If you are ever tempted to buy some exercise equipment from Body
By Jake, stop. Wait ten minutes, take half of the money you would spend and let
me show you something better.
Sandbag strength and exercise training is a
little known secret. This is old school so not many fitness "experts" are
up-to-date on sandbags let alone the general public. Let's take the concept of
sandbags and strength training and break it down.
What is a sandbag? A sandbag is a canvas
bag (I use my old army duffel bag) with sand and used for a variety of lifting
exercises. Bag weight can vary from a few pounds to more than 100 to 200 pounds.
The sandbag exercises require strength,
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creativity to figure out the best way to lift the sometimes lop-sided weight.
Most sandbags are composed of many smaller bags of sand inside the large bag,
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adjustments and less mess. You can do loads & loads of exercises with a
sandbag, and remember the exercises can be the same as regular dumbbell
exercises and they can be totally unique to sandbag strength training.
Who uses sandbag training? Alot of athletes and alot of regular Joes
like me & you. Those who are looking to mix things up a bit and push their
body beyond what a typical dumbbell can do. You don't have alot of time-no
problem. Sandbag training hits it all.
Why should I know about sandbag
strength training? You need to change your workout routine every 4-6 weeks, give
or take a week. If you continue to do the same workout your body gets used to
that and stops producing results. Sandbag training helps with functional
strength. Functional strength is loosely defined as an exercise that mimics a
specific task. So if you want to become a better golfer you focus on exercises
that mimic a golf swing Sandbag strength training is your answer!
What
type of exercises can I do with sandbag training? Any type of exercises you do
normally with barbells/dumbbells or your own bodyweight. Sandbags can be used
for almost every exercise imaginable, including carries, rows, squats,
rotations, lunges, and military presses. Also you can do combos using other
movements such as Turkish get-ups, shouldering into squatting, burpees into
snatches, clean, squat and press, and thrusters. But wait there's more,
mac cosmetic sale! Combine walking
with movements,. This way you can work on conditioning, static strength,
strength/power,
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watches, all simultaneously. Try walking with a sandbag and every ten steps
perform three to five reps of an exercise. Walk and squat, walk and bent-over
row, walk and shouldering, walk and then clean and press. This is harder than
you think, but oh so beneficial.
For functional strength, weight loss,
cardio workout, heck for any type of fitness level you are trying to achieve,
sandbag training and exercise is for you.