StrongFirst Podcast Episode #08 Summary: In this episode of the StrongFirst Podcast, your host Craig Marker talks with Dr. Judd...

Which came first in your strength training experience—the barbell, or the kettlebell? Kettlebell, barbell, and bodyweight (the third...

What follows is an excerpt from StrongFirst’s latest publication, The Search for Greatness by Dr. Judd Biasiotto. The fact that I...

During the StrongFirst SFL Certification, I might mention the word “lats” one or two times. Once you understand the anatomy and the...

When you are training, one of the decisions you make before you start each session is whether you will be wearing training shoes. While...

“As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his...

If you have spent time on the StrongFirst blog, on our forum, or attended one of our Courses or Certifications, then you know we are a...

Not so fast—”getting loaded” means something completely different at StrongFirst. Getting “loaded” means an active eccentric to the bar...

Every time I teach the deadlift, a particular question comes up: whether to perform “stop reps” or “touch and go” reps during sets. As I...

Becoming strong doesn’t happen overnight. Strength is a skill, and with any skill, you must put in the time to become better. No matter...

Up until 45 years ago, the overhead military press was actually the third event in Olympic weightlifting, along with the snatch and the...

For me, absolute strength is king. It has been and will continue to be my main obsession. Relative strength is impressive, but more...

Nobody got bull strong who wasn’t tough. “There is no hard body with soft hands,” I’ve heard. While grit is part of the game, let’s also...

Many years ago, while I was competing at a USA Powerlifting competition, Michael Overdeer, then the president of the organization, said a...

In the strength and conditioning world, we frequently hear that quality is more important than quantity regarding training. For those...

Powerlifting is a brutally simple sport—he or she with the most plates on the bar wins. Of course, as strength athletes, we know there is...

Circumducitur cervicalis syndrome is also known as rotating cervical syndrome. Do neither of those names sound familiar to you? Well,...

The SFG is StrongFirst’s most well-known certification, and is widely considered the gold standard for kettlebell certification. But...

Recently, I met up with an old friend from high school for dinner. We hadn’t seen each other in approximately eighteen years, so you...

Note: In my last article, How to Intelligently Define, Determine, and Test Your 1RM, I promised to follow up with a more advanced...