My Favorite Exercise For Each Muscle Group

[@stevecalamars7890]

them pushups, holding it down for the tris!

[@hpmedia9489]

Neck- curls and extensions- max reps Traps- sandbag high pull Shoulders- pike push ups Upper back- sandbag to shoulder Lats/Biceps/Forearms/Core/Calves- sandbag bearhug carry Triceps- push-ups Chest- dips Low back- sandbag ground to vertical (one motion) Glutes- reverse lunge Quads- sandbag box squat Hams- horizontal sandbag row

[@c.j.wilkerson9112]

Saw someone comment about this channel on a Bioneer video. Happy to see a channel doing stuff like this. Cheers

[@thestonecircle]

Hey that's awesome I love the Bioneer, glad to have you here!

[@innuboy1838]

it's been 5 months since I begin to train with functional exercices like farmer walk, sandbags and sled and its really stimulating more growth than conventional gym training in my opinion.

[@thestonecircle]

That's so awesome congrats!! I have seen a lot of growth from this stuff too!

[@MidnightSlasher]

Bro where do I go to buy sandbags like these lol

[@thestonecircle]

@@MidnightSlasher I have a link to my fav in the description 🙂 (it's also the cheapest option I've tried, really durable too)

[@AA-qc8et]

Primal! I’m a city boy but you make me want to leave it all behind and workout in the woods 💪🏽🌲🪨

[@thestonecircle]

There's nothing like it man!! Can't wait to get back out there myself

[@EMJ30034]

😂🔥

[@Big-N-lil-P]

That camera shake on the bent rows is metal. Love the videos, I’m 50 and sandbag training is awesome for us old dudes. You’ve given me a lot of good ideas to implement, thanks.

[@thestonecircle]

Haha yes, glad you liked it!!

[@ilikewesties2753]

Going on a hike wile bear hugging a sand bag seems fun

[@thestonecircle]

Fun and brutal in the best kind of way 😁

[@bate181]

Fun until its quickly not fun.

[@jacobpowell1882]

I had no idea you were writing a book and now I’m super pumped for it. Definitely be buying one.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you!! I think it's turning out pretty well :) It's been a massive undertaking but worth every second!

[@merovingianproject]

'everyone likes the glutes' Thanks. I'll apply these in my training. Just bought a new sandbag. Cheers

[@thestonecircle]

Haha :D That's awesome good luck with the sandbag!!

[@carlwood8498]

I love how raw and primal the way you work out is. BTW, I like Pike push ups a lot too but if you get a chance to try clubbells, give it a shot and see if you like it. Clubbells and farmer's carry are what changed my shoulders the most. Great channel.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you I'm glad you like it! I really like that word primal, something special about training in nature and with odd objects. I've been trying to make a video about how stones and calisthenics are the most basic forms of exercise but It's taking a while haha. I definitely want to try the clubbell!

[@brianbachmeier34]

We're all gonna make it brahs 💪

[@thestonecircle]

Someone needs to make a zyzz pose emoji I'd use that so much haha

[@StraitjacketFitness]

.)•(..}•{..]•[../•\..)•(..}•{..]•[../•\. #FortheAlgo. *************** Stay shredded, brahs (and brahettes). *************** We're all gonna make it. *************** Peace.

[@sonzai5162]

Yes, more long form videos

[@thestonecircle]

Yes! Always working on getting another one out! 🙂

[@sonzai5162]

@@thestonecircle well appreciated bro

[@thestonecircle]

@@sonzai5162 so glad you like them! Keeps me motivated 💪

[@sonzai5162]

@thestonecircle so much bro. I wished you could make like 3 videos a week, but I understand it's not that easy of a task. Thank you for your dedication

[@thestonecircle]

@sonzai5162 seriously appreciate that! I wish I could get that much done haha. Getting into a pretty good flow lately now that all my time isn't taken up writing the book though, currently have 3 scripts in the editing process 🙂

[@fkalwahhabi]

I started my sandbag journey with Bear Hug carry. It is easy to learn and hits more muscles than any other carry.

[@thestonecircle]

Such a good exercise!

[@Th3Pr0tag0n1st]

I’m definitely gonna go all sandbag in my training from now on, gonna do that program you made and uphill sprints 3x a week. I think training should be simple and straightforward forward so this will probably work out perfectly. Great content man, keep it up.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you, that sounds so awesome I hope you enjoy it!!

[@user-he4ef9br7z]

Do pike pushups from the edge of the bed if you don't have parallel bars for extra ROM on the stretched part. Behind the neck pike pushups are also an option. Also yes. Forearms are the base of all strength. No point in having a strong body if your hands are too weak to attach yourself to objects.

[@oliverfrois8437]

Can't wait to hear ypur next announcement on your book, Cody!

[@thestonecircle]

Hey I'm so glad you're excited about it! :) It's being looked at by an editor right now but hopefully they'll be done checking it over soon!

[@thorshiddengym]

This just gave me all sorts of new exercises to give the ole college try to. Thanks dude.

[@thestonecircle]

Heck yeah hope you like them!

