BAG BIG GAINS FROM GRAINS

IF YOU HAVE 20 MINUTES

Here’s a quick muscle hack that will deliver gains in the long-term. Making your own sandbag will more than repay your small investment of time and money, says Men’s Health fitness editor Andrew Tracey (who demonstrates how on his IGTV).

Get hold of a 20kg builder’s bag, or buy a couple of 10kg kid’s bags to load into any sturdy backpack. If the straps are strong enough, you can clean and press or swing it, while a tough tote – a “sand manbag” – will allow you to work unilaterally But masking-taped bin liners (doubled up, if necessary), gardening rubble sacks and actual non-workout sandbags will deliver the goods, too.