Jessica Bento, Physical Therapist When people ask me, “is this a good exercise?” My first response is, “for what?” Usually people have something in their mind, even when it comes to Ultimate Sandbag exercises. They want to accomplish a specific goal and many times it is the troublesome big 3 (low backs, knees, and shoulders)…. Read more »

Jessica Bento, Physical Therapist I think we are going to nail it! Josh and I have been working REALLY hard getting our newest DVRT Ultimate Sandbag Training course together. Yes, that is the DVRT Shoulder Restoration course we have been promising. What has been so interesting to see is how as we have talked about the… Read more »

Annmarie Licatese, DVRT Master (Creator DVRT Run Strong & DVRT for Busy Parents) Long before I ever started running, strength training and DVRT Ultimate Sandbag workouts are how I chose to stay in shape.  One day I decided to sign up for a 5k race.  I had run very little before then and was insanely… Read more »

A building is only a strong as its foundation. The same can be said when we try to create a stronger, better conditioned, and more resilient body. I should know, I want all those same goals as everyone and constantly challenge our DVRT Ultimate Sandbag exercises to deliver more! We constantly ask how do we… Read more »

Firefighter Captain, Jordan Ponder (fd-pt.com) When I travel helping my brothers and sisters in fire departments all over the country, there is really one major goal we all begin with. That is reducing injury rates and being available to do the job we all love. That is why I became such a fan of Ultimate… Read more »

I have to be honest, I have somewhat of a love affair with pressing weight overhead. In my early years of lifting I loved to bench press. I was pretty good at the bench press in even in high school, but it wasn’t till much later than I would find my passion for the overhead… Read more »

People often think that where the smoke is, there’s the fire. But when it comes to your shoulders and overhead pressing, you may find out where the smoke appears to be, the fire is actually somewhere else! You might not be surprised to hear me say that A LOT of it comes from your core!… Read more »

“Sure, those are cute” I thought to myself as I would watch guys in the gym perform their push-ups. For me, push-ups were a nice conditioning exercise, or what you wanted to get that nice “chest pump” at the end of your workout. They weren’t a serious exercise that you used in any way. That… Read more »

It is Friday night, Jessica and I are flying to Seattle for a DVRT Ultimate Sandbag Training Restoration and Level 1 Certification weekend. From the outside it may seem like a very typical trip, but it is actually very special for a lot of reasons. Jess and I had totally different interpretations of what she… Read more »

DVRT Master, Cory Cripe (Creator of DVRT Movement Strength) I am still fresh and flying high from instructing my first ever DVRT Level I & II Ultimate Sandbag Training Certification in Rockford, Illinois a few weekends ago! It was a tremendous experience with such a great group of trainers who were very engaged and open… Read more »