SandBag Training

[Aaron Little]

I have a new video out that should be of benefit to you all. Brian Jones is my strength coach and we have been using sand bags as part of our training for years. I like it because it does not take a lot of room and you can get a total body workout in a very short time. It would serve as a nice supplement to whatever program you currently do.

Fundamentals of Sand Bag Training
With Brian Jones, MS, CSCS

Few tools in the strength and conditioning world can match the simplicity and effectiveness of heavy sand bags. This simple item can be used to improve total body strength, power, and endurance. The awkwardness and instability forces the core muscles to work hard and place the lifter in positions encountered in real life or athletic competition. Sand bags are ideal for all athletes in combat/tackling sports or for anyone who wants to avoid the high-tech gloss of the modern gym and get in shape the old fashioned way.

This video not only details the fundamental exercises for sand bag training, but it also provides details for designing a program for your own specific needs.

Brian Jones has a Masters degree in exercise physiology and is currently working on his PhD at the University of Kentucky. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and USA Weightlifting Club Coach.

Brian has trained athletes of all levels and from a wide variety of sports. He has been involved in martial arts for over 20 years and is currently a competitive Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu player and NHB fighter.

DVD Price $35.00 with Free S/H (US only)

To order please go to:
http://video.TruthinCombat.com

[Aaron Little]

Here is a cool sandbag routine I started the other day. I sandwiched it between two regular free weight workouts. So Monday is explosive upper body/max effort lower body and Friday is explosive lower body/max effort upper body. I do a mix of things on Wednesday and try to change the whole program up every week or two. I’m using a 50 lb sandbag so most of this is high intensity endurance work.

Jump Rope (Two 3 min rounds with a 1 min rest for a warmup)

· Turkish Getup (12 reps alternating sides each time)
· Rest 30 seconds
· Loading sandbag from floor to reverse hyper machine – this is about chest height (15 reps)
· Rest 30 seconds
· Walkout Pushups (15 reps) – Start from standing, put hands on floor, walkout to pushup position, do 1 pushup, walk back up to standing then repeat.
· Rest 30 seconds
· Incline Situps (20 reps holding a 15 lb dummbell)
· Rest 60 seconds
· Repeat 3 times

Give this one a try.

[fa_jing]

sandbag training is cool

[Ka]

Yep SB are good but I think its a lot about common sense applications too.
But I guess everyone's got a right to make money one way or another and thats a resonable price for a training DVD.Aaron, interesting mixed workout will give it a go.
Generally I use mine in a backpack,or overhead press up stairs that usually turns into shouldering or bear hugging.
Played around with Wheel barrows and water jerries with a friend once but in all truth it just looks to strange in a park near the city.

[Ford Prefect]

I like SB's too as well as the strongman implements like a conan's wheel, atlas stones, yolk, farmer's walk, etc. I still think conventional lifting is pretty important though. After all, even the competitors on world's strongest man do conventional lifting to prep for tournaments.

Another great SB resource:

http://www.trainforstrength.com/wiggy.shtml