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Nov 15, 20195 min read
Lift No Faster Than You Can Talk: An Excerpt from S&S 2.0
We are proud to officially present Kettlebell Simple & Sinister: Revised and Updated Edition, or simply S&S 2.0. Time is a man’s best...
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StrongFirst
Jun 18, 20199 min read
How to Become a Barbell Instructor With Kettlebells
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...
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StrongFirst
Jun 11, 20196 min read
55-Seconds to Kettlebell Snatch Test Success
The (dreaded) snatch test. Five minutes (of suck) that many StrongFirst instructors consider the most stressful in their certifying or...
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StrongFirst
May 22, 20198 min read
From the Battlefield to Back Injury to Beast Tamer: Ollie Quinn’s Kettlebell Journey
Have you ever seen one of the “Army Strong” commercials? Well in the UK, there’s no stronger or more capable military unit than the Royal...
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StrongFirst
Apr 23, 20195 min read
How I Became a World Record Holder
Training for a world record requires grit. Many may approach the challenge preparation by continually pushing for more “burn.” But there...
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StrongFirst
Mar 15, 20192 min read
Podcast Episode #23: Brett Jones
StrongFirst Podcast Episode #23 Summary Brett Jones, Director of Education for StrongFirst, joins the show a second time to talk about...
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StrongFirst
Feb 19, 20196 min read
Two Swing Cues to Unlock your Power, Posture, and Athleticism
There is a big difference between swinging a kettlebell around and executing a powerful kettlebell swing. The first is common with...
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StrongFirst
Feb 5, 20199 min read
The Bottoms-Up Experiment
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...
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StrongFirst
Jan 29, 20194 min read
The Key to Efficient Strength—Give and Take
Regardless of their sport, high-level athletes have an astonishing ‘gift’ of making the most complex moves look easy. How? With years of...
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StrongFirst
Jan 22, 20196 min read
My Journey to the Beast: Pressing a 48kg Kettlebell
How do you go from pressing 28kg to 48kg? At under 80kg bodyweight? With a technique-solidifying, base-building, high-volume press plan...
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StrongFirst
Jan 6, 201910 min read
How to Boost Your Athletic Power with Kettlebells…and a PUSH Band
Knowing StrongFirst hardstyle principles and intentionally accelerating a kettlebell will undoubtedly produce more power during any lift....
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StrongFirst
Nov 27, 20183 min read
Something Old is New Again: Refining Your Get-up
Being a student of strength means having the courage to challenge habits and biases. Because of its complexity, the get-up offers many...
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StrongFirst
Nov 1, 20183 min read
How to Sync Your Breathing for More Kettlebell Power
Kettlebell ballistics have very little to do with the kettlebell—and everything to do with how you move your body. When it comes to...
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StrongFirst
Oct 23, 20185 min read
Press Stronger NOW with the Kettlebell Pull Press
We all want a stronger kettlebell press. Boosting your strength baseline makes everything else, everything before, relatively easier. But...
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StrongFirst
Sep 5, 20184 min read
The Origins of the Dead Swing
Dead Swing. Power Swing. Hike-Swing-Park. “Rif” Swing. Whatever you choose to call it, this single repetition kettlebell swing should be...
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StrongFirst
Aug 8, 20184 min read
Every Joint. Every Day. The Elegance of Simple and Sinister
I recently attended a conference and watched a presentation by a highly respected clinician and researcher who specializes in...
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StrongFirst
Jul 23, 20184 min read
It’s OK to Struggle
Professional “Learners” We were all professional “learners” at some point. Think about it. Your “job” for the first 18 years or so was to...
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StrongFirst
Jul 18, 20181 min read
Get StrongFirst Online: Essential Kettlebell Exercises
“Online education is like a rising tide, it’s going to lift all boats.” Anant Agarwal According to an article in US News and World...
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StrongFirst
May 31, 20186 min read
Why Kettlebells are Needed for Barbell Training
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...
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StrongFirst
May 20, 20188 min read
Hand Care 101
The kettlebell is a very powerful tool for building strength and developing conditioning. The principles and techniques taught by Pavel...
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