Q&A 3: Just One Sandbag, Exercise Order, Barefoot Shoes, The Witcher, Medieval Clothes

[@thestonecircle]

Hey guys if you're interested and haven't seen it yet, I just released a full sandbag warmup video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGKykGmGfMx6sLMsi=8z-_H_36u1c8Sbfh If I missed your question I still have a long list I plan on going through. If you have any more questions please leave them below!

[@unknownstrongman]

Hey Cody!

[@thestonecircle]

@@unknownstrongman Heyyy what's up man!

[@sergioguayerbas]

It's very inspiring to see you training in the forest. One video idea is that you would remember a complete workout in the woods, back exercise, calisthenics and running. It is very beautiful and at the same time motivating. I'm not talking about a live video, just a longer video showing what your training in the mountains is like. you are very inspiring.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey that would be an awesome video I'll have to plan for something like that!

[@saiketbiswas8444]

I like these kind of videos, someone asks questions I was thinking through of but hadn't fully formed in my head yet and I already get an answer.

[@thestonecircle]

Haha heck yeah I'm glad you liked this one! Takes a while to make them but I always feel like it's so worth it :)

[@luckyenforcer]

This videos are a treat. Thank you so much.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey it's awesome to hear from you I'm glad you liked this one! 🙂

[@StraitjacketFitness]

@TheStoneCircle creates truly excellent content, a very fine blend of entertaining and informative. It is even valuable to go back to some of his older content to see how far he's come. Three cheers for The Stone Circle! Huzah! Huzah!! HUZAH!!!

[@thestonecircle]

@@StraitjacketFitness Thanks so much for all you do brother! HUZAH!! Some of those older videos are kinda funny right? 😁

[@seanturley7244]

Great content once again Cody .your book big thumbs up brother xx .

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thanks so much brother I'm really glad you liked the book!!

[@creativetraininghacks]

I love this kind of video. So many interesting topics and good recommendations from you! 👍 I just never now what to specifically comment on, because there is so much I could add my two cents to, but nothing that really calls for it 😅

[@thestonecircle]

Haha hey I'm really glad you liked it! I bet you could fill a book talking about each of these with all your experience :)

[@creativetraininghacks]

@@thestonecircle Hehe, I bet you could, too 😄

[@thestonecircle]

@@creativetraininghacks Hahah well maybe just one book :D

[@HoloJinX]

Awesome point about getting and staying stronger no matter what it looks like. That's right up my alley!🪨

[@thestonecircle]

Heck yeah! And more strength means if the time comes to cut down there should be more muscle anyway :)

[@michaelpopkins3002]

Thank you for answering my medley question. I always thought they must have some effect on muscle and strength,as well as a cardio aspect. Love these videos,learn so much from them! Interseting to hear about your medieval clothing etc,i can definitely see a connection from wearing this and feeling that warrior mindset 👊

[@thestonecircle]

Hey for sure man! I swear those stone carry medley sessions I used to do a lot were so fun, and my upper back would always be sore the next day which rarely happens! Really glad you liked this one 🙂 Something about the medieval clothing is just so cool to me haha

[@stealinglawnmowers]

hey man! thank you for answering my questions @13:22. That was some solid advice man. I fell into the hole recently of body dysmorphia and I would think I have a bigger chest but in reality when I look in the mirror my chest is actually kinda small... Its a working progress and what you said and you said it best, *list amazing advice here* lol, but i appreciate you man. Keep up the good work!

[@thestonecircle]

Hey for sure I'm glad you liked the answer! I feel that it's always the worst when you catch that worst angle and think, dang I'm actually tiny haha. My thing at the moment is lower chest fat from the bulk, my worst enemy lol. Good luck with your training!!

