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 : Oct 15 2023
This Week On Straight To The Bar…
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Be Useful – Seven Tools for Life’ (by Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Be Useful – Seven Tools for Life‘ promises to be a detailed look at Arnold’s life, and the strategies used throughout.
QOOLA Pro (Wearable Air Conditioner)
We’ve looked at several wearable air conditioners over the years, and the QOOLA Pro is certainly a neat one. Nice and compact.
![I Tried Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint for 90 Days [Day 1-7] (Sierra Clark)](https://i0.wp.com/straighttothebar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TJy__xlnEeo.jpg?resize=480%2C360&ssl=1)
I Tried Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint for 90 Days [Day 1-7] (Sierra Clark)
Interesting journey. Ever tried it?
Looking At : Oct 8 2023
This Week On Straight To The Bar…
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Habits for Happiness at Work: 10 Steps for Living Your Happiest Work Life’ (by Dr Tim Sharp)
This week we’re diving back in to the world of mental health, with the podcast Habits for Happiness at Work: 10 Steps for Living Your Happiest Work Life‘. If you remember Dr Tim Sharp’s ‘Habits For Happiness’, this is one of the offshoots.
Wonderful.
GymPad W1 (Compact Water Rower)
We’ve looked at several water rowers over the years, and the GymPad W1 is certainly a neat one. Nice and compact.
How to Make Your Apple Watch as Accurate as Possible (Shervin Shares)
Great information.
Looking At : Oct 1 2023
This Week On Straight To The Bar…
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘QUARTERLY ESSAY 91 : Lifeboat – Disability, Humanity and the NDIS’ (by Micheline Lee)
‘QUARTERLY ESSAY 91 : Lifeboat – Disability, Humanity and the NDIS‘ is a great look at Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) – what it is, how it came to be and how things could be improved even further.
Dive in.