Fitness Store Biography
Source(google.com.pk)The nice folks at Icelandic Glacial Water recently sent me a whole case of their product to try out. While I don't often review things on the blog here at Sandbag Fitness, I make an exception for products that I like and I'm happy to recommend to you guys.
Firstly, this is really nice water. I mean really nice. If you're used to drinking regular tap water (which is what I normally have) then you'll notice a difference straight away. This tastes very clean and pure.
After checking out their site in a little more detail I read a number of other cool things about this stuff, including:
It comes from the 5000 year old Ölfus Spring in Iceland.
The area in which it comes from is protected and there are no buildings or farming within the 128,000 acre region.
The water is bottled in a clean room environment, so it isn't exposed to the air until you take the cap off.
It's a Carbon-Neutral product.
Besides, drinking water from Iceland makes me feel like a Viking...and that's no bad thing.
If you see this in your local store then I can highly recommend trying it. You can find out more about the product by clicking here.
Todays Workout - No Easy Way Out
Complete 100 Sandbag Ground-to-Overheads.
Each time you drop the sandbag (you can rest while holding it) there's a 20 Press Up penalty.
Complete the workout as fast as you can and record your time.
Train hard!
Todays Workout - Run To The Hills (yes, that's an Iron Maiden reference)
Run 400m (hill optional),
20 Sandbag Cleans,
20 Sandbag Push Presses.
Complete 3 rounds as fast as you can.
Record your time.
Train hard!
Todays Workout - Short and Sweet
30-20-10 of Sandbag Thrusters and Pull Ups.
Record your time.
Train hard!
Todays Workout - Wheely Good
100 Skips,
10 Sandbag Cleans,
10 Sandbag Thrusters,
5 Ab-Wheel Rollouts.
Not sure what an Ab-Wheel is? Click here to check out a post on how to make your own by Ross Enamait. I'll add my own images soon.
Complete 5 rounds as fast as possible.
Record your time.
Train hard!
Todays Workout - Walk The Mile
400m Sandbag Carry (hold it over the shoulders, or above the head if you want a serious challenge!),
20 Sandbag High Pulls,
20 Sandbag Overhead Press.
Complete 4 rounds as fast as possible.
Record your time.
Train hard!
New products on Amazon
You can now pick up the Sandbag Fitness Heavy Duty Workout Bag on Amazon click here (the bag I'm using above)
There's a black and white (and also cheaper) version of Sandbag Training For MMA & Combat Sports click here
There's also a massive sale on The Complete Guide To Sandbag Training for Kindle - it's currently 75%off! click here
Todays Workout - Pushing My Luck
10 Sandbag High Pulls,
10 Push Ups,
10 Sandbag Overhead Press,
10 Sandbag Floor Press,
10 Sandbag Back Squats.
Complete 5 rounds as fast as possible.
Record your time.
Train hard!
Lifting Sandbags for Manliness (and Womanliness)!
Recently I've been going through some of the articles stored in my 'Writing' folder on the computer and I found something I'd written for Art Of Manliness (www.artofmanliness.com) a year or so ago. They didn't want it (perhaps it was too manly for them) so I'm giving it to you guys instead!
The article is a little gimmicky (after all, isn't manliness subjective?) but I think you guys will enjoy it. For me, I don't like to really categorise anyone as being manly or womanly but I know that being fit and healthy makes me a nicer person and, or so I like to think, a better human being all round. So here goes!
Lifting Sandbags For Manliness
The last time I really stepped foot in a commercial gym facility was in 2009 - it was some awful place called ‘Celebrity Fitness’ (or something like that) and it was the kind of venue that you just wouldn’t ever see any celebrities in (except maybe D-listers and below). I was training hard and they told me off for lifting too much weight. Seriously. I was flabbergasted. To make things worse I was told by someone who would have looked more at home in a toothpaste commercial - he was basically white teeth and a ridiculous ‘fashion haircut’, all dressed up in a tracksuit.
