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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StrongFirst
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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StrongFirst
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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StrongFirst
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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StrongFirst
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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StrongFirst
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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StrongFirst
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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StrongFirst
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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StrongFirst
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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StrongFirst
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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StrongFirst
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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StrongFirst
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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StrongFirst
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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StrongFirst
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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StrongFirst
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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StrongFirst
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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StrongFirst
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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