[@JeffRoark5954]

Sandbags hit my traps like none other. Your high pull idea is a great one! I may try to throw it in on one of my days.

[@thestonecircle]

For sure! Traps grow so much from sandbags, I think you'll like the high pull :)

What about putting the sand bag on one shoulder for squats and lunges? Of course much harder, but also lots of work for the core. Awesome channel you've got going! Keep it up! 👍

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you!! Yes definitely those are so tough!

[@ThePreparedMuslim]

Exactly the channel I've been looking for - especially the focus on becoming more powerful, and focusing on the pieces in the chain! Subscribed

[@thestonecircle]

Hey so glad to have you here!!

[@HoloJinX]

This might be my favorite video of yours yet! Well done.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thanks a lot I'm glad you liked it! It's always fun making lists like these :)

[@joshuaburgess5702]

Lifting sandbags is so metal 🤘🏼 thanks for inspiring me to get one bro

[@thestonecircle]

Hell yes!!

[@orcapodmedia]

Wish I had started sandbag lifting mace swinging 20 years ago. Hey, I guess I got to hop to it.

[@thestonecircle]

Never too late!

[@wordsthatcreate]

Great video man! Upper back is definitely sandbag or stone lifting, with pullups being a close second. Im inspired to train now ❤

[@wordsthatcreate]

Traps would probably be farmers or stone press overhead

[@thestonecircle]

Thank you!! Great choices, hard to beat that awkward object lifting!

[@mauri_andres01]

On Monday I did some stone lifting. DUDE, how AWESOME it was, really, there's some primal excitement about picking up heavy things from the ground. My ancestors must surely be proud of me 😂

[@thestonecircle]

HECK YEAH glad you liked it!!

[@pmenon78]

Stoked on your book. Looking forward to grabbing a copy.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you I can't wait to share it! Hopefully soon, it's getting looked over by an editor right now so it's all in their hands :)

[@MichaelCHO-tl6di]

Love your videos and explanations! as a rather skinny guy you give me lots of motivation to build my body more like yours 💪

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you I'm glad to have you here! You got this!!

[@ludoviclalande5605]

Very good, you demonstrate that with a few equipment we can have a complete and optimal training for our structure and muscles

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you!

[@shrewd42]

Have you checked out heavy clubs and heavy maces? Feel like you’d be a fan.

[@thestonecircle]

I haven't but I definitely plan on it!

[@anderschapman6459]

The crazy thing about the front carry is if you start getting to the point you can do some respectable weights to all out failure you can argue it’s the best for the low back, glutes and hamstrings too. It’s definitely the biggest bang for your buck exercise out there, it hits every muscle group pretty hard except for the quads and triceps.

[@thestonecircle]

Seriously such a great exercise!!

[@mugman2582]

For neck training look up Old School Strength on KZbin. His take on neck training is slightly different than typical neck traing you see online. Hands down the best.

[@thestonecircle]

Thank you I'll check out his channel!

[@veskfourveskson7016]

It is cool to see your favorite exercises and your progress. I would recommend looking at rings for dips, pushups, pullups, and other exercises as it also focuses on stability (since keeping the rings steady is a task in and of itself). The rings and straps are easily carried and can be used outdoors on a thick branch or indoors on a pullup rig/bar.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey glad you liked it! Rings are awesome, I haven't been using them much with my current setup but I used to be obsessed with them, might be time to bring the rings back!

[@michaelpopkins3002]

Great list Cody!! I also incorporate macebell work for shoulders which seems to work well. Excited to hear the book is nearly completed!! I'm a huge fan of dips too.... they really are the upper body equivalent of the squat as people say . Thanks for putting out awesome content yet again!

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you! 🙂 I can't wait to have it out! I really need to get myself a macebell it looks so fun and effective

[@DeadBoyHK1]

Can’t wait for the book. I’ll be sure to pick up a copy 👍

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you!! I think it's turning out really well, can't wait for it to be out!

[@ronaldjr3092]

I'm going through what you described in your video about cali circuits (weightlifting burnout), something about doing 5x5 when you're 20kg heavier than you used to be (and it's not muscle) just doesn't work for me, so I'm going back to my roots and starting a program with basically 3 movements: the push up, the negative pull up (I'm too heavy to do more than one or two full range reps now) and the sandbag to shoulder, with the push up eventually evolving into the dip and the negative pull up eventually evolving into full range reps, as I get stronger and lighter.

[@thestonecircle]

I feel that so much, basic minimalist barbell 3/5x5 stuff really takes it out of you after a while. Good luck with the new program time to let all those gains show through!!

[@robertfeiner7409]

Awesome stuff Cody :) the pause exercises like the lunge and the squat you do are so good to translate over into other sports. The lunge with the pause can be so good for wrestling as often your momentum gets stuffed by your partner or opponent. Being able to generate power after a hard stop is amazing. Added note. The sandbag carries really have helped with my paddling endurance for surfing. I’ve been surfing for over 20 years and have t felt as stable upper back wise as I have since starting the SB stuff in Jan 2024. Thanks dude!

