“Skill consists of the ability to bring out some end result with maximum certainty and minimum outlay of energy.”—Guthrie, 1952 I am a...

Building total body strength and conditioning is no easy task. It takes time, effort, and consistency. Developing strong shoulders, hips,...

As SFGs and kettlebell practitioners, we understand and practice the principle that movement exists in a hierarchy. In fact, we have a...

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...

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...

In college, I participated in an internship at a local hospital—as an understudy within the cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs. Most of...

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...

Nothing can set your training back more than getting injured. When you are young, minor things heal quickly. But as you get toward...

Early on in my education with kettlebells, I would hear occasional stories about people who followed a pressing-intensive program (Rite...

“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.”—Dwight D. Eisenhower It is that time of the year, again—time to consider our New Year’s...

This article is meant to provide an alternative to Brett Jones’ excellent SFG I prep guide and for building strength and endurance for...

At StrongFirst, we believe strength is the master quality, and we teach people how to become stronger. This doesn’t mean that we...

When my wife, Nikki, and I began kettlebell training back in 2008, we were introduced to high intensity interval training. We walked out...

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...

Croatia is a gorgeous country, famous mostly for its beautiful Adriatic Sea, heritage, and nature. Croatia is also a country with a long...

There’s something about putting heavy weight over your head that empowers you. But getting to the point where you have considerable...

The SFG is StrongFirst’s most well-known certification, and is widely considered the gold standard for kettlebell certification. But...

Circuit training has a bad reputation among strength athletes, but consider this – most likely circuit training has been presented to the...

“Everything in excess is opposed to nature”—Hippocrates Perhaps you, the reader, are familiar with Easy Strength by Pavel and Dan John,...

Note: In my last article, How to Intelligently Define, Determine, and Test Your 1RM, I promised to follow up with a more advanced...