#Breathing

Controlling Your Breath for Performance and Health

Sep 24, 20195 min read

Controlling Your Breath for Performance and Health

“It’s funny, but you never really think much about breathing. Until it’s all you ever think about.” – Author Tim Winton There is no doubt...

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Jan 18, 20192 min read

Podcast Episode #19: Peter Lakatos

StrongFirst Podcast Episode #19 Summary StrongFirst Master Instructor Peter Lakatos from Budapest, Hungary talks with your host Dr. Craig...

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How to Sync Your Breathing for More Kettlebell Power

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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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Should Kettlebells be Used in the Clinic? (Considerations and Applications for Clinicians)

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Apr 24, 201815 min read

Should Kettlebells be Used in the Clinic? (Considerations and Applications for Clinicians)

Kettlebells. Do they have a role in the clinical setting? Should they be used in a rehabilitation for patients in the outpatient physical...

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Feb 6, 20188 min read

Two Important Carries for the Clinician

There are a lot of exercises used in training that can have a very dramatic effect in a clinical cissoretting. The scale of the exercise...

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How to Avoid Injury and Maximize Strength by Correcting Rib Flare

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Nov 7, 20176 min read

How to Avoid Injury and Maximize Strength by Correcting Rib Flare

One of the hallmarks of the strength training concepts taught through StrongFirst is the emphasis on controlling breath. In particular,...

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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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The Critical Difference Breathing Can Make in the Snatch Test

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May 18, 20173 min read

The Critical Difference Breathing Can Make in the Snatch Test

When we are under stress, our breathing can become erratic or non-existent. If you’re an SFG instructor, you probably teach biomechanical...

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Mar 28, 20178 min read

How StrongFirst Combat Melds Hard Style Kettlebells and Martial Arts

As a professional Muay Thai fighter and avid practitioner of kettlebells, I was excited and curious to see the announcement for...

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The Perfect Kettlebell Swing: Is There Such a Thing?

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Sep 9, 20154 min read

The Perfect Kettlebell Swing: Is There Such a Thing?

Of the great unsettled debates to plague humanity over the ages, the question of whether a perfect kettlebell swing form/technique exists...

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Aug 18, 20158 min read

5 Simple Tips for a Stronger Pistol

99% of those who have ever seen a perfectly executed pistol (one-legged squat) think of it as of an unattainable feat of strength, if not...

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Jun 23, 20155 min read

10 Reasons Your Progress Is Stalling

Disclaimer: One of the advantages of being both a senior doctor and a strength coach is being able to see a wide spread of people —...

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Okinawan Strength: Developing the “Iron Body”

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Jan 22, 20155 min read

Okinawan Strength: Developing the “Iron Body”

Strength is context specific – to remain immovable, to be resilient to blows and forces, and to lift and handle large loads with low risk...

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4 Tips to Make the SFG Snatch Test Easier

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Oct 9, 20147 min read

4 Tips to Make the SFG Snatch Test Easier

Wailing. Gnashing of teeth. Rending of clothing and sitting in sack cloth and ashes. Nothing about the SFG Certification weekend, it...

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Hard Style Training Principles Across Karate and Kettlebells

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Jul 22, 20143 min read

Hard Style Training Principles Across Karate and Kettlebells

Me: “You need to keep your abs tight. Grab the floor with your toes and tighten your legs. The only part of your body that should be...

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Breathing Drills: Maximize Force and Oxygen

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Jan 18, 20144 min read

Breathing Drills: Maximize Force and Oxygen

Man can survive weeks without solid food, days without water, but only mere minutes without air. Ancient traditions knew the importance...

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Can You Answer These 4 Questions About the Psoas?

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Nov 21, 20125 min read

Can You Answer These 4 Questions About the Psoas?

“Psoas? So what?” If that is your mindset or you are thinking, “Oh, you mean half of the iliopsoas group?” then you are missing a...

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