[@thestonecircle]

Hey I love that! Any chance to be more useful and athletic is always a bonus :) Also that's so cool! I wouldn't have thought about that but it makes total sense, I imagine the strength endurance of the back for something like that really gets taken to the next level! Thanks as always for being here :)

[@Natural-lifting]

you can see why they work his triceps so well its because of how his arms move their paralel to his body which make them work way more then the chest also his hands are a bit out and that places more empazis (idk how to spell this) on the triceps

[@toppersundquist]

I suddenly don't feel so bad waddling back and forth in my garage :D

[@thestonecircle]

Hahah yes :D

[@DevinCooper-p1h]

Sandbag training will always be my staple, but I'm recently adding new implements into my training. I've had an old olympic barbell for years now, but haven't used it much because weights are expensive. So i'm now waiting on weight plate molds I ordered, so I can make my own concrete weights. I'm gonna train on some of the old time strongman lifts like the side and bent press, barbell turns, shovel lift, steinborn squat and continental clean and press. I just ordered a keg too to do some keg based exercises to add to my odd lift training. Looking forward to it once my home gym is complete!

[@thestonecircle]

That's gonna be awesome! I think those concrete plates are so cool

[@HenrikNilsson-t2s]

So well done! Thank you. 👍🙋‍♂️😊

[@thestonecircle]

Hey so glad you liked it! 🙂

[@TheSuperMerc]

Dude! Congrats on 25k+ subscribers! Definitely well deserved!

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you!!

[@franciscarabini7660]

Hello from Thailand..please could you tell me the weight of your black rogue bag in this video and what weight is the big blue sandbag please.thankyou ..great video

[@thestonecircle]

The black rogue is 200lbs and the blue ironmind is 250 🙂 thank you!

[@michaelchavis5615]

Awesome video, can’t wait for your book to come out.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you!!

[@Voidrunner01]

That sandbag high pull is basically the exact movement that you do for an atlas stone to platform.

[@thestonecircle]

For sure! Very similar to a loading event but without an end destination, which can make the loading event superior in some ways if you can't stay honest with how high you bring the sandbag

[@Voidrunner01]

@@thestonecircle truth. The 48 inch platform doesn't care about your excuses :D

[@thestonecircle]

@@Voidrunner01 hahah exactly 😁

[@nevercanyoucant]

you are a legend I love your approach man

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you! :)

[@thought_criminal14]

I recently changed the way I workout to almost entirely calisthenics and myo-reps (only 10-15 secs rest between sets). In a pretty short period of time I've noticed great improvements in strength whereas I really struggled to see any gains previously for a long time. I workout 5 to 7 days a week and if my muscles aren't sore I'll train them each day.

[@thestonecircle]

That's awesome!! Calisthenics really is so powerful

[@rg3412]

Could you do a video on the sequence of bag weights you own. How do you warm up with bags?

[@thestonecircle]

Hey yeah I could probably do something like that at some point! This is the warmup I do kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXfMnomJr86laKssi=ugieUX7qAIJh5AGz

[@Carlos-bk5is]

I like the snatch grip high pull

[@thestonecircle]

Awesome exercise!

[@Carlos-bk5is]

@@thestonecircle yes, especially since I do Olympic weightlifting

[@thestonecircle]

@Carlos-bk5is still remember the first time I connected with the movement and learned to use my hips rather than my arms. It was a good day haha

[@Carlos-bk5is]

@@thestonecircle right! Your arms are just supposed to be hooks.

[@Carlos-bk5is]

@@thestonecircle I also like Dumbell high pulls

[@asafmedrano9124]

Nice literaly doing this in full body workouts with weights and barbell, ten other day boxing snd on third dayd rucking 5 km with 30 kilos rence and reapeat, life good

[@thestonecircle]

Sounds like a great setup!

[@indianronin01]

Surprised to see that you didn't add pullups or weighted chin ups in here. My favourite upper back exercise is Zercher deadlift and carry with kettlebells (close to BW or over BW depends on the day).

[@thestonecircle]

Yeah haha pullups are so useful, it's possible I've done them so often for the last couple years that they didn't seem as exciting as some other things when I was making the video. Freakin love pullups though! Badass exercise choices!

[@StopTheDamnTape]

Dude what an awesome video, I love this kinda shit… someone just stating their personal favourites and the results they’ve seen rather than overthinking the ins and outs and going on about boring research, optimal angles blah blah blah etc .. enjoying what we do is so important imo and leads to more effort which leads to better results and a higher chance of sticking to it I would wager. I really like your exercise picks as well, and I feel as I do more and more with the sandbag I’ll have a lot of the same opinions - one session was enough to show me how invaluable the sandbag is as a workout tool. I think I’ll do one of these style vids myself in the future for the simple fact it seems fun and I’ve definitely messed around with enough shit to have a few opinions on it all haha.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thanks man!! That's what it's all about, doing stuff you enjoy! So pumped for you to be doing sandbags haha, with your deadlift strength/vertical jump/and general athleticism you have so much potential!

