I was watching Andy Bolton pull over 900 pounds from the back stage at the Arnold Classic. It struck me that his deadlift looked exactly...

Strength is a skill…and you’ve decided that it’s time to add SFL skills to your toolbox. But you have limited barbell experience and zero...

On the flight home from teaching a StrongFirst Lifter certification (SFL), I was thinking about the programming section and some of our...

By Fabio Zonin, Master SFG and Pavel Tsatsouline Earlier this year, we launched “Reload: Your Barbell Strength Blueprint,” a concise...

StrongFirst Podcast Episode #16 Summary Mira Kwon is the co-owner of Industrial Strength, an Accredited StrongFirst Gym in Portland,...

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

How do you strengthen sport required qualities in the gym and practice the skills it requires in sports-specific sessions when your...

With August upon us, members of the StrongFirst community from the New York City area and elsewhere have already begun their preparations...

When Pavel and I wrote the SFL Manual back in 2012-2013, we decided to build it on top of what is taught at the SFG Level I...

Which came first in your strength training experience—the barbell, or the kettlebell? Kettlebell, barbell, and bodyweight (the third...

It’s a question I hear all the time from beginner lifters, be it barbell or kettlebell fans. It’s a question that I dread, because they...

During the StrongFirst SFL Certification, I might mention the word “lats” one or two times. Once you understand the anatomy and the...

When you are training, one of the decisions you make before you start each session is whether you will be wearing training shoes. While...

“As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his...

If you have spent time on the StrongFirst blog, on our forum, or attended one of our Courses or Certifications, then you know we are a...

Not so fast—”getting loaded” means something completely different at StrongFirst. Getting “loaded” means an active eccentric to the bar...

Every time I teach the deadlift, a particular question comes up: whether to perform “stop reps” or “touch and go” reps during sets. As I...

Becoming strong doesn’t happen overnight. Strength is a skill, and with any skill, you must put in the time to become better. No matter...

For me, absolute strength is king. It has been and will continue to be my main obsession. Relative strength is impressive, but more...

Nobody got bull strong who wasn’t tough. “There is no hard body with soft hands,” I’ve heard. While grit is part of the game, let’s also...