K-9 Bags

This post is intended as a preview of our new K-9 bags. We have worked with police and military for many years and have manufactured many custom and purpose built products.....including K-9 bags.
Our newest prototype attempts to address all the needs of a K-9 handler while making the product functional as a strength training tool.

Our newest bag incorporates 2-horizontal strap handles for two-handed lifts as well as a central handle for single hand carries. The weight of the bag is 75-80 pounds which closely replicates the weight of most working dogs.

The bottom of the bag has a heavy duty dragging patch which is intended for use on grass, gym floors, or concrete. The patch protects the bag itself during repetitive dragging activities and prevents wearing of the heavy duty shell.

Of course the K-9 bags also have heavy duty loops which are designed to accommodate ropes and leashes for drags and other work simulation activities. Our K-9 leashes (not pictured) are made of restraint grade nylon and can be customized in terms of length to meet various testing and simulation demands.

Our products are designed with our end-users in mind who require durable and reliable training products for strength, conditioning, and work specific testing. We pride ourselves on providing high quality training products that are trusted by athletes, police, and military units around the world.

If you would like more information on our K-9 training bags please contact us directly at (403) 619-8061 or email us at info@sportsandbags.com. For additional information about Sport Sandbags and to look at our other training products please check us out online at www.sportsandbags.com.

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Sport Sandbags Athlete- Greg Rafter

Sport Sandbags is proud to introduce our newest athlete-Greg Rafter. Greg is a skeleton athlete for the National Development Team and has a varied (and successful) athletic background. He was the 2008 Calgary High School Athlete of the Year and has competed in Football, Volleyball, Rugby, and Track and Field. He also has a Black Belt in Judo and was his class Valedictorian...... so it is pretty safe to call this guy well rounded!

We first spotted Greg training on the track during the summer and stopped by to say hello while we were filming another athlete.  We were intrigued by his training apparatus and wanted to learn more about this fellow and his strange "track skeleton".

After getting to know Greg, we are happy to supply him with equipment that can help him achieve his goal of competing for Canada at the Olympics.  We found a natural synergy between the demands of Skeleton and the dragging capabilities of our bags.

We are also very excited to announce that Greg has recently been selected to travel to Europe in November with teammate (and Gold medalist) Jon Montgomery. This is the essentially the "dress rehearsal" for the Olympic Games and we know firsthand how hard Greg has worked to get to this position. We are proud to be associated with such a dedicated athlete and all around class act.

 We will be following Greg closely over the next few weeks as we wrap up his training video........stay tuned!

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Sandbagged-Father Lacombe High School

We were out to Father Lacombe High School a couple of days ago to work with the Sports Performance class (approx. 40 students). The atmosphere was great and the kids had a lot of fun......and worked hard! Sport Sandbags is now offering training classes to schools and businesses in the Calgary area. It is a great way to introduce your students or staff to the world of functional training using sandbags, belts, ropes, and leashes. He are some pictures of some of the action:

Thanks to all the students and staff at Father Lacombe for a great afternoon! For more information on our classes please check out www.SportSandbags.com.

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New trailer

This is the new Sport Sandbags trailer that will be appearing on our Youtube channel and on www.SportSandbags.com. Stay tuned for our new training video scheduled for October 5, 2013.



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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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