[@StopTheDamnTape]

@@thestonecircle appreciate that bro… while the 60 kg bag was no where near maxing out it was still really challenging and really made me realise how much brute force those 250 lbs sandbag shoulders that you can you hit actually take… super impressive bro, you’re a strong mofo. Sandbag lift to shoulder feels like the true golden standard of real strength to me.

[@thestonecircle]

@StopTheDamnTape thanks man! I'm still surprised I'm able to do that myself haha. I agree 100% it's hard to top the sandbag to shoulder, it's something so far above most other shows of strength!

[@StopTheDamnTape]

@@thestonecircle oh yeah… I felt like it just hunts down weaknesses in the body and hammers them too, without having to give much thought to isolating that area or anything. I could be wrong but I just think that’s what I experienced.

[@thestonecircle]

@StopTheDamnTape yes exactly! If anything is a weak point it turns up pretty quick!!

[@Voidrunner01]

Favorite upper back... That's a good question. Bear hug carries definitely hit that pretty well. Farmer's carries too, just from maintaining posture. Hits different than the bear hug carries. Oh, and double kettlebell suitcase swings. The suitcase swings with two 70lb kettlebells require a lot of dynamic upper back work to maintain posture, deceleration of the kettlebells, etc etc. Really hits that middle part of the upper back hard.

[@thestonecircle]

Awesome choices! Farmers carry is still one of my all time favorite moves for sure! I trained at a gym for 2 months a while back when I was moving from one place to another. They had a Rickshaw style carry thing, it was the best thing ever, heavy farmers walks for days!

[@Voidrunner01]

@@thestonecircle I feel pretty strongly that loaded carries are greatly under-rated in general. My gym has an oilfield roughneck with a full machine shop on permanent retainer, so we've had some super nice implements made by him. Fun, related fact. An old F-150 tie rod makes for a pretty great farmer's carry handle :D

[@thestonecircle]

@@Voidrunner01 that has to be the most badass gym thing I've heard in a long time damn!

[@Voidrunner01]

@@thestonecircle He's made some badass stuff for the gym, no lie. Belt squat, lever squat, giant fucking wheelbarrow of doom, etc etc. It's amazing :D

[@thestonecircle]

@Voidrunner01 that's so cool 😭 my inner gym bro is can't evening haha

[@sammymp4650]

I might have to switch to this training it seems so much more fun then conventionally going to the gym and doing the basic movements imo. I’ve been using what I can to replicate the sang bag carries with a heavy medicine ball while also doing crazy amounts of kettle bell swings and farmer walks. Being strong is cool and you can also look aesthetic while being strong but strength>aesthetics aswell

[@thestonecircle]

I think you'll love it! That's the best part about sandbags, you get really strong and get massive at the same time!

[@robelbelay4065]

Great video, I'm super eager to try some of the sandbag/strongman stuff for the posterior chain... Just gotta get a decently affordable sandbag and I guess sand itself can be "obtained" from a beach😅

[@thestonecircle]

Thank you! Haha yes just gotta 'obtain' some :D I think you'll love it!

[@penumbramine]

my current fav upper back exercise is the bearhug carry. im having good progression on it and its a very holistic movement. prior to that it was a clean grip high pull. very stimulating but very fatiguing so i do it once every other week alternated with another movement on its day.

[@thestonecircle]

Hell yeah bear hug carries are so OP!! I always wanted to get into clean grip high pulls but my shoulders didn't like it, seems like an awesome mass builder though!

[@penumbramine]

@@thestonecircle i think pulling lower towards the belly button might be a better idea? its the same bar vertical displacement as a snatch grip high pull to the sternum. you can just load it heavier and also do it as a truncated RDL a little easier with that grip. it ends up kind of being a dimmel deadlift

[@thestonecircle]

@penumbrium That makes a lot more sense. I rememeber seeing guys using a clean grip for high pulls all the way up to sternum height, felt terrible haha. I might just not have the mobility though. I used to love power shrugs though I guess that's pretty similar then just with some arm bend?

[@penumbramine]

​@@thestonecircle yeah it ends up being like a powershrug+highpull+ overhand yates row depending on how you do it

[@CherryBazar-q6v]

Believe this man, Im from Philippines and the primary source of income of lower class and middle class people in province is planting and harvesting rice, Some rice owner's pays individual 2$ Per sacks of rice you carry in the storing point, and the farthest an individual will cary is about half kilometers, and all of them have the same build, A good back muscle and biceps! So when I come across this video it all make sense now that sand bag carries indeed build muscle, strength and endurance! 💪

[@thestonecircle]

Hey that's so awesome thank you for expanding my view of the world, I'm not surprised at all they have big backs and biceps!!

[@stefanobrandoli1335]

Hi ! I discovered you yesterday! I love your channel! I would like to ask you a question if it is possibile: Who taught you how to train with sandbags? did you have a teacher? Thank you very much

[@thestonecircle]

Hey really glad you like it and I'm glad to have you here! Most of what I learned was from watching other people, and just applying the basics I'd learned from lifting barbells. I got my sandbag to shoulder lifting technique straight from Andy Crawford though, Highly recommend his channel if you want to see some real insane stone/sandbag lifting!

