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“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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Sep 19, 20175 min read
How to Get Better at Everything by Training Multiple Get-Ups
Building total body strength and conditioning is no easy task. It takes time, effort, and consistency. Developing strong shoulders, hips,...
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Aug 29, 20178 min read
How to Power-up Your StrongFirst Practice by Applying the FMS Principles
As SFGs and kettlebell practitioners, we understand and practice the principle that movement exists in a hierarchy. In fact, we have a...
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StrongFirst
Jul 11, 20175 min read
Don’t Rush to Heavy: Make “Light” Work for You
In my recent article 15 Years and 15 Observations, I offered the advice, “Don’t rush to heavy,” and, “Don’t set minimums.” So, I decided...
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Jul 4, 20179 min read
A StrongFirst Approach to Obstacle Course Race Training
I don’t care how much you can deadlift, how much you can do a get-up with, or how many circuits or swing ladders you do. If you do not...
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May 30, 20175 min read
Quality of Life: StrongFirst for an Aging Population
In college, I participated in an internship at a local hospital—as an understudy within the cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs. Most of...
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May 2, 20176 min read
To Every Season: A Simple Way to Structure a Year of Training
Rhythm (you either have it or you don’t, that’s a fallacy….) Sorry, music flashback—that was my jam back in the day. Rhythm—not the...
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Mar 21, 201710 min read
An Ounce of Injury Prevention Is Worth a Kilogram of Cure
Nothing can set your training back more than getting injured. When you are young, minor things heal quickly. But as you get toward...
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Mar 14, 20176 min read
Pushing for a Better Pull?
Early on in my education with kettlebells, I would hear occasional stories about people who followed a pressing-intensive program (Rite...
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StrongFirst
Jan 3, 20174 min read
Looking Back to Move Forward: New Planning for the New Year
“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.”—Dwight D. Eisenhower It is that time of the year, again—time to consider our New Year’s...
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Dec 8, 20168 min read
A Science-Based Plan to Prepare You for the SFG Level I and SFG Level II
This article is meant to provide an alternative to Brett Jones’ excellent SFG I prep guide and for building strength and endurance for...
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Dec 6, 20169 min read
If It Flies Right, It Looks Right: My Journey to a Bodybuilding Competition
At StrongFirst, we believe strength is the master quality, and we teach people how to become stronger. This doesn’t mean that we...
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StrongFirst
Nov 17, 20168 min read
Using SFG Principles and the Maffetone Method to Improve Client Results
When my wife, Nikki, and I began kettlebell training back in 2008, we were introduced to high intensity interval training. We walked out...
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StrongFirst
Oct 13, 20165 min read
How to Unlock the Potential of Individual Differences
In the 1950s, medical research was primarily done on Caucasian males. It was thought it would be simpler to study only one group. But in...
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Sep 29, 20163 min read
Preparing a Soldier for Competition in the Croatian Army
Croatia is a gorgeous country, famous mostly for its beautiful Adriatic Sea, heritage, and nature. Croatia is also a country with a long...
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Aug 30, 20166 min read
The 3 Best Lifts for Developing Overhead Strength and Why
There’s something about putting heavy weight over your head that empowers you. But getting to the point where you have considerable...
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Aug 23, 20167 min read
How to Prepare for, Pass, and Get the Most Out of the SFL
The SFG is StrongFirst’s most well-known certification, and is widely considered the gold standard for kettlebell certification. But...
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Aug 11, 20164 min read
A Guide to Intelligent Circuit Training
Circuit training has a bad reputation among strength athletes, but consider this – most likely circuit training has been presented to the...
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Jun 30, 20167 min read
Easy Strength Is Antifragility Training
“Everything in excess is opposed to nature”—Hippocrates Perhaps you, the reader, are familiar with Easy Strength by Pavel and Dan John,...
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Jun 14, 20166 min read
The 1TRM EV PS Program: Escalating Volume in the Plan Strong Style
Note: In my last article, How to Intelligently Define, Determine, and Test Your 1RM, I promised to follow up with a more advanced...
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