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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Looking At : Apr 9 2023
This Week On Straight To The Bar…
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket (by Benjamin Lorr)
The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket is a fascinating look at the origins of current supermarket chains in the US.
Dive in.
HealingFit (Bone-Conduction Headphones)
The HealingFit is a pair of bone-conduction headphones, which use a combination of TES with sound therapy to create feelings of calm, of focus and to improve sleep quality.
What Basil Seeds Do to Your Metabolism (Ali Spagnola’s Fitness Outrageous)
Very interesting – especially for those of us always fine-tuning their diet.
Looking At : Apr 2 2023
This Week On Straight To The Bar…
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : Mud, Rocks, Blazes – Letting Go on the Applachian Trail (by Heather Anish Anderson)
A while ago we looked at the act of walking the Appalachian Trail. This time, well, we’re moving a little faster.
Trihear Convo (Hearing Amplifier)
The Trihear Convo is a hearing amplifier with inbuilt noise reduction. And as it automatically pairs with the microphone, it’s firmly in the ‘no technical knowledge required‘ camp.
Fit People VS Crazy Hang Challenge at Muscle Beach (Magnus Midtbø)
Never tried this, will now. Very interesting challenge.
Looking At : Mar 26 2023
This Week On Straight To The Bar…
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : Wild Rescues: A Paramedic’s Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton (by Kevin Grange)
Last week we looked at one aspect of climbing – focusing largely on Yosemite’s ‘El Capitan’. This one – ‘Wild Rescues: A Paramedic’s Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton’ – is a wonderful look at things from the other side of the fence – a paramedic’s look at the types of medical rescues possible (and sadly, necessary) in such a remote environment.
Wonderful.