[@therealsnaily]

Awesome Q&A! I'm also curious about how you would implement odd sandbag exercises, like rotations, get-ups and so on, into a regular sandbag training protocol.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thanks a lot! That's an awesome question I'll add it to my qna list now 🙂

[@94EyeEagle]

Solid QnA 👍 Re: training with only 1 SB, one way I have been trying to make use of 1 Sb (~100lbs) is to do different versions of same movement. With the example of Sb to shoulder, besides the "usual" way, I have been experimenting with variations like: doing it more hinge-y, catching it more explosively, doing it half-kneeling, doing it while seated (straddling the bags), adding "partial reps" (like 1 high pull -> 1 to shoulder),... Makes training really fun 😂

[@thestonecircle]

Thank you! That sounds like an awesome way to do it, I could see that being really fun 🙂if you haven't seen his channel Florian from 'Creative Training Hacks' does a lot of really unique sandbag stuff you might like it!

[@maxzhao8331]

one sandbag is technically possible, I progressed a lot with a single bag. But I couldn’t help myself I got a couple more and progress has been great! The variety of weight gives me more options!(like sandbag get ups with a lighter bag)

[@thestonecircle]

Yes exactly haha. It's possible but it's so hard not to get more :D

[@alexisjohnson9608]

I was a Lil curious about that myself. ( just using one sandbag ) thanks for the knowledge 🤙💪

[@thestonecircle]

Hey hope it helps thanks for being here!!

[@TRAVISVANZUIDEN]

Lions, Tigers and sandbags O MY!! Great point of view and great video. I really think we hyperfocus too much on irrelevant details and forget the big picture.

[@thestonecircle]

Hahah sandbags O MY! 😁 Thank you! Always puts things into perspective when you can take a step back for a min!

[@StopTheDamnTape]

That point about having more than one bag for warming up is such a good point. Like you wouldn’t just go pull your max deadlift or overhead press your max with no warm up. Well I hope you wouldn’t haha. Same thing.

[@thestonecircle]

Yeah exactly haha, getting a lighter warmup bag was such a game changer!

[@AcceleratingUniverse]

ninjas wore baggy pants with leg wraps too

[@thestonecircle]

Heck yeah true!

[@RoughGalaxyYT]

Here's one for the next video, If you wanted to use sandbags to lose weight, what moves would you suggest to focus on? Carries? ground to shoulder?

[@thestonecircle]

Hey that's a good one thank you! Added to the list :)

[@RoughGalaxyYT]

@@thestonecircle Nah man, thank you for sharing your expertise with us at no cost. You offer invaluable information and we appreciate you.

[@thestonecircle]

@@RoughGalaxyYT Knowing these videos help if even in just a small way makes this whole thing worth it, I appreciate you being here all these months! 🙂

[@chrisnesbitt6259]

I was curious about the medieval clothing, whether it helped the mental aspect or was a just because. It was awesome to hear that one channel i love watches another channel i love as well.

[@thestonecircle]

Hey yeah for sure! Partly just because I think it's cool but I do really think it adds something good :) You watch Kramer too?? That's awesome he's one of my favorite channels!

[@chrisnesbitt6259]

@thestonecircle I was doing mace swings with Wardruna playing, and it started storming. I said to hell with it and kept doing swings for 20 minutes, it felt amazing.

[@thestonecircle]

​@chrisnesbitt6259 that sounds epic as hell!

[@JamesG-g2v]

I travel for work a lot and don’t always have access to a sandbag. What would you recommend for a replacement to the sandbag workouts when limited to using a barbell or dumbbells?

[@thestonecircle]

Hey great question I'll add this to my qna list, short answer though I'd focus on strengthening weak points during that time, rows, curls, good mornings, stuff like that

[@Wo1fLarsen]

You in CO? That space reminds me of the Sangre De Cristos. Good video man. 🤘🏼

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thank you and for sure! This was out near Como :)

[@Wo1fLarsen]

@@thestonecircle right on!

[@TM521HS]

your point about being honest with yourself and adding extra weight to your sandbag hits hard for me. When i get time im definitely gonna make another 10lb filler bag to add.

