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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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StrongFirst
Feb 1, 20187 min read
Busting a Squat Barrier: an Excerpt from The Search for Greatness
What follows is an excerpt from StrongFirst’s latest publication, The Search for Greatness by Dr. Judd Biasiotto. The fact that I...
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StrongFirst
Dec 1, 20164 min read
Lessons from the Hockey Life: Remembering Gordie Howe
Earlier this year, millions of Canadians and hockey fans worldwide were saddened when Gordie Howe, “Mr. Hockey,” passed away at the age...
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StrongFirst
Aug 9, 20165 min read
Why I Fell in Love with StrongFirst (and How I Failed the SFG Level I)
To be honest, I did not hear about StrongFirst until the last year or so. Kind of embarrassing as a trainer, especially one who...
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StrongFirst
Apr 21, 20164 min read
If You Want to Get Better, You Must Think Better
You are worrying too much. Especially about what I think of you as a person. I can tell because you keep starting the movement we’re...
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StrongFirst
Apr 7, 20165 min read
Overcoming Mediocrity Through Strength and Purpose
Musicians, artists, and actors relentlessly, religiously hone their craft, greasing their own groove, making automatic the fundamentals...
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StrongFirst
Mar 24, 20166 min read
Standing on the Shoulders of StrongFirst Giants
“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” — Isaac Newton Standing on the shoulders of giants means...
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StrongFirst
Jan 1, 20162 min read
Happy StrongFirst New Year: What I Learned in 2015
Not long ago, a question was posed on our Facebook page. The question was simple: “What is the best thing you have learned this year?”...
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StrongFirst
Mar 6, 20153 min read
The Tactical Strength Challenge as Celebration of Life
Willard (Jim) Sloan entered to compete in the StrongFirst Tactical Strength Challenge (TSC) last October. People enter the TSC for a lot...
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StrongFirst
Oct 28, 20143 min read
The Long View
The Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris is a remarkable work of faith, art, and engineering. Enter it, and you experience an out-of-this-world...
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StrongFirst
Aug 28, 20145 min read
A Strong Body Starts With a Strong Mind
Strength Is a Choice Not always an easy one, because it usually requires doing something difficult that one can’t do easily; but that is...
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StrongFirst
Aug 21, 20146 min read
My 90 Day Challenge: I Lost 73lbs and Got My Life Back
By Jason Martin, with notes from Jason Marshall, Senior SFG I am new to the kettlebell and the StrongFirst community, but I am all in....
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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
Nov 11, 20134 min read
The Circle of Iron: Veterans Day Thoughts
Small reminders surround us each day of the men and women who, in the words of Winston Churchill, offered their blood, sweat, toil, and...
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StrongFirst
Oct 8, 20134 min read
The World’s Standing Advertisement: “Wanted—A Man”
Originally from “Pushing to the Front” (1911) by Orison Swett Marden. Included in the collection “The Art of Manliness Manvotionals” by...
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StrongFirst
Aug 19, 20133 min read
Better One Day as a Lion
The subject of this blog came from a conversation with a friend about how “everything we need to know we learn from the iron.” Although,...
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StrongFirst
Jun 29, 20135 min read
The Courage to Do Less: StrongFirst and Sumi-e
A few weeks ago, I was testing some of my lifts in preparation for attending an upcoming StrongFirst Barbell Certification. Despite...
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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
Apr 8, 20133 min read
Do Not Be Afraid to Be Alone
A smart-aleck newspaper columnist recently made fun of the “guys who bench a lot and then stare at the wall.” You have missed the point,...
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