How to Program Your Way to 50 Consecutive Pistol Squats
A while back I was looking for a challenge, and decided to go for fifty consecutive pistol squats. I could not find anyone performing...
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Feb 4, 20145 min read
The Fighter Pullup Program Revisited
Last week we posted an outstanding article on training for the TSC by Jason Marshall, Senior SFG. Jason referenced the “Fighter Pullup...
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Oct 29, 20134 min read
The Tension Day
There are two types of training a strength seeker must do: Perform a number of sets with moderate weights and reps, e.g. 5×5. This builds...
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Aug 31, 20134 min read
How to Double Your Kettlebell Press in 6 Weeks Without Touching a Bell
The StrongFirst Bodyweight Instructor Certification is likely coming to a city near you soon. Now, if you are like me you may be thinking...
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Aug 26, 20134 min read
Why Kettlebells, Barbells, and Bodyweight Demand Different Programming
At every Barbell Certification and Bodyweight Certification I get the same question: “If StrongFirst is a principle-based school of...
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Jun 14, 20135 min read
Back to Basic: How to Train Like Primitive Man
At social gatherings, when I’m presented to new acquaintances as a strength coach or, God forbid, “fitness expert,” the same question...
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May 21, 20132 min read
How to Use Bands to Properly Assist Your Handstand Push-up
I walk around at 6 foot 3 inches and about 240lbs. Let’s just say gymnastics is not exactly a gift for me. However, I have found...
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Mar 29, 20136 min read
Get a Heavier Military Press With the One-arm One-leg Push-up
Long before the bench press was the apple of every gym rat’s eye, in the days before drugged-up muscles, pills, powders, and potions...
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Mar 25, 20133 min read
Strength Lessons from Martial Arts Master Donn F. Draeger
Having known a gentleman who had trained under Donn F. Draeger, a Western pioneer of Japanese martial arts, I did not hesitate for a...
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Feb 22, 20133 min read
The Program That Nearly Doubled My Max Pullups
Most of you probably remember back a few months ago when the New York Times wrote about how women can’t do pullups. I didn’t get involved...
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Jan 16, 20133 min read
The Evil Wheel: Completing a Rep From Standing
I have a student who has been working for some time on successfully completing a single rep with the evil wheel—i.e. the ab wheel—from a...
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Jan 14, 20132 min read
The Best Upper Body Pull
This one is going to be simple. There is only one contender—a hollow position pull-up, strict and heavy. Note that “hollow” does not mean...
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