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 : ‘Broken Brains’ (by Ian Mitchell BSc DPhil)
Ian Mitchell’s ‘Broken Brains’ is a fascinating look at the human brain – how everything usually works, and what is happening when something goes wrong. Enjoy.
Overade LIFE (Safety-focussed Bicycle Helmet)
Overade LIFE is a bicycle helmet with a strong focus on safety. Front & rear lights, indicators and so on.
CONTROL Your Strength – You NEED to Train Your Slow Twitch Muscle Fibre (The Bioneer)
Slow down.
Looking At : Feb 25 2024
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘The Exquisite Machine: The New Science of the Heart’ (by Sian E. Harding)
Sian E. Harding’s ‘The Exquisite Machine: The New Science of the Heart’ is a wonderful exploration of this fascinating area. How everything works, why it all does what it does and how we’re taking advantage of various discoveries in other fields.
Love it.
Minimis Glass (AR Fitness Glasses)
Minimis Glass purports to be (I’ll be testing it soon) a pair of AR glasses with a clear focus on fitness. Think sunglasses with various metrics displayed as you run/cycle etc.
Perfect.
NO STONE UNTURNED EP1: Physio and Chiro (first ep of 12) (Mitchell Hooper)
This is the start of what promises to be a wonderful series (12 episodes) on recovery work.
Enjoy.
Looking At : Feb 18 2024
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Synthetic Biology: Life’s Extraordinary New Worlds’ (by Milton Muldrow Jr, PhD)
Milton Muldrow Jr’s ‘Synthetic Biology: Life’s Extraordinary New Worlds’ course is a fascinating dive into this area – explaining thoroughly how everything works, and what to expect over the years. Love it.
Alpha Pillow 3D (Hypoallergenic Pillow)
We’ve looked at several sleep devices over the years, and the Alpha Pillow 3D is certainly up there.