Sandbag Training

Sandbags have been around for centuries.  They were used by wrestlers, strongmen and in martial arts.  In recent years it has caught the mainstream as functional fitness for both the elite exerciser and the everyday athlete. Sandbags are shown as a serious strength and conditioning too.  In this article, I will give you some basic reasons, guidelines, and strategies for incorporating the sandbag in your workout.

It is great for conditioning and increasing cardio heart rates as well as constant integrating unstable movement in some HITT activities.  Dumbbells are stable and sandbags with the same weight are not.  Sandbags challenge both the mind and the body. Another benefit is that they are inexpensive and can be made cheap with homemade equipment or just a duffle bag securing closed.

FPO 015: Interview with Eldon Brough

In this epsiode we get to talk to Eldon Brough. Eldon currently holds the position of Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of Detroit Mercy, a Division 1 school. Prior to Detroit, Eldon spent the 2010-11 and the 2011-12 school years as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Dixie State College of Utah. Eldon got his start in Strength and Conditioning as a student assistant coach at the University of Utah where he graduated, having majored in Exercise Science. He is also CSCS Certified through the National Strength & Conditioning Association. Eldon gives us his exclusive insght on what its like to be a Strength and Conditionig coach working on the field as well as a path of study! Learn how he climbed his way up to the top so you too can be a Strength and Conditioning Success! More from Eldon

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