#Barbell

Mar 4, 20213 min read

Increase Your Pressing Strength and Overhead Stability with the One-Arm Barbell Press

The one-arm strict barbell press is a challenging press that will build strength and muscle stability. Pavel recommended the side press...

Sep 11, 20196 min read

Box Clever—How to Unlock your Range of Motion

Serious strength is best built on a solid foundation of fundamental compound lifts, such as deadlifts, squats, and pressing. To ensure...

Aug 13, 20195 min read

Controlling Gravity for Better Squats, Deadlifts, and Presses

The very definition of a lift is moving load upwards against gravity; but what goes up must come down. If you’re only paying attention to...

Mar 12, 20194 min read

What Chocolate Chip Cookies and Guinness Beer Can Teach You About Barbell Basics

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

Nov 20, 20184 min read

How Mastering the Pause can Boost your Bench Press

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

Oct 9, 20186 min read

How to Row 3000 Miles Across an Ocean with a Barbell

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

May 15, 201810 min read

A Look Inside the StongFirst Lifter (SFL) Barbell Instructor Certification

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

Jan 23, 20185 min read

“Which Knee Sleeves Should I Buy?”

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...

Jan 16, 20184 min read

Sinister, Occam’s Razor, and 2018

Last year, I suggested this approach to planning out your training for the upcoming year. Now at the start of 2018, that idea along with...