Free Sandbag Training Course

When Does the Course Start?

The free Sandbag Training Mastery Course starts on December 1st. We'll send you 1 lesson per week for a total of 6 weeks. In each lesson you'll learn vital skills that will enable you to build your own highly effective sandbag training programme.

Sign up here!

What You'll Learn on the Course

This course is designed specifically for one reason - to get you fitter and stronger. We take tried and tested methods and, using sandbags, help you to build an effective training programme that:

• Will help you burn body fat
• Will help you build muscle, strength and power
• Will make you a better athlete
• Will improve your overall health and wellbeing
• Will bring back a sense of fun to your workouts!

Who is This Course For?

Anyone who wants to improve their strength, conditioning and general health. The course is completely free and we invite anyone to sign up for it. You can sign up until the 30th November but enrolment closes immediately after that date with no options to join the course afterwards. I might not offer this course again.

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Todays Workout - 22 Jump Street

22 Box Jumps,
22 Sandbag Push Jerks,
22 Sandbag Zercher Squats.

6 rounds as fast as possible.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - 301

20 Sandbag Round-the-Worlds (10 in each direction),
10 Sandbag High Pulls,
10 Sandbag Zercher Squats,
10 Sandbag Overhead Presses,
10 Sit Ups.

Complete 5 rounds and do a single Push Up after the final round (I just didn't want to call the workout  '300').

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - The Troublesome Triplet

3 Sandbag Bear Hug Squats,
6 Sandbag Overhead Press,
9 Burpees.

Complete as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes.

Record your score.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Animal

Sorry for the delay on new content (I'm currently writing a new book).

Heavy Sandbag Load Carry x 50m
10 Sandbag Ground-to-Overhead
20 Bodyweight Squats

Repeat for a total of 6 rounds.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Meet Our First Sandbag Challenge Winner! Could you do it?

Gabriel from Madrid, Spain recently completed the Sandbag Fitness Bronze Challenge and won 2 of my ebooks. Plus, the honour of being the first person on the Wall of Fame! Do you think you could match or beat his performance?

This challenge is to be completed with the following sandbag weight:

Males - 40% of your bodyweight.

Females - 25% of your bodyweight.


For example, a 200lb man would need to use a sandbag weighing 80lbs (200 divided by 100 x 40).


Sandbag Deadlift x 20 reps
Sandbag Back Squat x 20 reps
Shouldering x 20 reps
Sandbag High Pull x 15 reps
Overhead Press x 15 reps
Sandbag Floor Press x 15 reps
Sandbag Walking Lunge (sandbag at chest height) x 20 reps
Sandbag Shoulder Get Up x 5 reps each side

More info about our challenges here

Todays Workout - Fight the Power

Complete as many heavy Ground-to-Overhead sandbag lifts as you can within a 15 minute time period.

Record both the weight of your sandbag and the number of repetitions you perform.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - 20 Minutes to Save the World...

Sorry it's been awhile since the last post - I've been working hard on a few new projects and putting the final touches on a new Sandbag Training book! If you have an interest in being lean and strong then you will love this new book, trust me. How do I know? Because I'm currently road-testing it on myself....

10 Sandbag Push Press, 

10 Burpees, 

10 Sandbag Back Squats, 

10 Chin Ups. 

As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes.

Record your score.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Your Call, Meatball

10 Sandbag Ground-to-Overhead (any technique allowed as long as bag touches the ground and goes overhead with straight legs and arms per rep),
10 Sandbag Walking Lunges (Front, Back, Zercher, Shoulder or Overhead sandbag hold)
200m Run.

Repeat 5 rounds as fast as possible.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - No Easy Way Out

Complete 100 Sandbag Ground-to-Overheads.

Each time you drop the sandbag (you can rest while holding it) there's a 20 Press Up penalty.

Complete the workout as fast as you can and record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Run To The Hills (yes, that's an Iron Maiden reference)

Run 400m (hill optional),
20 Sandbag Cleans,
20 Sandbag Push Presses.

Complete 3 rounds as fast as you can.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Short and Sweet

30-20-10 of Sandbag Thrusters and Pull Ups.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Wheely Good

100 Skips,
10 Sandbag Cleans,
10 Sandbag Thrusters,
5 Ab-Wheel Rollouts.

Not sure what an Ab-Wheel is? Click here to check out a post on how to make your own by Ross Enamait. I'll add my own images soon.

Complete 5 rounds as fast as possible.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Walk The Mile

400m Sandbag Carry (hold it over the shoulders, or above the head if you want a serious challenge!),
20 Sandbag High Pulls,
20 Sandbag Overhead Press.

Complete 4 rounds as fast as possible.

Record your time.

Train hard!

New products on Amazon

You can now pick up the Sandbag Fitness Heavy Duty Workout Bag on Amazon click here (the bag I'm using above)

There's a black and white (and also cheaper) version of Sandbag Training For MMA & Combat Sports click here

There's also a massive sale on The Complete Guide To Sandbag Training for Kindle - it's currently 75%off! click here

Todays Workout - Pushing My Luck

10 Sandbag High Pulls,
10 Push Ups,
10 Sandbag Overhead Press,
10 Sandbag Floor Press,
10 Sandbag Back Squats.

Complete 5 rounds as fast as possible.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - The Art of Expressing the Human Body

10 Sandbag Cleans, 10 Sandbag Walking Lunges, 10 Sandbag Thruster Burpees. As many rounds as possible in 15 minutes.

Record your score.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Sandbags 'n' Stuff

10 Sandbag High Pulls,
10 Push Ups,
10 Sandbag Goblet Squats,
10 Sandbag Overhead Press.

Complete 5 rounds as fast as you can.

Record your score.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Around the Block

Run 200m,
20 Push Ups,
20 Sandbag Back Squats,
20 Sandbag Round-the-Worlds (each side).

Complete 5 rounds as fast as possible.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Three is a Magic Number

3 Pull Ups,
6 Sandbag High Pulls,
9 Push Ups.

10 rounds as fast as possible.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - A Bit of Everything

10 Sandbag Deadlifts,
10 Sandbag Thrusters,
10 Push Ups,
10 Sandbag High Pulls.

As many rounds as possible in 12 minutes.

Record your score.

Train hard!