http://www.straighttothebar.com/ All things Strength. Copyright 2009 Fri, 22 May 2009 18:04:23 +1000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss straighttothebarTGIFhttp://feedburner.google.com <div class="articlepic" style="width:240px"><a href="http://www.straighttothebar.com/2009/05/derek_poundstone_2.html"><img alt="Derek Poundstone" title="Derek Poundstone" src="http://www.straighttothebar.com/images/posts/090519_derekpoundstone.jpg" width="240"" /></a><div class="articlepiccaption" style="width:240px">Derek Poundstone. <a href="http://www.ironmind.com/ironcms/morenewsv6.php?id=2999#2999">Photo by Randall J. Strossen</a>.</div></div>A great week here on <a href="http://www.straighttothebar.com/">Straight to the Bar</a>. The highlights :<br clear="both" /><ul> <li><strong>Articles</strong> : Alfred shared some <a href="http://www.straighttothebar.com/2009/05/an_introduction_to_blobs.html">basic info on training with blobs</a>, <a href="http://www.straighttothebar.com/2009/05/todays_twitterchat_on_pinch_gr.html">Bill fielded questions on Pinch Grip work</a> and I delved into the more unusual members of the <a href="http://www.straighttothebar.com/2009/05/blast_from_the_past_kettlebell_1.html">kettlebell exercise archives</a>. Good fun.</li> <li><strong>Videos</strong> : Josh enjoyed some <a href="http://www.straighttothebar.com/2009/05/deep_dish_hubbing.html">deep dish hubbing</a>, Adam showed us some <a href="http://www.straighttothebar.com/2009/05/grip_and_tendon_work.html">seriously heavy rack pulls</a> and <a href="http://www.straighttothebar.com/2009/05/damien_walters_showreel_2009.html">Damien gave us a taste</a> of his latest moves. Brilliant.</li> <li><strong>Elsewhere</strong> : Pat Hodgson put his <a href="http://www.straighttothebar.com/equipment/diy/"><span class="caps">DIY</span> Equipment</a> skills to use with a <a href="http://www.straighttothebar.com/2009/05/roman_chair_squat_device.html">fantastic stand for Roman Chair/Sissy Squats</a> (<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ca83543d72f3df0e67cd7f7bd65f7eefe04e75f6e8ebb871">plans</a>), Josh continues the superb <a href="http://www.straighttothebar.com/2009/05/josh_hanagarne_and_adam_glass.html">Adam Glass interview</a> over at <a href="http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/">World&#8217;s Strongest Librarian</a> and trainer <a href="http://www.straighttothebar.com/2009/05/cjs_fitness.html">CJ Swaby</a> keeps a close eye on the world of strength and conditioning. Nice one.</li> <li><strong>Ideas</strong> : clapping push-ups not happening anytime soon? <a href="http://www.straighttothebar.com/2009/05/assisted_clapping_pushups.html">Grab the bands</a>. How about some <a href="http://www.straighttothebar.com/2009/05/core_training_chop_circuit.html">core work with a car tyre</a>, or a spot of <a href="http://www.straighttothebar.com/2009/05/heavy_dumbbell_sliding.html">heavy dumbbell sliding</a>. Excellent.</li> </ul> <strong>Bonus - Dip Walking across Bridge</strong> <p>If you seen potential exercises everywhere you look, you&#8217;ll love this. A few <a href="http://www.straighttothebar.com/2008/09/hopper_dips.html">Hopper Dips</a>. Good stuff.</p> <p><object width="535" height="447"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kwWUVnpeM34&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kwWUVnpeM34&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="535" height="447"></embed></object></p><strong>NB</strong>: If you’re suffering from <a href="http://straighttothebar.com/">Straight to the Bar</a> information overload, consider switching to the <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/straighttothebarTGIF">TGIF feed</a>. Just the best posts, every Friday.<br /> <A href="http://www.dragondoor.com/maximum_muscle_minimum_fat.html?kbid=3733&img=maxmuscle_bnr.gif"> <img src="http://www.dragondoor.com/images/maxmuscle_bnr.gif" border=0></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/straighttothebarTGIF/~4/UGNXdespBYg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/straighttothebarTGIF/~3/UGNXdespBYg/tgif_weekly_roundup_we_fri_22_3.html http://www.straighttothebar.com/2009/05/tgif_weekly_roundup_we_fri_22_3.html TGIF Fri, 22 May 2009 18:04:23 +1000 http://www.straighttothebar.com/2009/05/tgif_weekly_roundup_we_fri_22_3.html