I believe sandbags are the most underrated strength training tool there is. Not only do they give you usable, functional strength that carries over to any life situation where strength is required, but they also build a LOT of muscle, and give you a mental toughness that far outclasses anything you’ll get training in the usual way. 

Here’s what sets them apart from everything else.

There is a fundamental difference between sandbags and typical strength training tools like a barbell. A barbell was designed to be lifted, and everything about it has been meticulously crafted with efficiency in mind. From knurled hand holds and a skinny diameter, to perfect balance and just the right amount of flexibility, the barbell was created with one singular goal, allow lifters to lift the most amount of weight in the most comfortable way possible. 

A sandbag on the other hand is the complete opposite. Everything about it is just plain hard.

Every time you think you can predict how a sandbag will behave, something changes, it gets out of shape, the sand shifts on you, it somehow just falls out of your hands and you have to start over, with sandbags, you’re forced to adapt in real time. 

Rather than making life easy, the sandbag fights you every step of the way. 

Rather than cold iron, it’s like a living, breathing opponent you must go to battle with.

This builds a different kind of strength, a strength you’ll never get lifting gym equipment designed with your comfort in mind. Some call it farmer strength, or ‘dad’ strong. Call it what you want. What it is, is the rugged, unyielding strength of someone capable of surviving and thriving in any environment. 

Barbells and dumbbells and the rest of the gym, it’s all great, but if you want that something extra, that something more, that missing element that takes you from just basic gym strong, to real world strong in the most useful way imaginable, you’re in the right place. Sandbags are the best, and I can’t wait for you to get started with them.