[@thestonecircle]

I still struggle with that myself, it's tough to push further when it already feels so heavy aha. You're gonna own that extra 10lbs good luck with it!!

[@alexhavel4515]

Great video, especially the witcher question. Have you ever experienced any elbow tendonitis from doing calisthenics?

[@thestonecircle]

Heck yeah glad you liked that one :D I had a lot of fun talking about it haha. I can add this to my qna list for sure but short answer I went too hard with sandbags and planche training at the same time for a while and did end up with some tendonitis, it sucked!

[@BilboSandbaggins]

Have you heard about the negative health effects of polyester and nylon clothing? I’ve been hearing wearing 100% cotton or linen/wool is better for our overall health. Great video!

[@thestonecircle]

I heard something about new synthetic clothing from cheap websites but I wouldn't be surprised if basic polyester and nylon had some negative things too aha, figures! It's in the water, the food, the air, clothes too haha dang. Glad you liked this one!

[@John1mperial]

- I used a single sandbag for a while, it was great at first, but eventually I just needed another one, specially as warm up. To your point, it’s tough shouldering 200 lbs as your first set 😅. - Shoulder carries are brutal for the core! - Haha great point on the body dysmorphia, zooming out and looking at it from a different perspective. Whenever I’m feeling down, I always go back to something I heard from Mr Robot, compared to the cosmic calendar, our lifetime, hell even humanity as a whole is just a blip, a blink compared to billions of years of the universe’s existence - hey didn’t know you were into barefoot shoes too! Come to think of it, you always train barefoot! Unfortunately vivobarefoot’s quality has been going downhill the last few years. I’ve yet to find a barefoot shoe brand I really like

[@thestonecircle]

Yes exactly haha, 200 right away is kinda a lot 😵feel so much more dialed in after a few attempts with a lighter bag! I love that man, Mr Robot! Does put things into perspective haha I'm still kinda a noob when it comes to barefoot shoes but all I can say is the Bearfoot canvas ursus are AWESOME!

[@mowafy7778]

Let's go 🎉

[@thestonecircle]

@@mowafy7778 heyy first 🥇 hope you like this one!

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[@thestonecircle]

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[@lbowers454]

Where do you buy your medieval clothes?

[@thestonecircle]

grimfrost.com/collections/viking-clothing

[@Stay_Hated]

I had Vivo for years and eventually wore holes through em. I would have bought another pair but money was tight at the time so I went with Xeros and I am satisfied with them. They have a bit more padding in the feet (they still feel like a barefoot shoe but you dont feel every pebble) and they are cheaper.

[@thestonecircle]

Nice I've read good things about xero too! I love the bearfoot ursus I got

[@StopTheDamnTape]

Also, relate on the wide feet thing haha 😂

[@thestonecircle]

Man I wish I had learned about barefoot shoes sooner, my pinky toes are all smooshed from narrow shoes most of my life!

[@StopTheDamnTape]

@ hahaha same my toes are all curled up and ugly AF 😂. I ran around in bare feet most the time as a kid. Apparently that makes your feet wide, some say. I guess the muscles work harder or some shit. I still prefer bare feet. Never tried barefoot shoes tbh, I usually just wear skate shoes, I just try to find wide ones haha.

[@thestonecircle]

@@StopTheDamnTape That makes sense I was always barefoot as a kid too! I get that haha I just recently started wearing the barefoot shoes, I still don't like them in town on concrete if I'm gonna be out for hours or something like that, but on the trail or in the woods they are so great!

[@unknownstrongman]

Im eating Peanut butter sandwiches and learning. 💪⚔️

[@thestonecircle]

That's the best man 😁

[@yashgodara4640]

Can you show us your leg gains through sandbag squats and carries

[@thestonecircle]

Sure I can do that! It'd be cool to see where I'm at after I push the high rep box squats a bit further

[@nazgulonabudget4429]

How do you do high rep squat with a sandbag as you can not do breathing squat like you would with a barbell ? Do you rely only on building stamina by taking it slower or do you have another way ?

