From the Battlefield to Back Injury to Beast Tamer: Ollie Quinn’s Kettlebell Journey
Have you ever seen one of the “Army Strong” commercials? Well in the UK, there’s no stronger or more capable military unit than the Royal...
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Feb 11, 20192 min read
Podcast Episode #21: Dr. Stu McGill
StrongFirst Podcast Episode #21 Summary Dr. Stu McGill joins the show for a second time to talk about breathing and when to use what kind...
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Oct 9, 20181 min read
Podcast Episode #11: Pavel Macek
StrongFirst Podcast Episode #11 Summary In this episode of the StrongFirst Podcast, your host Craig Marker talks with Pavel Macek, Senior...
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StrongFirst
May 16, 20175 min read
Absolute Strength Is the True Master Quality
For me, absolute strength is king. It has been and will continue to be my main obsession. Relative strength is impressive, but more...
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Feb 21, 20176 min read
Antifragile and Strong Knees: The Russian Lion’s Kettlebell Hack Squat Tutorial
Resilient ankles, antifragile knees, strong legs—and a lesson in many important principles of balance, flexibility, and strength: these...
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StrongFirst
Nov 29, 20168 min read
10 Things I Learned in 10 Years as a Kettlebell Instructor
On September 17, 2006, I attended my first kettlebell certification course. At the time, kettlebell training wasn’t as widely embraced as...
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StrongFirst
Nov 3, 20154 min read
Practice vs. Performance: The Mentality of the Old-Time Strongmen
Some of the greatest feats of strength ever recorded were done decades ago by men who had access to the most primitive equipment and knew...
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StrongFirst
Aug 11, 20154 min read
Lifting Stones: The Value to the Modern Trainee
I became fascinated with lifting stones when I read an article in MILO a few years ago about a man in New Zealand named Regan Bridge. A...
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StrongFirst
May 26, 20155 min read
The Turkish Get-Up—A Clinician’s Perspective
I am a self-described kettlebell nerd. One of the ongoing jokes, when I teach seminars, is if you come to me with an orthopedic issue, I...
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StrongFirst
Dec 28, 20126 min read
To Be StrongFirst: What It Does and Does Not Mean
The movie The 13th Warrior is a story of a Muslim scholar named Ahmed and his account of a journey with a group of Vikings. Like any good...
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