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.
Looking At : Apr 21 2024
This Week On Straight To The Bar…
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘The Inside Running Podcast’ (by Brady Threlfall, Julian Spence and Bradley Croker)
‘The Inside Running Podcast’ is a wonderful exploration of the running world – interviews, discussion of events, equipment and of training.
Enjoy.
Ring X (Smart Ring)
Yet another entrant to the Smart Ring space – the Ring X. Once again, a clear focus on the health-tracking side of things – with an emphasis on all-day blood pressure monitoring.
A dedicated smartphone app completes the picture.
Jennifer Doudna – The Exciting Future of Genome Editing (Eric Topol – @EricTopol
Wonderful conversation.
Looking At : Apr 14 2024
This Week On Straight To The Bar…
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Sleep Sound with Pallavi Sharda’ (by Audible Sleep)
We’ve noted several sleep-focused audiobooks & podcasts over the years, taking a variety of forms. Guided meditations, soothing sounds & so on.
‘Sleep Sound with Pallavi Sharda’ takes the form of a relaxing story; an Indian take on Sleeping Beauty. Nice and calming.
Cmate (Health Monitor)
The Cmate is a fairly comprehensive Health Monitor. A standalone device, paired with a smartphone app for exercise & nutrition suggestions.
How Many Days Before You Can Train a Muscle Again? (Flow High Performance
I was chatting to someone about this yesterday, and this is the video I pointed them to. Nice and thorough.
Looking At : Apr 7 2024
This Week On Straight To The Bar…
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Brain Energy : A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More’ (by Christopher M. Palmer MD)
This week we’re diving back in to the world of mental health, with Dr Christopher M. Palmer’s ‘Brain Energy’. A great exploration of this fascinating field, particularly as it relates to nutrition.