[@thestonecircle]

Hey great question I'll add this to my list!

[@panagiothsstaurou7569]

My opinion is the sandbag final boss lift is the sandbag clean and press if we speak about strongman sandbags for the sandbags with handles is the sandbag snatch bad for a sandbag more than 130 kg I think the final boss may be the souldering one motion 😁

[@thestonecircle]

Oh yeah any kind of overhead work is on another level!

[@antoniosmith1194]

Would you ever paid sandbags with kettlebells or is body weight and sandbags all I really need?

[@thestonecircle]

Hey for sure it just depends on what you're after. I think sandbags and calisthenics circuits is a great way to go and gives you so much for your time investment, but there are definitely things you can only get from kettlebells. I plan on experimenting more with them in the future, for now I'm just so hooked on the sandbags and calisthenics 😁

[@Anonym69-d9s]

​​​@@thestonecircle What about adding some throwing movement using rocks too like our ancestor do when they hunt

[@antoniosmith1194]

Awesome I have your book and love the workouts in it. I was thinking about tossing some kb snatches in but It seems like except 1 or 2 things I can get mostly everything some sandbags a gymnastic ring work.

[@MSHNKTRL]

I'm sure kettlebell swings help alot with triple-extension (quads/glutes/core) movements.

[@thestonecircle]

@@Anonym69-d9s Heck yeah throwing stones is so fun!

[@afterzanzibar]

Hey, brother. Did you say you have the low-top shoes from Vivobarefoot? I've been thinking about getting some minimalist shoes but wasn't sure where to start. Also, nice video!

[@thestonecircle]

@afterzanzibar hey man these are the ones I decided on they're awesome! bearfoot.store/products/ursus-canvas-low-top-black

[@afterzanzibar]

@@thestonecircle Thank you, bro. I'm wondering if it will improve my strength work like squats by strengthening my foot. Maybe I'll go for the high-top version to avoid debris getting into the shoes! Thanks for the link!

[@thestonecircle]

@afterzanzibar heck yeah I'd be really interested in hearing your results with them!!

[@afterzanzibar]

@@thestonecircle For sure, I'll let you know.

[@IsaacMorgan98]

Its interesting you say a carry should likely be heavier than a shouldering. I know that you know broad statements will always have outliers and chances are I may be an outlier but I couldn't imagine doing a bear hug carry with my max sandbag to shoulder weight. For me I lean back a good deal to shoulder bags and quite simply, my upper back isn't as strong as my abs so it'd fold me like a pretzel the first couple steps I'd take bear hugging my max shoulderimg weight haha.

[@thestonecircle]

Dude I really appreciate the insight! That makes a lot of sense about the leaning back, I'll have to keep this in mind!

[@brianbachmeier34]

Masculine brotherhood we meet again.

[@thestonecircle]

💪💪💪

[@ronnietownsend8310]

Have you got any advice for cutting training time down with sandbags as i train in the mornings before work i only have 60 mins max am i able to supperset excisises any advice is appreciated keep up the great videos

[@thestonecircle]

Hey thanks I can add this to my qna list! There are a few different ideas I have but my favorite would be to just keep the volume on the lower end, closer to 5 heavy shoulders per side rather than 15, 5x3 vs 10x3 on the high pulls, 1 or 2 sets of carries rather than 3 etc. You could try to increase density over time without increasing sandbag weight, getting more work done in that hour, or keep the volume lower and just keep adding weight

[@karlkebsch807]

What is your opinion on weighted Calisthencis training?

[@MythosMen]

You'd probably have some ungodly strength and endurance if you follow the advice in his last circuit video while adding a vest

[@MythosMen]

"The problem with calisthenics circuits (Fixed!)"

