The Mental Toughness of a Strength Athlete
In the public mind, the word “toughness” is associated with endurance. A marathoner gutting it out for hours. A professional boxer...
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StrongFirst
May 13, 20142 min read
No Substitutions
There is a restaurant in California that serves a mean burger and uncompromisingly refuses to change it in any way. No, we will not hold...
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StrongFirst
Dec 31, 20133 min read
The Way You Carry Your Strength Matters
Today, I want to talk to you about the way you carry your strength. If you are already strong, this will be an opportunity for...
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StrongFirst
Sep 22, 20139 min read
Emergency Action Plan Programming
“It’s always funny until someone gets hurt. Then it’s just hilarious.” -Bill Hicks The problem is there are not many times when an injury...
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StrongFirst
Jul 15, 20133 min read
Class Envy: Strength Envy from the Upper Class
I despise class envy. In any form and in either direction. Today’s blog is about strength envy directed by today’s upper class toward the...
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StrongFirst
Jun 24, 20132 min read
The How and Why to Green Strength Training
Since time immemorial, young people jockey for position in their peer groups. In less enlightened ages, you had to be stronger, tougher,...
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StrongFirst
Jun 17, 20132 min read
If It Looks Right, It Flies Right
Ron Swanson from Parks & Recreation thus spoke about poise: “Sting like a bee. Don’t float like a butterfly. That’s ridiculous.” The...
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StrongFirst
May 27, 20134 min read
Memorial Day: A Time to Remember Thankfulness
I was watching a television program that followed a company CEO as he went “undercover” in his own company, working with people at...
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StrongFirst
May 13, 20132 min read
How to Get Good at Programming
If you want to learn to write effective training plans, first you must understand the principles of program design. These will vary from...
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StrongFirst
Mar 7, 20137 min read
Is Greatness Possible Without Obsession?
A while back I read a blog written by Ben Stein, Physics Meetings…The Truth about What Happens When Physicists Meet. He talked about...
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StrongFirst
Dec 7, 20124 min read
If You Want to Be Strong, You Must Be Tough
I probably shouldn’t write this. It’s not the politically correct thing to say. Some people will be offended. But that’s okay, as well as...
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StrongFirst
Nov 7, 20122 min read
Why StrongFirst?
“You can be anything you want… But you must be strong first.” I ran this statement by several of my friends and colleagues and asked:...
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StrongFirst
Nov 1, 20125 min read
Show Me Your Friends and I Can Tell You Who You Are
“If you look around to all of your closest friends and realize you are the smartest, hardest working person among the group, then it’s...
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