Here at Straight to the Bar it's been an extremely wet week (always a good thing in Sydney), so there's been plenty of indoor training going on. Between bouts, the following appeared :
- Articles : Darren and Pete explained the process of lifting an Atlas stone, Jedd continued his superb Straight to the Grip Contest series with a look at gripper specialisation and I noted the things to keep in mind when getting yourself a new Power Rack.
- Videos : Diet Blog pointed to the great BBC series The Truth About Food, Rightshape took at look at some of the Shawn Ray Classic's great armwrestling and Zach Ruffo dropped some more speedbag gold.
- DIY : Voting began for the winner or the DIY competition (although there really can't be any losers when there's gym gear being constructed), Tom Moe posted up a video demonstration of his superb 'off helper' and DOD Sports demonstrates a great alternative use for bands - Hartzell Ankle Tractioning.
- Sites : Just a few of the sites added to the feed reader this week - Lady Hardbody (aka 'Queen of the Burpee'), Fight in the Dog (a great look at women's lightweight rowing) and Lori Braun's AthleticTube. Video sharing the way it ought to be.
- Bonus : Via The Final Sprint : Got an old pair of shoes lying around? Consider donating them to the Shoe4Africa Foundation, a non-profit organisation focused on improving health and self-esteem in East Africa.