How I Achieved Five Reps of the Iron Maiden
The Goal The idea of the Five-Rep Iron Maiden was planted in my head back in 2018 after completing the Iron Maiden Challenge at The Dome...
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Jan 28, 20217 min read
Preparing for BUD/S
Training has always been a passion of mine, actually it’s been more of an obsession. To say that I love to train would be an...
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Sep 24, 20203 min read
A Minimalist Kettlebell Program for Busy Professionals
I often describe that my personal training career took a fortunate turn in the road when I attended my very first kettlebell level 1...
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Jan 14, 20203 min read
Power and Rhythm in the Kettlebell Swing
“Music is the silence between the notes.” Claude Debussy Like a bar of music, a kettlebell swing has points we aim to hit on different...
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Oct 17, 20196 min read
Taming the Arc in Kettlebell Lifts—A Shortcut with a Catch
The offer of a shortcut always seems tempting. But life experiences quickly teach us that they usually come with a catch—or simply don’t...
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Sep 17, 20196 min read
Knowledge is Power—Velocity-Based Training
There are many ways to assess the quality of your kettlebell training. One is being mindful of how your training feels. Another,...
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Sep 11, 20196 min read
Box Clever—How to Unlock your Range of Motion
Serious strength is best built on a solid foundation of fundamental compound lifts, such as deadlifts, squats, and pressing. To ensure...
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Aug 13, 20195 min read
Controlling Gravity for Better Squats, Deadlifts, and Presses
The very definition of a lift is moving load upwards against gravity; but what goes up must come down. If you’re only paying attention to...
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Jun 24, 20198 min read
Pull-Up Power: From No Reps to Getting Over the Bar with 36kg
Ah, the trusty pull-up. Once a staple of every child’s PE class, it has fallen by the wayside as physical education in schools has...
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May 29, 20199 min read
Get Started: Foundational Principles of Results-driven Kettlebell Training
There’s a lot more to getting stronger than the actions of simply, and progressively, lifting more. Much of it has to do with caring...
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Feb 12, 20197 min read
7 Tips to Improve your Heavy Press (Learned from my Failure)
A press is like an iceberg—there’s a lot going on underneath the surface. What can you learn from failure? A lot. Especially when it...
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Feb 11, 20192 min read
Podcast Episode #21: Dr. Stu McGill
StrongFirst Podcast Episode #21 Summary Dr. Stu McGill joins the show for a second time to talk about breathing and when to use what kind...
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Feb 5, 20199 min read
The Bottoms-Up Experiment
Want to forge an iron grip that lasts (which can be one of the quickest ways to improve your deadlift, pull-ups, and snatches)? Improve...
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Jan 22, 20196 min read
My Journey to the Beast: Pressing a 48kg Kettlebell
How do you go from pressing 28kg to 48kg? At under 80kg bodyweight? With a technique-solidifying, base-building, high-volume press plan...
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Jul 23, 20184 min read
It’s OK to Struggle
Professional “Learners” We were all professional “learners” at some point. Think about it. Your “job” for the first 18 years or so was to...
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Jul 18, 20181 min read
Get StrongFirst Online: Essential Kettlebell Exercises
“Online education is like a rising tide, it’s going to lift all boats.” Anant Agarwal According to an article in US News and World...
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Jan 16, 20184 min read
Sinister, Occam’s Razor, and 2018
Last year, I suggested this approach to planning out your training for the upcoming year. Now at the start of 2018, that idea along with...
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Jan 8, 20188 min read
Easy Reg Park: A New Program to Train Your Basic Six
The StrongFirst school of strength offers several programs to structure your training and develop your athletic qualities. Simple &...
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