The Best Way to Take Care of your Sandbag: Post Training Rituals (Part 1)

Take your sandbag through a post=workout cool down and it will last for a long time. Making Post-Session Care part of your training will ensure that you always make time for it. 

Inspection will be the most important of this process as this will let you know how much care and attention your sandbag will need to get it back into working order before the next session.

Performing sandbag exercises with the intention of developing strength in Real World activities can bring great results, especially when it comes to picking i up off the ground; loading and securing it to your body; and carrying it.  Fitness sandbags shouldn't be brought into resistance training void of specific purpose. Sandbag training exercises in resistance training programs can complement your existing programming and make your strength more versatile.

The difference with lifting and carrying sandbags is that its centre of mass is different from most other resistance training tools we use. Additionally, the relatively awkward shape and it's shifting weight load pose addition add challenges which may bring measurable benefit ts to your training.

How to FIll Your Exercise Sandbags: Part 2

Which fill  works the best for your sandbag? Pea gravel? Sand? Rice? Playground sand? Rubber Mulch? In our last article, we outlined some of the pros and cons of sand, rubber mulch and play ground sand. 

In this article we dig a little in to the different types of fill that can be used; when they might be used; and some ways to make chaning your fill easier.

 

Performing Carries with Sandbags. Get the most from Sandbag Carries.

If space is limited, how can you perform your sandbag carries required for sandbag exercises in your sandbag training. Limited space might actually benefit your carries more than you think.

Getting the most from your sandbag carry exercises requires that you have clear expectations of the outcomes you want. With space being limited, we will show you how to get the benefits from your sandbag carries.

The Best Filler for Sandbags during Sandbag training: What to use and how to use it.

How do you fill your sandbag and what is the best filler to use?

Filling your sandbags properly is the key to your exercise sandbag lasting long and serving you well in your training. 

After you know how to fill your exercise sandbag so it does not leak, then it's time to pick the best filler for your sandbag. Picking the best filler for your sandbag comes down to the condition of the material and material itself.

 

How to use sandbags in your training relies in knowing what outcomes you want to achieve. Sandbag training can be best thought of as: how will a sandbag bring something new to this exercise? When sandbags are introduced into an exercises, the demands for flexibility, mobility and stability are sometimes dramatically increased relative to using a barbell or dumbbell. This is only beneficial if these were desired and plan outcomes that will have benefits to that individual training.