Recent Articles
As you can see, we post a lot – on this site, in the newsletter, on Twitter and so on.
On this site in particular, the following made an appearance recently :
Looking At : Aug 11 2024
This Week On Straight To The Bar…
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘The Complete Book of Five Rings’ (by Miyamoto Musashi, translated by Kenji Tokitsu)
This is Kenji Tokitsu’s wonderful translation of the swordfighting classic by Miyamoto Musashi – commonly referred to simply as ‘The Book of Five Rings’.
Enjoy.
Lung Master (Breath Trainer)
The Lung Master is a simple way to train your breathing – for strength, and for the associated calming effect. The video shows it in action.
How To Mix Calisthenics & Weight Training – The Hybrid Approach (Abnormal Beings)
I was asked today about mixing calisthenics & weight training, and this is the video I pointed to (my own training follows a similar approach).
Looking At : Aug 4 2024
This Week On Straight To The Bar…
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Functional Training and Beyond: Building the Ultimate Superfunctional Body and Mind’ (by Adam Sinicki)
If you’ve ever seen any of ‘The Bioneer’ videos on Youtube, you’ll be well aware of Adam Sinicki’s ‘a little bit of everything’ approach. His book ‘Functional Training and Beyond: Building the Ultimate Superfunctional Body and Mind’ explores this approach in great depth, detailing the how and why of various approaches to training.
A wonderful read.
Snorles (Anti-Snoring Tongue Trainer)
The Snorles is a muscle trainer for your mouth, for daytime use. About 20min a day for a month or so.
Calisthenics & Powerlifting – Any Carryover? (Larry Wheels & Chris Heria)
Does calisthenics work carry over to powerlifting? Larry Wheels & Chris Heria find out.
Looking At : Jul 28 2024
This Week On Straight To The Bar…
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘What I Talk About When I Talk About Running’ (by Haruki Murakami)
Although it’s several years old now, I just stumbled across a copy of Haruki Murakami’s timeless classic : ‘What I Talk About When I Talk About Running’.
Wonderful.
NB : you might also like to check out some of our favourites. Enjoy.
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