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Another week here on Straight to the Bar in which the backyard pool proved more than tempting. Whilst drying off, the following appeared :

• Strongman training videos : this week they came in the form of stone lifting by Chris Muir, some stone and tyre work by the Lift, Drag, Carry team and some grip videos from the Diesel Crew. All well worth a look.
• As Muhammad Ali celebrated his 65th birthday, BBC Sport took a look at a few of his life's highlights with some great photos. If you find yourself reaching for something to munch on whilst looking at them, consider the G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) snacks which've just been announced in his honour. They actually look half decent.
• Tom Furman pointed to a great look at the ongoing story of climber John Gill.
• The science of boiling eggs : some things taste better when they're not in powdered form.
• Feed me : several fresh blogs for you to look at.

Mike recently suggested that a wiki would be a great way to share - and update - the equipment information that appeared here recently (both the original glossary and the bars, plates, hooks and collars post). Excellent idea : you'll find it at straighttothebar.wikispaces.com. I've copied across the glossary items to get it started, but I'm sure there are plenty of things to add.

If you've never used a wiki before, just think of it as a site which anyone can edit. Wikipedia is perhaps the best known example of how effective these can be.

You can never have too many blogs in your reader (well, the occasional clean-out doesn't hurt). Here are a few more for your perusal :

• Om Shanti: a yoga blog.
• Scott Jurek : ultramarathoner.
• Disease Proof : preventing disease with nutrition.
• gBlog : the world of runner, triathlete and coach Gordon Byrn.
• Leave the fan on : cycling, triathlon and rock climbing
• Pauline's blog : training diary of Figure pro Pauline Nordin.
• Fit and Female : an exercise physiologist and personal trainer.

Via Napalm's Corner : 3 great grip videos from Diesel. Enjoy.

It doesn't seem to matter how many powdered egg products are on the market, none of them taste - that I've found so far - as good as the real thing. If you're also in the 'real egg' camp, you may appreciate some of the science behind boiling the perfect egg.

If the idea of keeping a length of string in the kitchen sounds like one step too far (I can already see the neighbours snickering and pointing), take a look at the Foolproof Egg Timer. Instead of recording time, it goes in the water with the eggs and records temperature; taking into account the number of eggs, amount of water and altitude. Beautiful.

Oh, and if you want to fill up the kitchen gadget drawer, there's always Clack. On second thoughts, perhaps that belongs with the string.

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Slightly less scientific is the art of peeling the eggs. But an 'impeccably clean sink'?

As Muhammad Ali celebrates his 65th birthday, BBC Sport calls up some great pictures from his past. Enjoy.

Troy Anderson and the team from Blue Collar Athlete have just put up their latest Lift, Drag, Carry strongman training video [streaming, 13.92mb .flv] ; this time featuring the girls doing a little stone and tyre work. Great to see.

Episode 37 of the Tri-Geek Dreams podcast has arrived. Load up the iPod.