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...

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...

The (dreaded) snatch test. Five minutes (of suck) that many StrongFirst instructors consider the most stressful in their certifying or...

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...

Training for a world record requires grit. Many may approach the challenge preparation by continually pushing for more “burn.” But there...

StrongFirst Podcast Episode #23 Summary Brett Jones, Director of Education for StrongFirst, joins the show a second time to talk about...

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

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...

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

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

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...

Dead Swing. Power Swing. Hike-Swing-Park. “Rif” Swing. Whatever you choose to call it, this single repetition kettlebell swing should be...

I recently attended a conference and watched a presentation by a highly respected clinician and researcher who specializes in...

Professional “Learners” We were all professional “learners” at some point. Think about it. Your “job” for the first 18 years or so was to...

“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...

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...

The kettlebell is a very powerful tool for building strength and developing conditioning. The principles and techniques taught by Pavel...