It’s my opinion that there are 2 things that a person should never be interrupted during:
1. Sex.
2. Hard physical exercise (see also ‘1. Sex’)
I left the place feeling like a lion whose hunt has just been put on hold by an antelope who was complaining that the run was making him sweat and it was ruining his fur. It made me think just how far the commercial gym market had slipped. They had become horrible, overly sterile environments where the key focus was to wear the best clothes, strut around the place and generally act a little metro-sexual. Wasn’t that the reason to go to nightclubs?
At that point I pretty much decided that I was done with the commercial gym. At the time I was short on funds - I had just funded a 9 month adventure around the globe. I needed to get fit and, as my exercise of choice is weight training, I needed to find some inexpensive ‘weight’ to lift. As it turns out, sand is about as inexpensive as you can get. And, in many instances, you can also get it for free. So I headed down to the hardware store and purchased 250 lbs of sand for about $10. I started off with a simple set up - a big canvas bag stuffed full of smaller sandbags.
I’d follow similar workouts to those that I always had done - the only real difference being that I was lifting sand instead of traditional barbells or dumbbells. At first it wasn’t easy. Handling a sandbag is considerably harder than I expected but I persevered and started making improvements. After a few workouts I realised that it was seriously hard work and not just some poor excuse for a real workout.
I started to wonder how many other people were out there in a similar position to me - unable or unwilling to get to the gymnasium, or just simply time/financially poor individuals. A little more research and I found out that people had been training with sandbags for quite a long time.
I started this blog, Sandbag Fitness, to share my experiences with others. I just write about the workouts that I’ve done in my garage and people seem to enjoy following them - we now get a few thousand hits per month so there’s obviously plenty of people out there who are tired of the traditional gym environment.
How Will Lifting Sandbags Help With Manliness (or womanliness)?
You’re lifting something real - not some modern machine designed to optimize your exercise experience. That big bag of sand could just as easily be an elk you’ve just killed or a loved one that you’re rescuing from a burning building. It’s this reason that lots of athletes are now using sandbags as part of their training.
You can follow your sandbag training program anywhere. I use mine in the garage but you could just as easily train with yours: in a field/up a mountain/on a beach.
The sandbag is built for manly use. You can throw it, slam it and even start punching it in a fit of rage - it will generally stand up to the abuse. Try doing that with anything at your average gym and they’ll probably ask you to leave, and maybe even call the cops.
Sandbag training is tough and is used by the military, strongmen/women and elite athletes the world over to develop great strength and conditioning. It gets results quickly and with the minimum of investment - meaning that you can focus on the other important things in life. You don’t need to turn into that guy who is at the gym for 2-3 hours per day.
Is Sandbag Training the best thing since sliced bread? Read here
I’m Ready To Start!
Get yourself a sandbag - either construct one at home using a holdall, duffel bag or something similar (good guide here) or get a custom made sandbag like the Sandbag Fitness sandbag (click here) or the Brute Force Sandbag (click here for UK/Europe or click here for US)
Follow the workouts posted at Sandbag Fitness
Prepare yourself for new found levels of strength, conditioning and general bad-ass status
Astound friends, colleagues and family members by displaying your ability to throw around everyday objects with ease
How To Succeed With A Sandbag Strength & Conditioning Program
Just because you’ve traded your traditional dumbbells and barbell for a bag of sand it doesn’t mean that you should ignore the basics. Your training should focus on big, full body compound lifts like Deadlifts, Squats, Presses and Pulls. I also like to throw plenty of bodyweight conditioning in there for good measure.
The intensity of your program will generally yield better results than the volume. Focus your efforts on working hard with a sandbag weight that challenges you.
My Favorite Sandbag Exercises
Hold a sandbag at chest height in the crook of your arms (as pictured). Keeping your head and chest high, squat down until your hips are lower than your knees. Be sure to keep your spine and core braced and keep your feet flat. The Sandbag Zercher Squat will build powerful legs and a strong core.
Sandbag Windmill
Hold a sandbag overhead in one hand - either hold a handle or the fabric of the bag. Keeping the arm straight, push your hip out to the side to initiate the movement. Slowly reach down towards the ground and touch your opposite foot. The Sandbag Windmill is a great exercise for core strength and shoulder stability.
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