“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” George Harrison Over my years as a coach, I have seen many people...

There is a big difference between swinging a kettlebell around and executing a powerful kettlebell swing. The first is common with...

Kettlebell ballistics have very little to do with the kettlebell—and everything to do with how you move your body. When it comes to...

Dead Swing. Power Swing. Hike-Swing-Park. “Rif” Swing. Whatever you choose to call it, this single repetition kettlebell swing should be...

I recently attended a conference and watched a presentation by a highly respected clinician and researcher who specializes in...

StrongFirst Podcast Episode – 02 Summary: In this 2nd episode of “StrongFirst,” the official podcast of the StrongFirst School of...

The kettlebell is a very powerful tool for building strength and developing conditioning. The principles and techniques taught by Pavel...

“Not everything that matters can be measured, and not everything that is measured matters.” Elliot Eisner We live in the age of “Big...

What is the sound of one hand clapping? A philosophical riddle on par with: what is a one-legged kettlebell swing? And what does this...

“Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the...

“I learned no detail was too small. It was all about the details.”—Brad Gray As an Instructor, I walk the line between seeing all the...

It’s well known that the swing is the center of the kettlebell universe. All the basic ballistic kettlebell movements depend on a strong...

For this article, I would like to dive into a few training observations I have made in my recent practice. Perhaps similar to Deep...

At StrongFirst, we recognize tension and relaxation as two sides of the same performance coin. But we often find it easy to focus...

“You’ve fallen victim to one of the classic blunders…”—Vizzini, Princess Bride Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. This article is about a...

Not so fast—”getting loaded” means something completely different at StrongFirst. Getting “loaded” means an active eccentric to the bar...

Nobody got bull strong who wasn’t tough. “There is no hard body with soft hands,” I’ve heard. While grit is part of the game, let’s also...

Lately, I’m busy—but surprise, who isn’t. Who has too much time these days? Between work, other work, teaching, family, training, keeping...

“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”—John Wooden There is an old proverb about the devil being...

“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”—St. Francis of Assisi. If somebody...