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StrongFirst
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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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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StrongFirst
Oct 10, 20176 min read
How I Achieved a 3 x Bodyweight Deadlift (and You Can Increase Your Deadlift, Too)
“As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his...
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StrongFirst
Oct 3, 20178 min read
When StrongFirst Meets Circus: How Plan Strong Helped Us Win Silver in Moscow
“Skill consists of the ability to bring out some end result with maximum certainty and minimum outlay of energy.”—Guthrie, 1952 I am a...
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StrongFirst
May 4, 20173 min read
How to Build a Skill: Using the Get-up to Develop the Press
It’s likely you’ve read dozens of articles on the get-up, and it’s also likely that most of these articles focused on how to do the...
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StrongFirst
Dec 13, 20163 min read
The 2 Most Common Errors in Kettlebell Swing Set-up
“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”—John Wooden There is an old proverb about the devil being...
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StrongFirst
Apr 12, 20165 min read
One Good Rep: How to Perform the Perfect Push-up
If one good repetition is great then more must be even better, right? In the fitness industry, we see more and more crazy trends toward...
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StrongFirst
Nov 3, 20154 min read
Practice vs. Performance: The Mentality of the Old-Time Strongmen
Some of the greatest feats of strength ever recorded were done decades ago by men who had access to the most primitive equipment and knew...
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StrongFirst
Sep 23, 20142 min read
How to Get the Most Out of Earning Your SFG
Congratulations! You have separated yourself from the pack and joined the alpha predator of the strength and development field — you are...
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StrongFirst
Jun 24, 20147 min read
The Similarities Between Kettlebell and Firearms Training
I’ve been training with kettlebells since 2005. I’ve been training with firearms even longer. My experience with both led me to the...
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StrongFirst
Dec 28, 20126 min read
To Be StrongFirst: What It Does and Does Not Mean
The movie The 13th Warrior is a story of a Muslim scholar named Ahmed and his account of a journey with a group of Vikings. Like any good...
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