Our most recent program at Queensland Kettlebells has included a lot of floor presses, with good reason. If you haven’t encountered the...

If training consistently is the foundation of results, does that mean doing the same thing over and over? If you want to keep making...

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...

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...

We all want a stronger kettlebell press. Boosting your strength baseline makes everything else, everything before, relatively easier. But...

“We shape our tools and afterwards our tools shape us.” —Marshall McLuhan Our “tools” could be looked at as our implement (a kettlebell,...

The StrongFirst school of strength offers several programs to structure your training and develop your athletic qualities. Simple &...

Building total body strength and conditioning is no easy task. It takes time, effort, and consistency. Developing strong shoulders, hips,...

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

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...

Not near as exciting as The Three Musketeers and not near as entertaining as The Three Amigos, but there are three kettlebell cleans....

If you have never heard of Herschel Walker, you should look him up. He was an outstanding football player who won the Heisman Trophy in...

Early on in my education with kettlebells, I would hear occasional stories about people who followed a pressing-intensive program (Rite...

“It’s all easy till it’s heavy!”—Mark Reifkind Having performed, judged, and observed many heavy or max attempts in various lifts, I can...

I’ve been asked numerous times to formally outline my triple progression system. In reality, it’s not mine—it’s as old as the hills....

Back in spring of 2015, Mark Limbaga came up with the concept of a step/wave hybrid cycle. Once he shared the basic concepts with me, I...

The push press is a bit like the clean. The clean gets neglected because the swing and snatch are “so much cooler.” The push press seems...

There’s something about putting heavy weight over your head that empowers you. But getting to the point where you have considerable...

The kettlebell press is a unique overhead press variation. Why would this press be any different from a dumbbell, barbell, or any other...

You asked for it, so here it is: a guide to preparing for the StrongFirst Girya Level II Certification. The SFG Level I prep guide has...