Our bodies are built to adapt. How else would we ever develop the strength (mental and physical) to meet challenges or compete in sports,...

There is a big difference between swinging a kettlebell around and executing a powerful kettlebell swing. The first is common with...

A press is like an iceberg—there’s a lot going on underneath the surface. What can you learn from failure? A lot. Especially when it...

Want to forge an iron grip that lasts (which can be one of the quickest ways to improve your deadlift, pull-ups, and snatches)? Improve...

Regardless of their sport, high-level athletes have an astonishing ‘gift’ of making the most complex moves look easy. How? With years of...

How do you go from pressing 28kg to 48kg? At under 80kg bodyweight? With a technique-solidifying, base-building, high-volume press plan...

Why does exercise make us healthier? One of the most important linkages may be due to improving our mitochondrial functioning. Healthier...

Knowing StrongFirst hardstyle principles and intentionally accelerating a kettlebell will undoubtedly produce more power during any lift....

“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” Hal Borland As we...

Goals are some of the most powerful fuels for progress in life, business, and training. But recognizing when a temporary pull-back may...

In simple terms, proprioception is the sense of knowing where you are and what you are doing. And the get-up is the perfect pattern to...

What is the best plan for any strength or fitness goal? It’s the one that you will consistently follow. A reasonable program done...

Want to increase your pullup reps? How about improve your pullup technique? We have a program that delivers and, provided you follow its...

Being a student of strength means having the courage to challenge habits and biases. Because of its complexity, the get-up offers many...

How do you boost your bench press? By mastering the pause between your concentric and eccentric movements. Master SFG Dr. Michael Hartle...

Life is unpredictable. So training that helps us withstand and react to asymmetrical loads and stresses goes a long way in making us more...

Training for the general sake of getting stronger is great. But having a specific goal within a realistic timeframe helps inform your...

Becoming the best version of yourself—either coach or student—usually means exploring the other side of your tendencies and preferences....

Kettlebell ballistics have very little to do with the kettlebell—and everything to do with how you move your body. When it comes to...

We all want a stronger kettlebell press. Boosting your strength baseline makes everything else, everything before, relatively easier. But...