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.
Flux Diets And Fat Loss (Ryan Humiston)
Very interesting approach.
Looking At : Jul 2 2023
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Changing Body Composition Through Diet and Exercise’ (by Michael Ormsbee for The Great Courses)
Changing Body Composition Through Diet and Exercise is a great overview of the basics (on both the nutrition and exercise fronts). If you’re just beginning your fitness journey (or about to), this is an excellent place to start.
niostem (Wearable To Reverse Hair Loss)
niostem is a wearable designed to stop – and gradually reverse – hair loss. And although I’m not exactly the ‘right’ person to test this out, I’m keen to hear from anyone who’s given it a run.
How To Use A Food Scale – Macro Counting (Kristi Eramo O’Connell)
This is a wonderful demonstration of the basic ‘weighing and tracking your food‘ process. Great way to see precisely how much of everything you’re eating.
Looking At : Jun 25 2023
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease–and How to Fight It’ (by Benjamin Bikman PhD)
Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease–and How to Fight It is an extremely thorough look at insulin resistance, and the various roles it plays in chronic diseases. Dive in.
Phill (AI-Powered Massage Robot)
Phill is an AI-powered massage robot that greatly simplifies a particular aspect of your recovery work. Although the massage itself is currently pretty basic, the fact that it’s frequent and convenient may outweigh that.
How Much Protein You Really Need (According to Science) (Institute of Human Anatomy)
If you're ready to do a little dietary fine-tuning, start here. Nice and thorough.
Looking At : Jun 18 2023
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