Duffle Bag Training is a program by Ian Edgar that blends workouts, exercises, and flexibility all-in-one. This unconventional program is designed to improve functional strength, fat loss, and conditioning. The complete manual includes 160 pages with fully illustrated photos, insider tips, complete instruction, and follow-along high intensity workout programs.
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Wait, what, you don’t need an unobtanium-lined duffel with titanium cobra buckles?
the dufflebag/sandbag is fine, but, you still need to get under a barbell, and you still need to throw that ruck on once in awhile.
Excerpts from these books would be nice.
FYI, rubber mulch is a pretty useful filling compared with the usuals — chiefly sand; though also gravel, wood chips, etc. — partly because you don’t need the individual 7 mil ziplock/merchandise bags to curtail tears/ leakage from the seams, as you would with sand (or gravel, etc. as they degrade/get pulverized).
I’ve also found that refilled leather/synthetic heavy bags are durable (plus, they also wedge nicely inside tires, allowing you to increase flipping-tire weight). Dyneema/composite bags are also a exceptionally durable, filler-bag-free option (especially re smaller bags used for grip work like this: http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/GripTips/Sandbag_swing_and_catch.html).
Incidentally, a similar — and completely unknown — tool is this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99626732@N07/9690467380/
a 20″ polyethylene ball with 3/4″ side-walls. It’s literally what zoos give rhinos and elephants to play with. It can be filled with water/sand/gravel for an atlas stone adjustable from 60-300 lbs. (Admittedly, I’m still trying to decide if it’s idiotic; but, so far, it seems to have its uses.)
@Paul
“You still need to get under a barbell”
Yeah, strongman/odd objects, etc. are more of a bridge from the weight room than a stand alone: They won’t do much for structural fitness, power, functional hypertrophy, etc., but they very much help transfer those qualities for athletic/tactical application (and are especially functional re developing the grip and ankles). Applied Strongman Training for Athletes is a good intro to all that.
Absolutely. It seemed to be marketed as a stand alone program.
This looks strangely like the first day of my boot camp years ago. Is this guy a former drill sergeant or was he “that guy” who seem to draw extra attention to himself. 🙂
this is good stuff for downrange. will definitely add this to my program