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May 6, 20144 min read
Building the Master Quality of Strength With Kettlebells
Why a kettlebell? To bring out the athlete inside. Kettlebells are everywhere these days in the fitness world. From magazines to Internet...
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StrongFirst
Mar 18, 20143 min read
The Top Set Method: A Stress Free Strength Routine
We just had our second child—a daughter. She’s amazing, as is the pure lack of sleep we are experiencing. It is not uncommon for me to...
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StrongFirst
Mar 11, 20144 min read
Strength for Women After 40: My Plan and Perspective
There comes a time in our lives, almost as if by surprise, when we realize we’re not as young as we used to be. Aging can be a difficult...
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StrongFirst
Feb 11, 20146 min read
4 Tips for Getting Tight and Instant Strength Gains
A couple weeks back, my friend Elliot and I went to a seminar held by our good friend Mehdi of Stronglifts. After I’d given my talk, the...
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StrongFirst
Jan 21, 20144 min read
The AK-47 of Exercise Equipment
Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor the (in)famous AK-47 assault rifle, recently passed away at the age of 94. RIP. Revered in Russia, the...
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StrongFirst
Dec 17, 20133 min read
Build a Barbell Military Press on a Kettlebell Foundation
The barbell military press is a classic test of upper body strength and a powerful strength builder. At StrongFirst, we teach it on a...
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StrongFirst
Nov 19, 20132 min read
No Country for Old Men
Back in the late nineties, I had the pleasure of strength coaching a seventy-some-year-old gentleman named Milton. He had a sparkle in...
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StrongFirst
Nov 5, 20133 min read
How to Build Physical Strength While Hardly Trying
Over the last few months, I have performed some lifts I previously didn’t think could be done by a gal my size. After exchanging some...
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StrongFirst
Oct 29, 20134 min read
The Tension Day
There are two types of training a strength seeker must do: Perform a number of sets with moderate weights and reps, e.g. 5×5. This builds...
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StrongFirst
Oct 21, 20132 min read
Extreme Specialization for the Real World
If you got all excited by the title of this article, I hate to bring you back to reality—but I’m going to do so anyway. There is no...
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StrongFirst
Oct 15, 20133 min read
The Difference Between Lifts, Exercises, and Feats of Strength
Understanding the difference between lifts, feats, and exercises will simplify your life and make it easier to reach your goals. The...
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StrongFirst
Oct 1, 20132 min read
Total Package Weekly Kettlebell Training Template
If strength and conditioning are equally important to you, the following weekly kettlebell training template will serve you well. Focus...
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StrongFirst
Sep 16, 20134 min read
Total Tension Kettlebell Complex
No matter what your goals are—strength, mass, conditioning, or cuts—kettlebell complexes deliver. This is why they are so frequently...
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StrongFirst
Aug 26, 20134 min read
Why Kettlebells, Barbells, and Bodyweight Demand Different Programming
At every Barbell Certification and Bodyweight Certification I get the same question: “If StrongFirst is a principle-based school of...
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StrongFirst
Aug 24, 20132 min read
3 Reasons You May Need to Pick Up Barbell Training
Do you need to start barbell training? Unlike the kettlebell, which belongs in the training arsenal of every man and woman, champion and...
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StrongFirst
Aug 24, 20138 min read
My 1st National Powerlifting Competition and How I Trained
Since I was a child, I have always wanted to be strong. I’ve always been attracted to anything that was a manifestation of strength and...
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StrongFirst
Jul 29, 20133 min read
StrongFirst and the 5×5 Method
The “5×5” method is credited to Reg Park, a bodybuilder who built a 500-pound bench press in the 1950s. This method remains one of the...
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StrongFirst
Jul 15, 20133 min read
Class Envy: Strength Envy from the Upper Class
I despise class envy. In any form and in either direction. Today’s blog is about strength envy directed by today’s upper class toward the...
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StrongFirst
Jul 9, 20135 min read
The Miseducation of Stretching
“I want to be more flexible” is a statement I get from many of the young athletes I train. My immediate follow up of “Why?” is usually...
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StrongFirst
Jun 29, 20135 min read
The Courage to Do Less: StrongFirst and Sumi-e
A few weeks ago, I was testing some of my lifts in preparation for attending an upcoming StrongFirst Barbell Certification. Despite...
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