[@lostmarimo]

went to the gym 6 days a week for 3 months this spring doing a push pull split and honestly even though i saw great results it's just kind of boring and especially tedious having to drive 30 minutes to get to the gym and be around a bunch of people lol. Gonna give this sorta outdoor training a shot, might as well when i live right next to some woods. Also the idea of it appeals to me. some "real world" strength

[@thestonecircle]

I understand that completely! I think you'll really like the outdoor training, it's so fun and surprisingly effective!

[@duchaneaux]

Idk if you’ve ever heard of John Brookfield but I recently bought some of his books for grip strength and did you know he invented battle ropes? Now that’s an exercise system that has escaped my mind for a long time. Have you ever tried them before? I’ve got so much respect for John and I have so many trees here that I’m thinking of buying a 50’ or so rope and trying it out along with my sandbag training.

[@thestonecircle]

I haven't read any of his stuff but I'm definitely interested! Do you recommend any book in particular?

[@duchaneaux]

@@thestonecircle I think his most popular book is Mastery of Hand Strength. He's got an old youtube video called Blueprint for Grip Strength where he talks about the things he thought up for developing grip strength. I know he was kind of the OG grip guy back in the day. I think he was the second person to close the CoC#3 gripper, and he wrote some articles for Ironmind. He did some amazing feats like coiling up a 20 foot rod of steel that was like 3/4" thick I believe and got it small enough to fit inside a suitcase. He also was able to easily tear through 3 packs of cards at once. He's kind of similar to guys like Slim "The Hammerman" Farman where they did crazy feats of strength. He was big into work capacity and longevity which reminded me of the video you did where you talked about Steve Justa's factory story. But anyways, I found out he invented battle ropes, which I've seen many pro athletes use. I watched a video where he talked about he was asking God about what someone his age can do to maintain or increase his strength, and that's when he got the idea for rope training. First person I thought about was you because I felt like this would be right up your alley for training because you have unique ideas for training that I've never considered before that I'm now doing myself. Here's an article he did with DragonDoor. www.dragondoor.com/why_battling_ropes_original_creator_answers_all_questions_interview_with_john_brookfield/ I'm sold on this because of John himself but I'm curious how much it'll increase my work capacity and if anything else changes physically and mentally. I'm gonna use this alongside my sandbag training, pullups, and parallette work.

[@drunknnirish]

Favorite upper back is easy for me it’s heavy (32kg+) double kettlebell front squats.

[@thestonecircle]

That sounds so intense

[@zacarriomcbride972]

Nice

[@creativetraininghacks]

This really is a fun video to watch. But I love this type of list not only for that reason, but also, because imo it can contribute to making you a better bodybuilder, especially athletes with a longer training experience, by putting things into perspective: Of all the stuff you've inevitably tried out, if you're a half-way curious person, what did really have the greatest impact? We do have some overlap, btw, e.g. dips and pike push-ups. And since you asked specifically: For my upper back, it's anything bear hug, no matter if from the floor, from the lap, as a part of shouldering or as a walk. This really is the one part of odd object lifting I wish I had known as a teenager yet.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey glad you liked it! That's a really great point and I think you're 100% right, if most people really thought about that question I think they'd realize it's the big movements that did it! So happy that you like the bear hug stuff too, it's so effective and underrated!

[@leonardoandrade471]

I do a lot of these and agree that they kick ass. My favorite lat move is the Ring L-Sit pull up, preferably with a false grip, and it will fry the abs too. Pair it with ring dips for chest, with a hard RTO lockout, and that's an almost perfect upper body workout. For tris it's a single ring bodyweight extension with a gnarly overhead stretch. Don't have a biceps favorite. Upper back: sandbag to shoulder! Hams: RDLs. Glutes: kb swings. Quads: fuck all squats, I generally dislike them, but at least the skill component of pistols is a cool challenge---just got weighted pistols with my 24 kb kettlebell. And sprinting for calves. Shoulders: I legit feel the front delts the most with high rep deep push ups - rings, push up handles, doesn't matter. And I like ring facepulls for rear delts. Helped me fix my bad shoulder after I broke my clavicle. Honorable mentions: high rep kettlebell snatch is murder on the traps and rear delts. Love conventional deadlifts for the fun of loading it up.

[@thestonecircle]

Hell of a good list man!! I've been considering getting back into ring training lately, I'll just need to flip my pullup bar to the upright position to do it which means I'll lose the ability to do straight bar pullups (low ceilings) we'll see, they have been calling out a bit lately :)

[@leonardoandrade471]

@@thestonecircle taking time off from a variation to do another one is a good thing, you get newbie-gains-lite again for a spell and then again when you go back to what you fridged. And rings are dope for pull ups due to the overuse prevention and THE BEST way to press bodyweight IMO. I highly recommend the tri extensions, even if it's just an all out amrap at the end of the session, too

[@leonardoandrade471]

@@thestonecircle one more thing: most bars you can have the rings in one height that lets you do both the l sit pull up and the ring dips without adjusting, so it's perfect for supersetting. and for working on a slow and controlled muscle up!

