Two Swing Cues to Unlock your Power, Posture, and Athleticism
There is a big difference between swinging a kettlebell around and executing a powerful kettlebell swing. The first is common with...
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StrongFirst
Dec 18, 20184 min read
How Video can Improve your TGU: Videoception
In simple terms, proprioception is the sense of knowing where you are and what you are doing. And the get-up is the perfect pattern to...
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StrongFirst
Nov 6, 20184 min read
How to be a Better Strength Coach and Student
Becoming the best version of yourself—either coach or student—usually means exploring the other side of your tendencies and preferences....
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StrongFirst
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...
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StrongFirst
May 1, 20186 min read
Breaking Parallel in the Squat: Why You Shouldn’t Avoid It and How to Achieve It
There are few basic movements in our modern western world that challenge more individuals than the full-depth squat. Arguably the lost...
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StrongFirst
Mar 13, 20184 min read
Stability for Greater Strength Gains
Students often rush through their sticking points. And I get it—it’s tempting. But the wiser tactic is to slow down. Take note. Assess...
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StrongFirst
Aug 29, 20178 min read
How to Power-up Your StrongFirst Practice by Applying the FMS Principles
As SFGs and kettlebell practitioners, we understand and practice the principle that movement exists in a hierarchy. In fact, we have a...
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StrongFirst
Aug 15, 20173 min read
Why Failure Is the Opportunity to Learn and the Key to Progress
“Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success....
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StrongFirst
Jul 18, 20176 min read
StrongFirst Instructors and the Obligation of Quality
In 1998, at a much different point in my career, I wrote a paper published in the Journal of Clinical Ethics entitled Disclosure of...
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StrongFirst
Jun 1, 20175 min read
The StrongFirst “Tools of Titans” Video Companion
Tim Ferriss needs no introduction. I bet most of us listen to his excellent podcast and have read his articles and books. I have read all...
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StrongFirst
May 30, 20175 min read
Quality of Life: StrongFirst for an Aging Population
In college, I participated in an internship at a local hospital—as an understudy within the cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs. Most of...
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StrongFirst
Mar 9, 20173 min read
Even Stronger: 2017 Leadership Promotions
The true leaders of the StrongFirst Community are the SFG Leadership. They lead from the front and set an example for all other...
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StrongFirst
Mar 7, 20176 min read
15 Years and 15 Observations
I purchased Power to the People! by Pavel around 2000 or early 2001. It changed the way I thought about training in many ways. That was...
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StrongFirst
Jan 24, 20176 min read
The Roll to Elbow: How to Build the Foundation for a Beautiful Get-up
If I had to choose one exercise to practice the rest of my life, it would be the get-up. Kalos sthenos or “beautiful strength” is the...
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StrongFirst
Dec 29, 20166 min read
The Language of Strength Is Universal
It was Saturday afternoon in Budapest, Hungary. I sat down for what is one of my favorite parts of an SFG Level I Certification: “What is...
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StrongFirst
Nov 29, 20168 min read
10 Things I Learned in 10 Years as a Kettlebell Instructor
On September 17, 2006, I attended my first kettlebell certification course. At the time, kettlebell training wasn’t as widely embraced as...
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StrongFirst
Nov 17, 20168 min read
Using SFG Principles and the Maffetone Method to Improve Client Results
When my wife, Nikki, and I began kettlebell training back in 2008, we were introduced to high intensity interval training. We walked out...
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StrongFirst
Nov 8, 20169 min read
Group Exercise Class: A Template for Successful Kettlebell Training
Classes can be a fantastic opportunity for professional coaches to help more “regular” people and earn more money in the most...
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StrongFirst
Nov 1, 20166 min read
The Dangers of Circumducitur Cervicalis Syndrome and How to Prevent It
Circumducitur cervicalis syndrome is also known as rotating cervical syndrome. Do neither of those names sound familiar to you? Well,...
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StrongFirst
Sep 20, 20164 min read
The Most Effective Leaders Lead by Example
I attended a StrongFirst Level I Certification in Chicago in April 2016. This was the first time I had actually been through a...
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