Straight to the Bar

All Things Strength

HELPING YOU GET STRONGER SINCE 2004

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.

The Benefits of High Rep Body weight Squats (My set of 525) (Kyle Boggeman (K Boges))

by Scott Bird | Jan 9, 2024 | exercises, Tips, video

A little on the time-consuming side, though there are some wonderful benefits.

Looking At : Jan 7 2024

by Scott Bird | Jan 7, 2024 | video, Weekly summary

This Week On Straight To The Bar…

Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘This Book May Save Your Life: Everyday Health Hacks to Worry Less and Live Better’ (by Dr Karan Rajan)

by Scott Bird | Jan 4, 2024 | Reading

Dr Karan Rajan’s ‘This Book May Save Your Life: Everyday Health Hacks to Worry Less and Live Better’ is a wonderful exploration of the human body – how everything works, and why it does what it does.

Dive in.

Kineon Move Plus Pro (LED & Laser Therapy Device)

by Scott Bird | Jan 3, 2024 | Strength Training Equipment, video

Remember the Knee Plus? It’s now known as the Kineon Move Plus Pro – a light therapy device for the rapid relief of pain; so you can get moving again. And yes, it’s designed with a regular gym-goer or athlete firmly in mind.