Podcast Episode #20: Carmen Bott
StrongFirst Podcast Episode #20 Summary Professor Carmen Bott is a strength and conditioning coach from Vancouver, British Columbia who...
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Nov 12, 20181 min read
Podcast Episode #14: Al Ciampa
StrongFirst Podcast Episode #14 Summary Al Ciampa, U.S. Army Veteran and Trainer for U.S. Air Force, talks about anti-glycolytic training...
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May 7, 20186 min read
Data for the Data-Averse
“Not everything that matters can be measured, and not everything that is measured matters.” Elliot Eisner We live in the age of “Big...
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Mar 28, 20185 min read
Your Conditioning Program Does Not Have to be Sport-Specific
Professional strength and conditioning coaches have utilized many different approaches to training athletes. Izumi Tabata trained...
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Mar 19, 20186 min read
Beyond Sinister
“Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the...
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Feb 28, 20187 min read
Understanding Why “Less Is More” with Anti-Glycolytic Training
In the current culture of the fitness world, it seems that taking extended rest periods or working at an intensity level that is less...
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Jan 30, 20185 min read
All-Out Competition, or Fat-Loss and Status Check: Two Other Reasons the Tactical Strength Challenge
The Tactical Strength Challenge is a twice-yearly event with participants all over the globe. For one day in April and October, people on...
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Jan 3, 20188 min read
The 37-Second Knockout: Building a Boxer’s Ferocious Comeback
My name is Ilaria Scopece, and I am the “skinny boxer.” It has not always been this way. I was a gymnast before I put on boxing gloves....
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Nov 14, 20177 min read
How to Use StrongFirst for Successful GORUCK Prep
I believe strength is the most valuable quality to develop in fitness. That said, my recreational pursuits often involve the need for...
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Oct 31, 20178 min read
How StrongFirst’s Endurance Protocols Can Improve Your Ski Season
Winter is fast approaching in the Northern Hemisphere. For many, that means ski and snowboard season is about to begin. But how do we...
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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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Jul 4, 20179 min read
A StrongFirst Approach to Obstacle Course Race Training
I don’t care how much you can deadlift, how much you can do a get-up with, or how many circuits or swing ladders you do. If you do not...
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Feb 2, 20177 min read
Quality AND Quantity
In the strength and conditioning world, we frequently hear that quality is more important than quantity regarding training. For those...
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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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Sep 15, 20166 min read
The Down & Dirty OCR Strength Training Program
Most obstacle course racers are obstacle course enthusiasts, not strength enthusiasts. To the obstacle course racing (OCR) athlete,...
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Sep 15, 20155 min read
Strength Training Will Get You Far – Even a Half Marathon
I signed up for the Brooklyn Half Marathon this year with every intention of training for it with runs. Things don’t always work out they...
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Apr 16, 201517 min read
Rucking: What It Is and How to Do It
I wrote an article some time ago about physically preparing for combat in mountainous terrain. One of the critical aspects of this...
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Jan 27, 20154 min read
Should You Train Your Slow Twitch Fibers?
Slow twitch fibers got a bad reputation in the power world. Slower, weaker… what self-respecting lifter or wrestler would want to train...
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Dec 31, 20144 min read
Balance…With Priorities
Often, we get too focused on one thing. In my case, it’s usually work. This approach works for a while, but if we don’t balance out the...
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Dec 9, 20144 min read
From “Simple” to Serious Endurance
Over a year has passed, and you’ve reached the “simple” goal of Simple & Sinister (S&S). You are a man or woman, who did not just survive...
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