“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” George Harrison Over my years as a coach, I have seen many people...

Life is unpredictable. So training that helps us withstand and react to asymmetrical loads and stresses goes a long way in making us more...

The StrongFirst school of strength offers several programs to structure your training and develop your athletic qualities. Simple &...

Not near as exciting as The Three Musketeers and not near as entertaining as The Three Amigos, but there are three kettlebell cleans....

You asked for it, so here it is: a guide to preparing for the StrongFirst Girya Level II Certification. The SFG Level I prep guide has...

Mastering the dance of center of mass. Who wouldn’t sign up for a class about that? With a thick handle and off-set center of mass, the...

A barbell clean and a kettlebell clean are two completely different movements, but both could fit this description: CLEAN [barbell or...

Three days, six exercises. Simple. That is what the StrongFirst SFG Level I Certification is. Sure, there are tests, both physical and...

The 2-1-3 workout is a complex made up of 2 cleans, 1 press, and 3 squats—with double kettlebells. It’s another beautifully simple...

Recently, we have seen a number of students coming to SFG Certifications who clean and swing with their thumbs up. I am here to put an...

Several years ago I designed a practice based on an idea I got from Maxwell’s omelet workout—the difference being, where the omelet...

Kettlebell complexes rock. A few months ago StrongFirst published the “Total Tension Kettlebell Complex” in this blog. Those of you who...

There is no denying the benefits of the hard style kettlebell jerk. Whether your goal is power, strength, hypertrophy, or endurance,...

I was asked a question the other day: “What is the go-to kettlebell exercise for martial conditioning?” Well, pick your poison; you...

Here is how to set a kettlebell military press personal record within weeks. You will be benching with a close grip. The close grip bench...