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.
Looking At : Nov 1 2026
This Week On Straight To The Bar…
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : Protocols : Simple, essential tools to transform your health (By Andrew Huberman)
Andrew Huberman’s ‘Protocols : Simple, essential tools to transform your health‘. Insightful & thorough.
Wonderful.
At What Age Can Humans No Longer Sprint? (Forever Fast)
Over to Jonny.
ISO-BAR (Isometric Barbell)
This is the third generation of the ISO-BAR (formerly ISOFLEX) – an isometric barbell with a screen, so you can keep track of things.
Looking At : Oct 25 2026
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T-Pulse (Pulse Massager)
The T-Pulse is a pulse massage device with a dose of heat thrown in.
Looking At : Oct 18 2026
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : The Sleeping World: Soaking in Hot Springs with a Snow Monkey (Written by Liz Mak, read by Cynthia Kimola)
A friend of mine just got back from a trip (you can probably guess where) and mentioned this one : ‘The Sleeping World: Soaking in Hot Springs with a Snow Monkey‘. And if you’re keen for a spot of post-workout recovery (of the eyes-closed variety), give this one a shot.
Nice and relaxing.
360 Pro Swing (AI Golf Coach)
I’d love to see something similar for use in the gym (a virtual form guide & training partner).
As it is, the 360 Pro Swing is very much focused on golf – combining data from various devices to work out what your swing ‘should’ look like. Interesting idea.
How to Do Zercher Squats: Form, Benefits and Why You Should Try Them (Judd Lienhard)
Great information.
