From Wheelchair to Sinister: The Importance of Mental Strength
In June 2003, I was injured during my apprenticeship to become a truck driver. An 830kg stone, the size of an oak barrel, fell from my...
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StrongFirst
Dec 10, 20196 min read
Angles and Arches—Using the Floor to Strengthen Your Press
Our most recent program at Queensland Kettlebells has included a lot of floor presses, with good reason. If you haven’t encountered the...
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StrongFirst
Dec 3, 20193 min read
The Timeless Solution for Swings, Snatches, and More
“Time is the school in which we learn, time is the fire in which we all burn.”—Delmore Schwartz Density Training Eighteen years ago, when...
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StrongFirst
Oct 30, 20197 min read
Swinging for the Fences and Driving the Greens—Training Baseball and Golf Pros
If you’ve ever encountered StrongFirst Certified Team Leader Jimmy Yuan at a certification or event, you’ll probably remember him as the...
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StrongFirst
Oct 1, 20196 min read
Ride the Wave: How to Program for Progress
If training consistently is the foundation of results, does that mean doing the same thing over and over? If you want to keep making...
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StrongFirst
Sep 3, 20195 min read
The SFG Clock—A Guide for the Swing, Clean, and Snatch
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” George Harrison Over my years as a coach, I have seen many people...
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StrongFirst
Feb 23, 20192 min read
Podcast Episode #22: Jon Engum
StrongFirst Podcast Episode #22 Summary Jon Engum, StrongFirst Master Instructor, joins your host, Craig Marker, to talk about martial...
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StrongFirst
Oct 9, 20181 min read
Podcast Episode #11: Pavel Macek
StrongFirst Podcast Episode #11 Summary In this episode of the StrongFirst Podcast, your host Craig Marker talks with Pavel Macek, Senior...
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StrongFirst
Aug 21, 20182 min read
Podcast Episode #07: Derek Toshner
StrongFirst Podcast Episode #07 Summary: In this episode of the StrongFirst Podcast, Craig Marker talks with Senior StrongFirst...
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StrongFirst
Jul 17, 20184 min read
Podcast Episode #03: Travis Jewett
StrongFirst Podcast Episode – 03 Summary: In this episode Craig and Scott interview Dr. Travis Jewett about what it means to move right...
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StrongFirst
Jul 11, 20182 min read
Podcast Episode #02: Brett Jones
StrongFirst Podcast Episode – 02 Summary: In this 2nd episode of “StrongFirst,” the official podcast of the StrongFirst School of...
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StrongFirst
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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StrongFirst
Apr 24, 201815 min read
Should Kettlebells be Used in the Clinic? (Considerations and Applications for Clinicians)
Kettlebells. Do they have a role in the clinical setting? Should they be used in a rehabilitation for patients in the outpatient physical...
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StrongFirst
Apr 3, 20183 min read
Let’s Get Lateral
What is the sound of one hand clapping? A philosophical riddle on par with: what is a one-legged kettlebell swing? And what does this...
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StrongFirst
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 20, 20184 min read
Two Powerful Methods for Improving Your Pull-Up
First thing’s first: You can’t let your ego keep you from reaching your true potential. When trying to improve your pull-up, it is often...
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StrongFirst
Dec 26, 20176 min read
2018 StrongFirst Updates
As 2017 moves rapidly into 2018, I want to update you on some changes and suggestions for the coming year. If any of you have picked up...
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StrongFirst
Dec 19, 20178 min read
How I Trained for and Achieved My Sinister Goal
When I first started training Simple & Sinister in 2014, I never planned on reaching the Sinister goal. The thought of one-arm swings...
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StrongFirst
Dec 5, 20173 min read
Essential Details for Proper Swing Grip and the Kettlebell Halo
“I learned no detail was too small. It was all about the details.”—Brad Gray As an Instructor, I walk the line between seeing all the...
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StrongFirst
Nov 21, 20177 min read
An Explanation of the Athletic Hip Hinge
It’s well known that the swing is the center of the kettlebell universe. All the basic ballistic kettlebell movements depend on a strong...
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