[@thestonecircle]

@@leonardoandrade471 oh yeah for sure!!

[@2k7podge2k7]

Dips fucked up my shoulders when I was younger unfortunately I can't do this anymore have to do diamond push ups

[@thestonecircle]

Dang! I guess at least diamonds are there as an alternative :)

[@Tobeminion]

Evwr thought abut buying a sled? I've seen tom haviland pull a sled with that neck harness, maybe something new to try

[@thestonecircle]

Tom is such a beast haha. I have a homemade sled that's just a tire and a rope that I load with different stones, I should try that neck idea!

[@weissbrot-rg9hd]

Alex Leonidas and dips are like a glass and water. It just is Dipsas well as Pull ups are one of my favourite exercises. They are just suprerior in every way even in bodybuilding conext (My favourite upper back exercise is actually just a wide grip pull up)

[@thestonecircle]

It's tough to top pullups and dips!

[@weissbrot-rg9hd]

@@thestonecircle it really is! Though, for emphasising the traps, your method with the sandbags seems so unqiue in the current fitness world (at least for me) and logical enough that I will try that in the future too for a few months. When we are at it, are 3 months sufficent to see mass increases? Also, I want to ask something more personal. Of course you dont need to answer. I am just curious why you started training? Is there a video about it that I can watch? Did you do it for strength?

[@thestonecircle]

@@weissbrot-rg9hd assuming you get stronger and eat in a surplus you should definitely see some changes!! Hey no worries at all, I haven't made an exact video on it but I originally started because I was at a point where I no longer played any sports or did anything physical, and I was so exhausted all the time I would just sleep 16 hours a day. It was really strange. I read that running could make you have more energy so I gave it a try and it worked! I had been into running for many years before that but never realized how effective it was until I stopped. From there I started doing basic calisthenics and the rest is history 🙂

[@weissbrot-rg9hd]

@@thestonecircle thank you for the advise friend! I guess then there is nothing in the way of trying it now 💪😁 Woah, 16 hours. Damn! 💀 I appreciate you telling me a more personal side. That is genuinely inspiring because I had the same start with jogging excluding the 16 hours sleep

[@davidduffy3021]

Great video

[@thestonecircle]

Thank you!

[@gorillahottortilla9194]

Been doing a lot of stone carries. While it didn't gave me much for my bodybuilding goals it just made me fell unstopaple. There is nothing better than approaching new stone and calculating how to lift it. It's more logical sport than some people think, especially if You go in 1rm. My legs, lower back and self esteem grow significantly since then but I encountred some limitations with tjis training. I need sonething lighter with more adjustable weight, I will make my own custom sandbags with vatiety of weight. Never been able to press overhead or at least put stone on shoulder for simple reason. It would hurt as fuck and my stones are only for deadlifts and carries. Thanks for inspirstion, I feel like with this equipment these limitations will vanish and I will enjoy my workout with more freedom of movement. Also it will help me with my goal (120/130kg stone deadlift)

[@thestonecircle]

Hey that's awesome! So true stone lifting is like a puzzle, that's why I like it too. Good luck with the stone deadlift you got this!

[@albiecho03]

the only thing I will highly disagree with is banded neck exercises. Once I switched to using weight plates for my neck lifts, it got stronger and bigger at least 2x as fast. and I also believe bands dont allow stabilizing strength to accrue like with using plates and trying to keep them from swaying and swinging.

[@thestonecircle]

Plate stuff is awesome too, and that's a great point about the stabilizing I can't argue with that!

[@winnerthepooh3866]

Ok what are the medieval pants called and where do we get them? They look awesome and supper comfy!

[@thestonecircle]

Haha they are so great www.medievalcollectibles.com/product/ketill-canvas-pants/ Don't forget the wraps too!

[@owenwright4927]

So if I’m seeing this correctly you’ll do sandbag work on a set day then do high volume Calisthenics every day ? That’s an insane work ethic I respect that I’m currently working with: Wide grip chin-ups Sandbag work Macebell work

[@thestonecircle]

Hey yeah that's the setup! That's an awesome routine, love that wide grip!

[@Sauerstoffgeniesser]

Yo, what is your opinion on completely replacing the barbell deadlift for sandbag lifts? Like instead of starting of my pull day with deads i would start it of with sandbag to shoulders/sandbag carries. According to you it should strengthen the posterior chain in a similar way and I always found deadlifts to be boring and exhausting. Of course I would do other hip hinges included like, good mornings and kettlebell hardswings.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey I did that exact thing and it's worked very well! Deadlifts are great but they don't give you anything you can't get with a sandbag too, I'd say if you think they're boring switching over to sandbags instead is a great idea!

[@Sauerstoffgeniesser]

@@thestonecircle nice 👍

[@cafecitoconazucar]

With stone carries I feel DOMS in my biceps much more than whith isolation excercises.

[@thestonecircle]

Same they destroy the biceps in the best way!!

