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Mar 3, 20156 min read
Golf Fitness Training With StrongFirst
You may not be a golfer or a fan of golf, but I am sure you have heard of Tiger Woods. He has been ranked the number one golfer in the...
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StrongFirst
Feb 24, 20152 min read
How to Build Your Slow Fibers, Part II
Note: This article continues the series started in Should You Build Your Slow Fibers? and continued in How to Build Your Slow Fibers,...
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StrongFirst
Feb 17, 20155 min read
Optimizing Back Health With the Kettlebell Swing
We all know the kettlebell swing has many benefits. Would you put “back health” at the top of the list? I would. What exactly is back...
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StrongFirst
Feb 10, 20155 min read
How to Build Your Slow Fibers, Part I
You may have guessed that slow fibers take slow movements to train them. To appreciate the challenge of super slow consider the “Golden...
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StrongFirst
Feb 3, 20153 min read
How to Train for Mass With Chins and Dips
Training for mass without barbells is tricky business. I designed this program for just that purpose but before you write it off as just...
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StrongFirst
Jan 31, 20151 min read
Our New Chief SFG Instructor: Brett Jones
Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to announce our new Chief SFG Instructor—Brett Jones! StrongFirst has lots of irons in the fire. I am...
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StrongFirst
Jan 27, 20154 min read
Should You Train Your Slow Twitch Fibers?
Slow twitch fibers got a bad reputation in the power world. Slower, weaker… what self-respecting lifter or wrestler would want to train...
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StrongFirst
Jan 22, 20155 min read
Okinawan Strength: Developing the “Iron Body”
Strength is context specific – to remain immovable, to be resilient to blows and forces, and to lift and handle large loads with low risk...
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StrongFirst
Jan 20, 20158 min read
Marine Corps Training and the Raider Project
Part 1: The Pros and Cons of Marine Corps Training The Marine Corps is the most feared and respected fighting force on the planet. The...
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StrongFirst
Jan 12, 20155 min read
From Simple to Sinister: Waving Volume on S&S
A couple of weeks ago Al Ciampa, SFG wrote an excellent blog entitled “Where Do You Go After Simple.” In it he outlined a “serious...
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StrongFirst
Jan 6, 201510 min read
An NFL Strength Coach, the Kettlebell, and Elite Athletes
As we travel on our career paths, we will inevitably encounter events that alter our course and lead us in a direction we may never have...
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StrongFirst
Dec 31, 20144 min read
Balance…With Priorities
Often, we get too focused on one thing. In my case, it’s usually work. This approach works for a while, but if we don’t balance out the...
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StrongFirst
Dec 23, 20143 min read
The Pause That Comes Before a Successful Press
I attended the SFG Level II Certification in Budapest last year for re-certification. As you know, the Level II has a military press...
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StrongFirst
Dec 16, 20145 min read
What the Hell Effect Military-Style
I remember it very clearly. Somewhere in central Iraq, during my first “OP” in country, I stopped in my tracks. “What the hell?” I had...
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StrongFirst
Dec 9, 20144 min read
From “Simple” to Serious Endurance
Over a year has passed, and you’ve reached the “simple” goal of Simple & Sinister (S&S). You are a man or woman, who did not just survive...
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StrongFirst
Dec 4, 20143 min read
Kettlebells and Deadlifting: A Match Made in Heaven?
Kettlebells are a waste of time! Or so I thought, until I became friends with Pavel. Like many powerlifters, I dismissed kettlebells...
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StrongFirst
Nov 30, 20144 min read
Heads Up! The Neck Position in Kettlebell Swings and Snatches
A few years ago, a strange idea emerged from the clinical world: the insect head. White coats started telling lifters to lock their heads...
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StrongFirst
Nov 24, 20142 min read
SFG Level I Certification: 3 + 6 = Excellence
Three days, six exercises. Simple. That is what the StrongFirst SFG Level I Certification is. Sure, there are tests, both physical and...
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StrongFirst
Nov 18, 20145 min read
The Cost of Adaptation
Note: Today, I will revisit some of my writings from fifteen years ago and then expand on the topic of health and performance. According...
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StrongFirst
Nov 11, 20142 min read
A Veterans Day Thank You
I would like to quickly thank all the brave men and women who have or are currently serving in our armed forces for their service and...
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