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Is There Such A Thing As A “Good” Sandbag?It is something that I get reminded of maybe once a month. Often, I forget to write about it, but sometimes it is so in my face that I can’t help but A Serious DVRT Skeptic!If there is ONE thing I have learned over the past 12 years of teaching DVRT Ultimate Sandbag Training is that people DO NOT like change! Sure, it seeThe Barbell That’s Alive!About a week or so ago I wrote an article asking the question, “do we need to Olympic lift?” (you can read the article HERE). I partly did it because 
Loaded Carry CardioAnnmarie Licatese, DVRT Master (Fit Foodie Mama) Isn’t it funny that sometimes the things that we do the most often and really tend to work for us are
Save Your Squat!!!Two things that I was amazed by this week of fitness! Ironically the both had to do with squatting. Trying to explain to you that squats are good for 
Are YOU Serious About Strength?!I have it as the equivalent as “you are Mr. Poopy Pants!” That is when people that have never used DVRT Ultimate Sandbag Training try to say we aren’t
How Ultimate Sandbag Training Saves Your Low Back!Last year I made a startling discovery for myself. I mean, I was a bit embarrassed as a fitness professional for over 20 years I hadn’t really “gotten
Functional Training IS Strength TrainingIt probably is the BIGGEST concern of people when they hear the idea of “functional training”. The fact that while what they are doing is good for the
What Muscles Does This Work?! Ultimate Sandbag FitnessBuilding Smarter Muscles With Ultimate Sandbag Fitness Jessica Bento, Physical Therapist It is understandable, in fact, I think it is one of the BIG r
The Real Movement Solution Ultimate Sandbag WorkoutUltimate Sandbag Workout the Movement Solution Jessica Bento, Physical Therapist It is the BIGGEST thing we have done in quite some time. I don’t say 
The Best Sandbag Exercises For Bad ShouldersI can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard it…”I can’t do that, I got bad shoulders!” It doesn’t matter if it is DVRT Ultimate Sandbag exercises or an
Is Your Strength Training Making You Weak?!I thought I was pretty bad ass! I deadlifted in the mid 500’s, I could squat well over 400 pounds. I even could put 300 pounds overhead with a thick b
The Most Important Ultimate Sandbag ExerciseIt is rare, I don’t believe any ONE exercise or Ultimate Sandbag exercise can be all that high and mighty. However, after going through my personal ex
Why Single Leg Exercises Suck!They have to, don’t they? I mean if they didn’t suck we would see them be FAR more important in people’s workouts and we would see way MORE of them IN
The Best Core & Hip Mobility ExerciseMan, 2017 is coming faaaasssst! We aren’t slowing down here at DVRT Ultimate Sandbag Training though. I wish we had little helpers to nail out some of
Why These Ultimate Sandbag Exercises Are Key For Fat LossLet’s face it, fat loss is a major part of 99.4% (yup .6% don’t care) of fitness programs. Even those with a performance side tend to also care about 
The Best of Ultimate Sandbag ExercisesI actually find it fascinating, to go on social media and hear what people THINK of “sandbag exercises”. In all honesty, there are about three things 
Post Holiday Ultimate Sandbag WorkoutI think the holidays are a time to enjoy yourself, family, and friends. I also don’t believe that you have to sacrifice all that you worked for all ye
Ultimate Sandbag Training Rotational Exercises Are Life!“Life lives in the transverse plane” has been a saying I’ve been seeing a lot lately. It is actually a good shift from only thinking that we live, mov
5 Sandbag Training Myths DebunkedOver the course of the last few years I have shared dozens of posts about training with the Ultimate Sandbag Training and the DVRT System. I’ve talked
10 Core Training Mistakes!We talk A LOT about the core here, for good reason. It is a REALLY important concept to understand. Sure, some will snicker or roll their eyes, but afI Don’t Strength Train AnymoreDon’t miss saving 25% on DVRT Workouts and Education with coupon code “holiday” HERE for a VERY limited time! It actually surprised me to hear! The he
Why Ultimate Sandbag Training Exercises Unleash Your StrengthSocial media is really important to us. Why? Trust me, I get tired of all the negativity as much as anyone. However, I look at it to hear what people 
Why Strength Is Not a ChoiceJessica Bento, Physical Therapist It is the thing people say, “strength is not a choice!” They aren’t lying, it isn’t! We use to think and say all the