[@Ironnini]

Hi, I love your videos. I was wondering, why just sandbags and not kettlebells? Are bags more effective for building strength and muscle?

[@thestonecircle]

Kettlebells are awesome too, I'm just really hooked on sandbags :)

[@Markane.]

Thanks man! A month ago I found kettlebells and now sandbags through your channel. So inspirational! Been doing somekind of shorts past 15 years (from ice climbing to gym training) and these really seem to be smtin else! Hopefully the way to real farmer strength! My DL is nowdays only around 200 lbs/180kg, but I can do 15 reps with 140-150kg. Bodyweight aroun 90kgs. Any suggestion about bag weights I should use? How did you start and how heavy bags you have, atleast they look huge?

[@thestonecircle]

Hey I think you're really gonna love the sandbags, definitely builds that farmer strength! If you can rep out sets of 15 with 150kg I think a 70kg sandbag will be a great place to start. It will feel way heavier than it has any right to at first haha, but you should be able to move up from there after a couple months. Slowly worked my way up, currently my best is 250lbs to shoulder at 160lbs bw, and I got pretty close to 275 to shoulder. I recently went on a bit of a cut so my strength is a little lower right now, but I hope to shoulder 300 by the end of the year!

[@Markane.]

@@thestonecircle TY for your answer Cody!

[@thestonecircle]

@Markane. hey that's so awesome!! You're gonna be throwing that 75kg around in no time 🙂

[@phongnguyen-pt3xl]

I asume you can do handstand with no problem, so why the pike pushup ? Personal choice ? Love the vid

[@thestonecircle]

The pikes fit in really well with the circuit training I've been doing, and I'm not quite strong enough to do super high reps with handstand pushups yet. One day though!

[@hewinsheraj.r8612]

I'm scared of insects and spiders other than that I wanna go to the woods😭😭😭

[@thestonecircle]

@hewinsheraj.r8612 I get that completely haha. That was a big part of why I moved to where I am, barely any mosquitoes or ticks. Deadly spiders but if you watch out for them it's all good. I grew up in IA and it was the worst with bugs aha

[@MarkT-ci6cr]

How does the sandbox box squat differ from sandbag Zercher squat? Are the box squats better for targeting quads or is it better for power? Also thanks for the videos these are helpful

[@thestonecircle]

Hey I made a video on it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2rZoJSprMuMhNEsi=uy-2c3PBvsrAPwWU

[@joshhead9368]

Hey man i just found your channel and i love it. I have a big rock that i carry around my yard after workouts as a finisher and im now thibking about moving most of my qorkouts more in that direction. Whats your opinion on weight belts? Thanks for the vid. Cheers from Alberta Canada.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey so glad to have you here! That's awesome you're already doing stone carries, they are so great, one of the best exercises ever imo! I always used a weight belt when doing barbell stuff but I don't like them as much for stones/sandbags because they get in the way. I might experiment with a nylon belt at some point though!

[@Rickkant2001]

Awesome dude. But as an all round lifter I have to ask why you choose to not include the pull up? And what your thoughts are for choosing dips as your chest exercise rather then using it just like the carry and include it as a compound exercise. Love to hear your thoughts

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you! Pullups are awesome and I do so many of them, but on a list of my favorites I guess I just don't get as excited about them as I do about the bear hug carry :) i do love pullups though! For the dips I chose to focus mainly on the chest, even though they do hit other things because there are other exercises I like more for the other pressing muscles (pikes for shoulders and pushups for tris) but for the muscles I included with the bear hug carry there aren't any other movements I like more for any of them

[@Rickkant2001]

@@thestonecircle so now the big question: what is your number 1 favorite exercise.

[@thestonecircle]

@rickkant7362 depends on the day but definitely either the bear hug carry or the sandbag to shoulder!

[@stephenjohnmcgeoch]

Hi, I just bough my first sandbag ! Amazing tool ! One question, with bear hugs I feel like a car squashing my chest and find it hard to breath.... Is it normal or my technique needs lots of improvement? Thanks

[@thestonecircle]

Hey that's really awesome you're getting into it too!! You can definitely improve the breathing to make things easier, but it does always kinda feel like that sadly haha. You get used to it and get really good at fighting it off though! My main advice is to take a huge breath when the sandbag is on your lap and hold it as you stand up. From there imagine your chest and stomach are made of steel and unyielding. Take quick breaths imagining each one goes down all the way to your waist, maintaining that solid brace. It takes some work but with some practice it becomes second nature pretty quick!

[@stephenjohnmcgeoch]

@@thestonecircle thanks for the tips I'll work on that! 🎒💪

[@skaus2184]

Do you do any rotational exercises?

