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.
Looking At : Jan 30 2022
This week on Straight to the Bar…
Fitness Reading For The Week : Born to Run Barefoot (by Chas Gillespie)
Born to Run Barefoot takes an interesting look at both the claims and science surrounding the barefoot (or minimalist) running movement. And although it was written a while back, these aspects have barely changed in the interim.
ONYX (Connected, In-Home Pilates Reformer)
Although I don’t include Pilates in my own workouts, I’m intrigued by this combination.
The ONYX is a pilates reformer for home use, complete with a connected component. Videos of various instructors, various workouts.
How to Train for the ‘Centenarian Olympics’ (Peter Attia MD)
A very interesting way of looking at things.
Looking At : Jan 23 2022
This week on Straight to the Bar…
Fitness Reading For The Week : The Big Questions of Neuroscience (by Susana Herculano-Houzel)
The Big Questions of NeuroscienceIt'll come as no surprise that we discuss a lot of fitness-related books; on this site as well as the various networks noted in the sidebar. This course is definitely my kind of thing. The Big Questions of Neuroscience looks at the...
SWEMAX (Sweat Analysis)
The SWEMAX is a sweat analysis tool for your workouts – telling you how much to drink, the salts to replace and the intensity of each exercise. Paired with the usual information gleaned from your training, this is certainly wonderful data to have.
How to Set Up For The Squat (megsquats)
A great look at the ‘setting up‘ side of squatting.
Looking At : Jan 16 2022
This week on Straight to the Bar…
Fitness Reading For The Week : Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don’t Have To (by David A. Sinclair, Matthew D. LaPlante)
Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don’t Have To looks at the incredible field of longevity, from the ‘increasing healthy years’ side of things. Particularly in the short term.
NB : Although we first mentioned this one a couple of years ago, it really hasn’t aged at all since then. It’s a wonderful read.