Podcast Episode #20: Carmen Bott
StrongFirst Podcast Episode #20 Summary Professor Carmen Bott is a strength and conditioning coach from Vancouver, British Columbia who...
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Sep 18, 20182 min read
Podcast Episode #10: Chris Chapman
StrongFirst Podcast Episode #10 Summary In this episode of the StrongFirst Podcast, your host Craig Marker talks with Chris Chapman,...
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Jan 3, 20188 min read
The 37-Second Knockout: Building a Boxer’s Ferocious Comeback
My name is Ilaria Scopece, and I am the “skinny boxer.” It has not always been this way. I was a gymnast before I put on boxing gloves....
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Nov 14, 20177 min read
How to Use StrongFirst for Successful GORUCK Prep
I believe strength is the most valuable quality to develop in fitness. That said, my recreational pursuits often involve the need for...
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Oct 31, 20178 min read
How StrongFirst’s Endurance Protocols Can Improve Your Ski Season
Winter is fast approaching in the Northern Hemisphere. For many, that means ski and snowboard season is about to begin. But how do we...
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Oct 12, 20179 min read
Steve Milles Speaks on the Real-World Value of the StrongFirst Combat Course
With just over a year since its debut, StrongFirst Combat is already creating a buzz. And as it returns to Five Points Academy, I can...
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Jul 4, 20179 min read
A StrongFirst Approach to Obstacle Course Race Training
I don’t care how much you can deadlift, how much you can do a get-up with, or how many circuits or swing ladders you do. If you do not...
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Dec 1, 20164 min read
Lessons from the Hockey Life: Remembering Gordie Howe
Earlier this year, millions of Canadians and hockey fans worldwide were saddened when Gordie Howe, “Mr. Hockey,” passed away at the age...
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Sep 15, 20166 min read
The Down & Dirty OCR Strength Training Program
Most obstacle course racers are obstacle course enthusiasts, not strength enthusiasts. To the obstacle course racing (OCR) athlete,...
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Mar 15, 20165 min read
How to Properly Program for In-Season Football
One way for me to connect with my athletes is to continue to be an athlete. In addition to playing for the love of the game, two-hand...
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Oct 27, 20154 min read
The Power of Swings and Get-ups for Hockey Training
I’ve been a strength and conditioning coach for seventeen years. Thirteen of them were with the National Hockey League. Strength and...
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Apr 14, 20156 min read
S&C Training for MMA With Simple & Sinister
On January 24, 2015, Viktor Pešta won a unanimous decision over Konstantin Erokhin. Below are the secrets to his strength training....
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Mar 3, 20156 min read
Golf Fitness Training With StrongFirst
You may not be a golfer or a fan of golf, but I am sure you have heard of Tiger Woods. He has been ranked the number one golfer in the...
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Jan 6, 201510 min read
An NFL Strength Coach, the Kettlebell, and Elite Athletes
As we travel on our career paths, we will inevitably encounter events that alter our course and lead us in a direction we may never have...
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Oct 30, 20145 min read
Strength Training for High School Volleyball
I have had the opportunity to strength train my two daughters for the last few years. Savannah is sixteen years old, 5’10”, a junior in...
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Jun 17, 20147 min read
Strength and Conditioning Program for BJJ Fighters
This past November marked my greatest athletic accomplishment of my life: Representing Team USA at the FILA World Grappling Championships...
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Mar 25, 20143 min read
I’m Possible: Training for the Winter Paralympics
At the 2014 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony an enormous sign hung above the stage proclaiming: “IMPOSSIBLE.” Paralympian Alexey...
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Jun 1, 20135 min read
8 Rules for Proper Strength Training for BJJ
“Strength fixes everything.” -Mark Reifkind I started to work with some of the best judokas in Hungary about five years ago, and somehow...
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