[@thestonecircle]

I do a few things with bands and occasionally some throwing stuff, but probably less than I should aha. Lots of anti-rotation stuff, but not too much rotational stuff at the moment

[@ulfheddin3686]

I gotta ask how do you remain upright in a box squat. I find myself shifting forwards and doing a squat-morning, might be due to my weak quads or my shifty sandbag

[@thestonecircle]

I like to use that as kind of a mechanical dropset. I try to remain as upright as I can for the first few reps but eventually some extra squat morning action is inevitable. Puts more tension on the posterior chain for sure but I still feel it's a pretty good stimulus for the quads :)

[@Thedrizzle1000]

Do you just use sand for fill material or do you have some rubber then sand in the sandbag? Also are all your sandbags from Rogue? Thanks

[@thestonecircle]

Just straight play sand, but I've heard the rubber can be a good way to go too if you want to start with a bigger sandbag and work up to it over time! I have a lot of them haha, one Rogue, two Cerberus, and 3 Ironmind. Ironmind is my favorite because it's a bit skinnier and seems the most durable of the three, but all three brands are great

[@a_oliva]

What kind of stretches do you do beforehand? I wanna try this but don't wanna pull anything 😅

[@thestonecircle]

I go over all of it here! :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXfMnomJr86laKs

[@Hope-Solos-Darkstar]

Sandbag low box squat.

[@thestonecircle]

Such a good exercise!

[@Cedarsunrun]

Just curious, I see you have a mix of Cerberus and iron mind sandbags, do you use them for different purposes or do you just like to have a mix?

[@thestonecircle]

Mostly just like having the variety! The cerberus bags are wider than the ironmind so there's some variation in how it feels to lift them

[@Carey1135]

Will ur book have all the list of exercise and programming?

[@thestonecircle]

Yeah it goes over a lot of the exercises and talks about programming and how they fit into a program, special uses etc!

[@123495734]

this guy likes sandbags i hear

[@thestonecircle]

Haha hey I heard that too

[@afterzanzibar]

Do you grip the sandbag a little lower than the middle when you lift a vertically placed sandbag? I usually start with my sandbag horizontal, but would be interested in learning to pick it up when its vertical so that I can do those bear hugs more without having to shoulder it first.

[@thestonecircle]

There are two different methods I like to use! First is to grab near the middle of the sandbag and use power to toss it up and catch it on the upper chest, the other is to grab low down and stand straight up. I like the power version more because I'm better at it, but I add the other variation a lot because I can get a lot out of a lighter weight that way

[@afterzanzibar]

@@thestonecircle Thanks for the advice. I'm going to try out the bear hugs in combination with farmers soon!

[@thestonecircle]

@@afterzanzibar heck yeah it's such a good exercise!

[@YouTubecontent998]

How can you tell the tendon thickness in your biceps have increased in size?

[@thestonecircle]

Just from feeling/looking at them

[@Aili-kx3kj]

Hey, How much weight on sandbag to shoulder ?

[@thestonecircle]

How much can I do? My best so far is 250lbs at 160bw

[@bryansanchez5276]

Where do you get your sandbags

[@thestonecircle]

I have my favorite linked in the description, it's the ironmind tough as nails bag

[@mythanks8283]

What are those pants called?

[@thestonecircle]

www.medievalcollectibles.com/product/ketill-canvas-pants/

[@ezradanger]

Do you feel your lats during a heavy sandbag shoulder carry? I do. Quite a bit. But i feel like thats probably not normal.

[@thestonecircle]

Definitely! This is an old one but you might like it :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/i522loaagp6ojKcsi=xVQxcxdXxxf1ncka

[@ezradanger]

@@thestonecircle I just watched it. Good video. You've been making solid content for a while. Wish I had discovered you sooner. Maybe would have kicked my ass into gear to get back in shape sooner lol

[@thestonecircle]

@@ezradanger haha hey I'm just glad you're enjoying the vids now thank you!

[@ezradanger]

@@thestonecircle for sure. It was actually discovering Alex Leonidas that kicked me into starting to get back into shape. I'm not even sure how I came across his video since I hadn't been part of the KZbin fitness sphere for years, but I came across one of his videos that really just spoke to me. I watched a few more and then I got on the floor and did some pushups from my knees, because I was that out of shape that regular pushups were too hard to do more than a couple. Now, I can do pushups with a 40lb vest and both my kids standing on my back. So I'm definitely regaining some of that old lost muscle from years ago.

[@thestonecircle]

@ezradanger that's so awesome man! Alex makes some of the best content out there, he's probably the only KZbinr I've consistently watched every video from for years!

[@victorstreet]

Ohh no! You are sandbagging it 😂

[@thestonecircle]

Haha yes :D

[@timmyjacobs0]

One love

[@thestonecircle]

🙂

[@ThePSgamer26]

Name of the blue sandbag?

[@thestonecircle]

It's the ironmind tough as nails bag, I have it linked in the description :)

[@fen016]

where did u get those baggy pants in the thumbnail?

[@thestonecircle]

🙂 www.medievalcollectibles.com/product/ketill-canvas-pants/

[@fen016]

@@thestonecircle Thanks! Been loving the videos & the drip.

[@thestonecircle]

@@fen016 thank you!

[@elijahyes3110]

i gotta ask where your pants are from dude

[@thestonecircle]

They're awesome! www.medievalcollectibles.com/product/ketill-canvas-pants/