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The Big Bell Theory: Plans for Pressing Bigger Kettlebells

Feb 2, 20164 min read

The Big Bell Theory: Plans for Pressing Bigger Kettlebells

With each year comes new opportunities and new plans. There is much we can accomplish within the length of one year. One of my students...

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No Excuses Allowed: I Became an SFG II at Age 70

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Dec 22, 20154 min read

No Excuses Allowed: I Became an SFG II at Age 70

Greetings, my fellow students of strength. I am honored and privileged to be counted among the StrongFirst community. I recently passed...

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How Being Coachable Helped Me Tame the Beast

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Dec 8, 20155 min read

How Being Coachable Helped Me Tame the Beast

As coaches and trainers, we have all seen articles and books on the art of coaching. You may have even attended a workshop or seminar....

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Understanding Center of Mass in Kettlebell Training

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Oct 13, 20155 min read

Understanding Center of Mass in Kettlebell Training

Mastering the dance of center of mass. Who wouldn’t sign up for a class about that? With a thick handle and off-set center of mass, the...

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Aug 4, 20153 min read

Six Weeks to Strong: The SF 930 Plan

This program will build strength into your weighted pullup. At StrongFirst, we never rest. We constantly research, refine, experiment....

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A Long Way to Press: Work Capacity, Levers, and Tall People

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Jul 7, 20159 min read

A Long Way to Press: Work Capacity, Levers, and Tall People

“The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Usually because the manure is deeper.” —Gene Dudgeon PART 1: TALL PEOPLE...

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Feb 24, 20152 min read

How to Build Your Slow Fibers, Part II

Note: This article continues the series started in Should You Build Your Slow Fibers? and continued in How to Build Your Slow Fibers,...

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The Pause That Comes Before a Successful Press

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Dec 23, 20143 min read

The Pause That Comes Before a Successful Press

I attended the SFG Level II Certification in Budapest last year for re-certification. As you know, the Level II has a military press...

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Getting a Bigger Press: 3 Big Tips and 10 Ideas

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Oct 2, 20145 min read

Getting a Bigger Press: 3 Big Tips and 10 Ideas

If you are around online forums, social media, and fitness blogs, you may have heard this: “Yeah, who doesn’t need a heavier press, huh?”...

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Sep 18, 20145 min read

Chinese Food for Rapid Pressing Gains

As the saying goes: “To press a lot you must press a lot.” It takes a lot of reps to build up to a respectable press. The challenge is...

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The Kettlebell Swing Sandwich: Build Muscle, Lose Fat, Save Time

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Sep 16, 20142 min read

The Kettlebell Swing Sandwich: Build Muscle, Lose Fat, Save Time

For years, kettlebell instructor Missy Beaver has been placing a set of swings between sets of everything else. She has had great success...

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Jul 24, 20144 min read

My 6-Month Plan for Pressing the Beast

I always really struggled with my pressing. I’m not just talking about building pressing strength. I’m talking about the actual execution...

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The Mental Toughness of a Strength Athlete

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Jul 1, 20143 min read

The Mental Toughness of a Strength Athlete

In the public mind, the word “toughness” is associated with endurance. A marathoner gutting it out for hours. A professional boxer...

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Jun 12, 20142 min read

The CPSq Kettlebell Workout

The 2-1-3 workout is a complex made up of 2 cleans, 1 press, and 3 squats—with double kettlebells. It’s another beautifully simple...

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Justa’s Singles Strategy Adapted to the Double Kettlebell Press

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Jun 5, 20143 min read

Justa’s Singles Strategy Adapted to the Double Kettlebell Press

This is a program I have used for improving the double kettlebell press. It was inspired by Steve Justa’s singles routines, which call...

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Get Stronger: Chronicles of a Lightweight Beast Tamer

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Jun 3, 20144 min read

Get Stronger: Chronicles of a Lightweight Beast Tamer

I’ll never forget the first time I witnessed the Beast Tamer Challenge. It was during my SFG Level I Certification in Philadelphia last...

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How the Neurodevelopmental Sequence Will Strengthen Your Press

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May 22, 20145 min read

How the Neurodevelopmental Sequence Will Strengthen Your Press

The commercial with the meathead that keeps rambling, “I pick things up and put them down,” makes me chuckle every time I see it. For...

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Moving Target Kettlebell Complex: Plan B

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Apr 29, 20142 min read

Moving Target Kettlebell Complex: Plan B

StrongFirst continues to present our readers’ solutions to putting together a six-week program based on the Moving Target Kettlebell...

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Moving Target Kettlebell Complex, Part II

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Apr 8, 20143 min read

Moving Target Kettlebell Complex, Part II

Several months ago, StrongFirst published Moving Target Kettlebell Complex, a workout we sometimes put the students through at the SFG...

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I’m Possible: Training for the Winter Paralympics

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Mar 25, 20143 min read

I’m Possible: Training for the Winter Paralympics

At the 2014 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony an enormous sign hung above the stage proclaiming: “IMPOSSIBLE.” Paralympian Alexey...

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