[@karlkebsch807]

Thank you Im gonna watch the video

[@MythosMen]

@@karlkebsch807 No prollem my guy, I've heard from other knowledgeable youtubers that it has lead to some of their best gains strength and muscle wise

[@thestonecircle]

Hey weighted calisthenics is awesome! I haven't done much of it for a few years because I've been so focused on other stuff, but it definitely works great

[@shauni_jade]

Hey, do you have any recommendation for wrist discomfort/pain? I've recently started with sandbags training. Got mine last week, did 4 sessions so far, 15 or almost 15 sandbags to shoulders with 50kg, want to stay at this weight for a month, maybe two, to prepare my body. Mixed with some callistenics (pushups, dips and pullups) and some dumbbells (curls and shoulder presses). Problem is on my last session and especially today (working out right now) started feeling discomfort on my wrists. Especially when lifting the SB from the ground. Have you ever faced this?

[@thestonecircle]

Hey I have some questions about the wrists on my list for qna videos, but short answer, it might be your wrists getting used to being in more of a false grip position. It can take a while to adapt to lifting with bent wrists like that, I remember when I first started I used to get strange sensations in my forearms, but it went away after a while. It could be worth doing most of your sets lifting the sandbag from a platform for a while while your wrists adapt to the stress of lifting off the ground, slowly making your way back to starting everything from the ground over a month or two!

[@LevurfLevurf]

Is Sandbag training good for wrestling? (Throws and grapples)

[@thestonecircle]

Talked with a few wrestlers/bjj guys who said it helps a lot!

[@LevurfLevurf]

@thestonecircle thanks for your response 💪🏽

[@seanturley7244]

I also watched an older video .we’re you used some bands as a kind of thrown technique. You seemed very humble saying you weren’t quite sure if the throw over shoulder technique if I you still do this and would like some help with it i here to help mate I’m a judo practitioner.iuse uchi Komi which is the name for it regular ☘️

[@thestonecircle]

Oh yeah I love that move! Still not sure if it's 100% right the way I've been doing it but it feels really powerful. I'm always glad to learn!

[@seanturley7244]

@ any time bud not sure how icould show you I’m lol I’m 55and not so good on this kind of thing Cody but glad to help my friend.iwas T being critical bud I just rember hearing you say you were not to sure if you were doing it right xx but I’ve glad to show you .iuse it as power cardio ido left and right throw alternating .ido it of a deck of playing cards ,so I pick the first card do say it’s a 10 ,10x10 left right then I jump on an wheel do 10 so on till pack all gone hour sesh great all round sesh x

[@thestonecircle]

@@seanturley7244 Hey for sure I didn't think you were being critical :) you've reminded me how awesome that move is thank you for the insight!!

[@dukemax3491]

hi Cody , i have question i should have asked long ago but i just notice when u answer first question ! when you said can do 8 per shoulder cause the way i train i carry sandbag on shoulder i drop it then carry it to other shoulder is this wrong way ? i need to train 1 shoulder and rest . thank you for Q&A .

[@thestonecircle]

Hey that's how I do it too! one side, then the other, then back again :)

[@dukemax3491]

@@thestonecircle start to worry when you said per shoulder thought like iam not resting enough thank you mate 👍

[@jasinAmsterdam1976]

You remind me alot of Ross Enamait

[@thestonecircle]

Thank you I take that as a compliment for sure! I read one of his books back in the day it was awesome I really like his training style/mindset!

[@jasinAmsterdam1976]

@@thestonecircle Yes it was a compliment 😄, I learned a lot from his books, and I still apply his routines to my workouts. I recently added sandbags, inspired by your channel 👍

[@thestonecircle]

@@jasinAmsterdam1976 Heck yeah I hope they work well for you!!

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[@thestonecircle]

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[@thestonecircle]

Yeah KZbin keeps doing that every time I upload a video recently not sure why. I don't have any control over it though!