Why Sandbags & Stone Carries Are the Ultimate Test of Strength
Mark Bell's Power Project
Power Project Studios
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🗓️ 29 May 2025
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Discover why sandbag carries are the ultimate strength test in this episode of Mark Bell's Power Project! Sandbags challenge your body like no other, pushing your limits in strength, endurance, mobility, and mental toughness. With special guest Cody Janko aka The Stone Circle, Whether you're a seasoned lifter or just starting your fitness journey, this episode breaks down the benefits of incorporating awkward objects into your training. 🔥 Key Highlights:- Why sandbag carries build unmatched strength and endurance- How lifting awkward objects like sandbags unlocks functional fitness- The mental toughness required to go beyond your limits- Real-world carryover of strength endurance in daily life- Tips for beginners: How to start with sandbag trainingFollow Cody Janko (Stone Circle): @thestonecircle Special perks for our listeners below!🥜 Protect Your Nuts With Organic Underwear 🥜➢https://nadsunder.com/Use code: POWERPROJECT to save 15% off your order!🍆 Natural Sexual Performance Booster 🍆 ➢https://usejoymode.com/discount/POWERPROJECTUse code: POWERPROJECT to save 20% off your order!🚨 The Best Red Light Therapy Devices and Blue Blocking Glasses On The Market! 😎➢https://emr-tek.com/Use code: POWERPROJECT to save 20% off your order!👟 BEST LOOKING AND FUNCTIONING BAREFOOT SHOES 🦶➢https://vivobarefoot.com/powerproject🥩 HIGH QUALITY PROTEIN! 🍖 ➢ https://goodlifeproteins.com/ Code POWER to save 20% off site wide, or code POWERPROJECT to save an additional 5% off your Build a Box Subscription!🩸 Get your BLOODWORK Done! 🩸 ➢ https://marekhealth.com/PowerProject to receive 10% off our Panel, Check Up Panel or any custom panel, and use code POWERPROJECT for 10% off any lab!Sleep Better and TAPE YOUR MOUTH (Comfortable Mouth Tape) 🤐 ➢ https://hostagetape.com/powerproject to receive a year supply of Hostage Tape and Nose Strips for less than $1 a night!🥶 The Best Cold Plunge Money Can Buy 🥶 ➢ https://thecoldplunge.com/ Code POWERPROJECT to save $150!!Self Explanatory 🍆 ➢ Enlarging Pumps (This really works): https://bit.ly/powerproject1Pumps explained: ➢ https://withinyoubrand.com/ Code POWERPROJECT to save 15% off supplements!➢ https://markbellslingshot.com/ Code POWERPROJECT to save 15% off all gear and apparel!Follow Mark Bell's Power Project Podcast➢ https://www.PowerProject.live➢ https://lnk.to/PowerProjectPodcast➢ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/markbellspowerproject➢ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/markbellspowerprojectFOLLOW Mark Bell➢ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marksmellybell➢https://www.tiktok.com/@marksmellybell➢ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarkBellSuperTraining➢ Twitter: https://twitter.com/marksmellybellFollow Nsima InyangFollow Nsima Inyang ➢ Ropes and equipment : https://thestrongerhuman.store➢ Community & Courses: https://www.skool.com/thestrongerhuman➢ YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/c/NsimaInyang
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| 0:00.0 | The thing about sandbags and stones and all these awkward objects too, and I think this is one of the secrets to them, is that they allow you to bring a level of intensity. |
| 0:08.0 | They allow you to push beyond the ordinary stopping point. |
| 0:10.7 | I hate to use the word functional because it's like, show me a movement that's not functional because I think all movement is functional to some degree. |
| 0:17.7 | Humans have probably been lifting stones for so long. Maybe there's something inside us that just connects with lifting these awkward objects. So the bear hug carry in particular is my favorite exercise of all time. I feel like it is the ultimate base builder. I think the main reason sandbags have worked so well for me is just that I find them so enjoyable. Strength endurance is so cool because it's the strength of someone who has a deep love of life. |
| 0:39.7 | Any situation where, say you're five miles out, someone has broke their leg, who's going |
| 0:44.6 | to be the one who can carry them for five miles out of there? |
| 0:47.1 | Someone with strength endurance. |
| 0:49.3 | I just moved up to the mountains and all these weird things have been happening. |
| 0:53.0 | Like the first day I moved in, |
| 0:54.8 | the septic tank was frozen. And so, oh, it's strange up there. They make the houses in ways that |
| 1:01.7 | you wouldn't expect them to. All your shit was frozen? It wasn't mine either. Just, just, |
| 1:07.7 | oh, somebody else's. Yep. Just came up and there was the basement for a while and what |
| 1:12.7 | happens with a frozen septic tank they just have to drill into it and uh yeah sounds like a shitty job |
| 1:18.8 | yeah yeah it's a very shitty job how'd you get into the sandbag stuff |
| 1:24.9 | we're rolling right we're rolling yeah how'd you get into the sandbag stuff? We're rolling, right? We're rolling. |
| 1:27.6 | Yeah. |
| 1:28.1 | How'd you get into the sandbag stuff? |
| 1:29.6 | What happened? |
| 1:30.7 | Well, I'd been lifting barbells for a couple years. |
| 1:34.5 | I was kind of plateaued. |
| 1:35.9 | I made my way up from 115 pounds, just about 5'8, and I got to 142, and I was stuck at 142 for years. |
| 1:46.3 | I just couldn't seem to make any progress. I'm not sure why. I think I just was bad at lifting barbells. I couldn't bring the intensity that was needed to |
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