Device)
The Breth is a smart breathwork device with haptic feedback, and an assortment of breathing modalities. A smartphone app completes the picture.