Ben d'Aguilar- Part II

We are excited about our upcoming training video featuring Ben d'Aguilar of the Calgary Stampeders. We are expecting to release the video on Oct 1, 2013. We caught up to the "Big Cat" early in the week to finish filming some dragging and upper body exercises. Here are a few pics from that session:

Backwards drag with hip belt

Lateral drag with hip-belt

Check back soon as we will be releasing our new trailer in the next couple of days followed by the release of our new training video on October 1, 2013.

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New Video- Kora Lea Vidal

We are happy to release the first installment of our "athlete training series". The first video features Kora Lea Vidal and demonstrates some of the lower body exercises that can be performed using Sport Sandbags. The featured bag during the video is our 25-pound "Classic" sandbag.



Stay tuned over the next week as we prepare to introduce a new athlete and release a second training video featuring Ben D'Aguilar of the Calgary Stampeders.

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New Sandbag- The mini-classic

We have often been asked if we carry any sandbags that are "a little smaller". The answer up until recently was no. We did not feel we could deliver a smaller bag that could perform like our larger bags without compromising the quality and endurance of our products.

Things changed for us last Fall however when a teacher friend of ours asked us to create some custom bags for his junior high students. Always willing to accept a challenge, we created some 12-pound miniature versions of our "classic" sandbags.  They were so well received that we have decided to offer these bags as part of our permanent roster.

 
Weighing in at 12-14 pounds the "mini-classic" is simply a smaller version of our regular bags. It has a large central strap which can be used for lifts and curls-or used for dragging exercises. Of course the sides are reinforced for heavy use.

The back of the bag has our heavy duty dragging patch as well so the mini-classic can be dragged just as easily as our larger bags and will stand up to heavy sustained use.

 

The Mini-Classic is only available in Camo at the present time and retails for 49.99$. Please check out our website at www.sportsandbags.com to order. Alternately you can contact us directly at info@sportsandbags.com for more information.

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Calgary Stampeder -Ben D'Aguilar

Ben D'Aguilar is a big man......he barely fits in the picture frame as he burns past. Don't make the mistake of thinking big means slow though. The big man moves quick like a cat....a big cat....who can squash you, or throw you, or trample you as he comes charging up the field. Defensive linemen are berzerkers set loose to unleash hell on the field.....and they are looking for you Mr. Quarterback.

Sport Sandbags is proud (and relieved) to be on the good side of the rookie Defensive Lineman who was the 13th overall pick of the Calgary Stamps in 2013.  The former McMaster Marauder was the winner of the J.P Metras award for Most Outstanding Lineman in 2012 and holds the CIS single season sack record (12.5 in 8-games). He participated in the 2013 NFL scouting super combine and received invitations / attended
several NFL rookie training camps (Tampa Bay, NY Jets, NY Giants).

We could not be happier to be associated with Ben and his awesome collection of Tiger and Lion shirts. "It reflects my character" he says nonchalantly but with enough subtle menace to let you know he is not kidding. We wanted to meet Ben and give him some sandbags to play with so he wouldn't think of beating us up instead. We also asked him a few questions while we were at it.

SS: How does sandbag training complement the demands of the linebacker position?

BD:  Linebackers have to move all different directions and we are constantly using our hands. The bags help replicate the feeling of grabbing and manipulating in a game situation

SS: What size of bag is most useful for you personally?

BD: I like the lighter weight bags. I have always trained a little "out of the box" and do a lot of higher rep functional exercises. I want to stay healthy and be able to train for the rest of life!

We were happy to get a training session in with Ben at Glenmore and see firsthand his approach to training.....and his karate kicks. Throughout the session we went through a number of position specific drills and some general strengthening exercises.

Backwards run-25 pound "Classic" sandbag

(XL) 50-pound bag throw

25-pound bag (broad jump throw)

35-pound (super classic) curl press

Stay tuned over the next couple of weeks as we prepare to release a feature video starring the "Big Cat" in action. You can also follow Ben on Twitter:

@dagjbcv

Till next time,


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