by Scott Bird | Jan 28, 2011 | Articles
Yes, I love the deadlift. This site – Straight to the Bar – has been around for an incredible 7 years (the first post was on Jan 17th, 2004), and to say I’m grateful is a gross understatement. Thank you. There have been some superb articles in that...
by Robert Lucarelli | Jan 7, 2011 | How They Got Started
Robert Lucarelli. I started training for full contact sports when I was in Jr. High School, and Wrestling was the first sport I trained for. The exercises I did specifically worked the muscles I would be using in wrestling matches. I would train the back/neck by...
by Al Kavadlo | Dec 20, 2010 | exercises, Favourites, video
Al demonstrating the Pistol Squat. The first time I ever tried to do a pistol squat, I remember thinking it seemed impossible – my leg quivered, my abs hurt, even the other leg hurt just trying to keep it in the air! There were a lot of reasons why I...
by Yael Grauer (Yael Writes) | Sep 27, 2010 | Articles, Favourites
Josh Henkin. It was a sunny day in Phoenix, and I was lucky enough to spend the morning working out with Josh Henkin. Best known for implementing sandbags and sandpacks into training, Henkin has always been quick to tell me that he’s not married to any one...
by Scott Latella | Sep 21, 2010 | Articles, Favourites
Scott Latella. So you want to beat your buddy armwrestling but all he ever does is smash your arm thru the kitchen table. Well I’m here to help. I’ve been a professional armwrestler for 20 years now, but it didn’t start out all trophies and gold...
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