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.
Looking At : Nov 12 2023
This Week On Straight To The Bar…
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Forever Strong : A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well’ (by Dr Gabrielle Lyon)
Dr Gabrielle Lyon’s ‘Forever Strong : A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well’ is a wonderful look at the importance of muscle mass for both health and longevity.
Enjoy.
ROCKER 2.0 (Back Massage Device)
Remember the Trigger Point Rocker we saw a while ago? The ROCKER 2.0 is the second generation of the device, with more than a little fine-tuning.
Why Isn’t Calisthenics MORE Popular? (Daniel Vadnal (FitnessFAQs) and Alan Thrall (Untamed Strength))
Interesting.
Incidentally, I highly recommend the full podcast with Alan (about 1h07m) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d2AYn-gzDI&list=PLqR2dIOB95D-pWcwdFJIvhv5QuwDxtlY6&index=4
Looking At : Nov 5 2023
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Intelligent Fitness: The Smart Way to Reboot Your Body and Get in Shape’ (by Simon Waterson)
It’s always great to hear another person’s approach to training. This week (following a conversation over the weekend) it’s Simon Waterson’s ‘Intelligent Fitness: The Smart Way to Reboot Your Body and Get in Shape’ – an interesting way of tackling things.
Dive in.
LIGHTNING F35 (Folding Power Rack)
Interesting idea.
The LIGHTNING F35 is a small, foldable power rack with the usual array of features. Ideal for the garage home gym, when the garage is still used to house the car.
I Trained Only Prison Workouts for 10 Days (pigmie / Lucas B.)
No equipment, small space.
Looking At : Oct 29 2023
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Boot Camp For Emotion’ (by Derren Brown)
This is a wonderful series.
A while back we checked out Derren Brown’s ‘Boot Camp for Life’, an incredibly thorough and insightful look at the ways in which we’re wired. This time it leans a little further into the mental health side of things – Derren Brown’s ‘Boot Camp For Emotion’.
Dive in.