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Jun 5, 20195 min read

Strengthening Your Olympic Lifts with StrongFirst Skills

Kettlebells. Barbells. Bodyweight. Three different modalities that share a common theme: they are designed to help us get stronger. We...

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Press Stronger NOW with the Kettlebell Pull Press

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Oct 23, 20185 min read

Press Stronger NOW with the Kettlebell Pull Press

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

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Breaking Parallel in the Squat: Why You Shouldn’t Avoid It and How to Achieve It

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May 1, 20186 min read

Breaking Parallel in the Squat: Why You Shouldn’t Avoid It and How to Achieve It

There are few basic movements in our modern western world that challenge more individuals than the full-depth squat. Arguably the lost...

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An Explanation of the Athletic Hip Hinge

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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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Oct 12, 20179 min read

Steve Milles Speaks on the Real-World Value of the StrongFirst Combat Course

With just over a year since its debut, StrongFirst Combat is already creating a buzz. And as it returns to Five Points Academy, I can...

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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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Yes, You Can: A Knee-Friendly Alternative to the Get-up’s Windshield Wiper

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Sep 26, 20175 min read

Yes, You Can: A Knee-Friendly Alternative to the Get-up’s Windshield Wiper

“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.”—Bruce Lee “Obey the...

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Why Failure Is the Opportunity to Learn and the Key to Progress

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Aug 15, 20173 min read

Why Failure Is the Opportunity to Learn and the Key to Progress

“Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success....

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Jul 20, 20175 min read

Ground Force Method: What It Is and How It Relates to StrongFirst

A note from Brett Jones, Chief SFG: I have been learning from Pavel since 2002 and teaching with him since 2003. His system has never...

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Jun 15, 20176 min read

The 3 Cs of Kettlebell Ownership

“When do I know when I can move up to the next bell?” is a question that pops up quite often on the StrongFirst Forum. This is one of the...

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Quality a Mile Deep: A Strength Program Based on Skillful Practice

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Jun 6, 20174 min read

Quality a Mile Deep: A Strength Program Based on Skillful Practice

Becoming strong doesn’t happen overnight. Strength is a skill, and with any skill, you must put in the time to become better. No matter...

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How to Build a Skill: Using the Get-up to Develop the Press

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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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How to Properly Program the Get-up for 3 Different Goals

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Apr 4, 20175 min read

How to Properly Program the Get-up for 3 Different Goals

You don’t need a handlebar mustache and a singlet to reap the benefits of the get-up. This exercise, popularized by old-time strongmen,...

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How to Train Your Way to Owning a Strict Hanging Leg Raise

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Oct 25, 20166 min read

How to Train Your Way to Owning a Strict Hanging Leg Raise

A strength skill that is often underutilized is the hanging leg raise (HLR). Properly performed HLRs build a strong grip, lats, and core,...

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Under Pressure: A Small But Crucial Adjustment to Your Get-up

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Oct 4, 20163 min read

Under Pressure: A Small But Crucial Adjustment to Your Get-up

“The only way to handle pressure is to apply it.”—Darrelle Revis I would add that handling pressure means properly applying it. The area...

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Spices vs. Main Dishes: How to Program a Proper Training Menu

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Sep 13, 20164 min read

Spices vs. Main Dishes: How to Program a Proper Training Menu

“Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don’t do well simply because they major in minor things.”—Jim Rohn I’m...

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One Good Rep: How to Perform the Perfect Push-up

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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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Overcoming Mediocrity Through Strength and Purpose

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Apr 7, 20165 min read

Overcoming Mediocrity Through Strength and Purpose

Musicians, artists, and actors relentlessly, religiously hone their craft, greasing their own groove, making automatic the fundamentals...

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The 3 Pillars: How to Build Skill While Being Real

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Mar 29, 20165 min read

The 3 Pillars: How to Build Skill While Being Real

“I never went to the gym to workout. I went to the gym to learn and the workout was a byproduct.”—Dr. Ed Thomas In my work with Dr....

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Strength Is a Skill — Strength Is Liberating

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Jan 12, 20166 min read

Strength Is a Skill — Strength Is Liberating

When one of the athletes I’m training insists on using poor form to complete a movement, I ask him or her, “What are you practicing?” The...

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