The Basics of the Barbell Front Squat
The barbell front squat is a very effective squat variation, and when compared to the back squat, is just plain hard work. In addition,...
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Dec 17, 20133 min read
Build a Barbell Military Press on a Kettlebell Foundation
The barbell military press is a classic test of upper body strength and a powerful strength builder. At StrongFirst, we teach it on a...
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Oct 29, 20134 min read
The Tension Day
There are two types of training a strength seeker must do: Perform a number of sets with moderate weights and reps, e.g. 5×5. This builds...
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Oct 21, 20132 min read
Extreme Specialization for the Real World
If you got all excited by the title of this article, I hate to bring you back to reality—but I’m going to do so anyway. There is no...
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Oct 15, 20133 min read
The Difference Between Lifts, Exercises, and Feats of Strength
Understanding the difference between lifts, feats, and exercises will simplify your life and make it easier to reach your goals. The...
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Aug 26, 20134 min read
Why Kettlebells, Barbells, and Bodyweight Demand Different Programming
At every Barbell Certification and Bodyweight Certification I get the same question: “If StrongFirst is a principle-based school of...
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Aug 24, 20132 min read
3 Reasons You May Need to Pick Up Barbell Training
Do you need to start barbell training? Unlike the kettlebell, which belongs in the training arsenal of every man and woman, champion and...
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Aug 24, 20138 min read
My 1st National Powerlifting Competition and How I Trained
Since I was a child, I have always wanted to be strong. I’ve always been attracted to anything that was a manifestation of strength and...
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Aug 11, 20132 min read
StrongFirst Deadlift Team Pulls Strong
On June 22-23, 2013, the StrongFirst Deadlift Team competed at the IPA Strength Spectacular at the mecca of strength training, York...
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Aug 10, 20133 min read
Sample Deadlift Training Cycles of StrongFirst Athletes
There are many ways to train for a deadlift only event. You can find some great preparatory cycles and training methods in many of...
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Jul 29, 20133 min read
StrongFirst and the 5×5 Method
The “5×5” method is credited to Reg Park, a bodybuilder who built a 500-pound bench press in the 1950s. This method remains one of the...
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Jun 3, 20132 min read
Kettlebells and Deadlifts, Part 2
Several months ago, I wrote how a girevik should go about converting the posterior chain strength he or she has built with swings and...
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May 9, 20133 min read
Why You Should Study Barbells in Addition to Kettlebells
I started training with barbells when I was seventeen years old during my senior year in high school. Our weight room was the size of a...
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Apr 29, 20132 min read
When You Don’t Know What You Believe…
“When you don’t know what you believe, everything becomes an argument. Everything is debatable. But when you stand for something,...
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Apr 12, 20137 min read
A Program to Train for the Half-Bodyweight Kettlebell Press
So you have done your kettlebell clean and press ladders and have put in your volume. You can press for sets and reps with a fairly heavy...
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Feb 19, 20133 min read
What Is “Conditioning”?
In his classic book Power, Dr. Fred Hatfield described an imaginary contest between a 154-pound marathon runner and a 210-pound...
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Jan 21, 20133 min read
A Discussion of Rows
Master SFG Mark Reifkind insightfully warned, “Don’t live in your sports posture.” Which is where bodybuilding pull-ups and rows come in....
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Jan 11, 20133 min read
Announcing the StrongFirst Deadlift Team
By Jason Marshall, SFG Team Leader, StrongFirst Deadlift Team Captain “Eumastas the son of Critobulus lifted me from the...
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Jan 7, 20133 min read
Kettlebells and Deadlifts Go Together Like Vodka and Pickles
Speaks 1,000-pound deadlifter Andy Bolton: “The [kettlebell] swing is a great developer of the posterior chain and will teach you how to...
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Jan 1, 20133 min read
Be a Man Among Men: My Father’s Deadlift Program
Why do so many men give up on being men once they have reached a certain age? (I could ask women the same question.) Not my father. A...
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