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.
HooKee (Fitness Device)
The HooKee is a rather unusual fitness device, covering a pretty wide range of exercises. Although as it only goes up to 100lb, it’s definitely in the ‘travel workout’ camp. Or a spot of high-rep work.
10 Most Creative And Unique Grip Tools (Anton Fomenko)
Now this is a wonderful collection.
Looking At : Mar 19 2023
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite’s Most Iconic Climb (by Hans Florine, Jayme Moye)
Following a recent conversation I found myself loading up on climbing books. First on the list – Hans Florine’s wonderful ‘On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite’s Most Iconic Climb’ looking at his fascination with climbing Yosemite’s ‘El Capitan’.
Dive in.
Sparkle Tornado (Wearable Air-Conditioner)
The Sparkle Tornado is a wearable air-conditioner, in the form of a waist-belt-fan.
How To ACTUALLY Build Fast Twitch Muscle (Garage Strength)
Last week we noted their importance for longevity, and here’s a wonderful look at exactly how to go about building them.
Looking At : Mar 12 2023
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : Gnar Country : Growing Old, Staying Rad (by Steven Kotler)
This is fantastic (especially for those of us in the ‘over 50‘ camp). ‘Gnar Country : Growing Old, Staying Rad’ is a first-hand look at physical skill acquisition as we age – what to expect and how to maximise things.
Love it.
Otocarti (Cartilage Conduction Earphone)
The Otocarti is a range of cartilage conduction earphones – for casual, active or enhanced use. Different form factors, same basic idea (which the video below outlines).
How to Save Your Muscles From Aging (Institute of Human Anatomy)
Wonderful (the information discussed, not the deterioration).