Confession #4....I think I'm in love!

I do believe that I'm in love...with sandbag training! I've started this sandbag training after reading about it and thinking it would be an awesome idea to help me have more flexibility with time and being home.  It's perfect for me to be able to do sandbag workouts while Gerrit is napping. So what in the word is sandbag training your probably thinking? Well its basically just like it sounds.  Training with sandbags.  Its used a lot for endurance and power training in sports like football, but can also be used as weight training.  Here are a couple pictures of the one that I got so you get a better idea:

It comes with 4 of these yellow smaller 10 lb bags.

You fill each one with sand to close to the top and seal it with the double velcro.

You then put the smaller bags in the heavy duty bigger bag and zip it up.

The bag has several different handles so you can grip from several different positions and find what works best to lift and grip.

Besides giving me more flexibility with time and working out from home, here are few other reasons why I am loving sandbag weight training:
1. When you live in Michigan and have blizzard like conditions you don't have to worry about getting to the gym but still have something to use for weight training without needing all the big equipment at home.
2. I still have to go to the gym to do some of my lifts because I don't have the needed equipment at home, but I can do over half of my lifts in my workout routines with the sandbag.
3.  I've been finding that as I workout I am engaging my core muscles so much more to keep the bag in balance and that it awesome!
4.  As the weight (sand) shifts in the bag as I am doing lifts, I am not only using the main primary muscle for the lift but several other secondary muscles to maintain form.
5. I can easily change the amount of weight in the bag.

Just take a look- two simple weight training exercises done with the sandbag!

Bicep Curl (this would be similar to using the dumbbell, you can do another bicep curl using both hands with different grips that is similar to the barbell curl):

Lying Tricep Extensions: