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Nov 4, 20143 min read
Strength Is Like Music or Surgery: The Value of the SFG
“Aren’t you Dr. Ramana? I’m sure you have forgotten but you operated on me, as well as on my wife, and we are both alive!” When it comes...
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StrongFirst
Oct 30, 20145 min read
Strength Training for High School Volleyball
I have had the opportunity to strength train my two daughters for the last few years. Savannah is sixteen years old, 5’10”, a junior in...
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StrongFirst
Oct 28, 20143 min read
The Long View
The Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris is a remarkable work of faith, art, and engineering. Enter it, and you experience an out-of-this-world...
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StrongFirst
Oct 23, 20145 min read
SFG Level II Certification Prep Story
As expected, StrongFirst blew me away with an incredible weekend, at the SFG Level II Certification. We are lucky to be able to learn...
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StrongFirst
Oct 21, 20146 min read
The Truth Shall Set You Free…in the Fitness Industry
Yesterday, I received a link to yet another article written by a physical training “guru,” touting what training is effective, and what...
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StrongFirst
Oct 16, 20143 min read
How Heavy Should I Go in a Get-up?
Here’s the thing. We teach get-ups very light. That’s because students are moving around for the very first time with a weight overhead....
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StrongFirst
Oct 14, 20142 min read
Strength Aerobics: A Powerful Alternative to HIIT
“Conditioning” is a very vague term — and it is for the better, given the scientists’ lack of understanding of endurance, its different...
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StrongFirst
Oct 9, 20147 min read
4 Tips to Make the SFG Snatch Test Easier
Wailing. Gnashing of teeth. Rending of clothing and sitting in sack cloth and ashes. Nothing about the SFG Certification weekend, it...
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StrongFirst
Oct 7, 20145 min read
Bodyweight Exercise for Ultra-Marathon Running
I was introduced to StrongFirst through my employer 5.11 Tactical. I will admit I was a bit stoked the night I was seated next to Pavel...
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StrongFirst
Oct 2, 20145 min read
Getting a Bigger Press: 3 Big Tips and 10 Ideas
If you are around online forums, social media, and fitness blogs, you may have heard this: “Yeah, who doesn’t need a heavier press, huh?”...
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StrongFirst
Sep 30, 20144 min read
“Dry Fighting Weight”: Fat Loss Through Strength
Co-authored by Geoff Neupert, former StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor At StrongFirst we never focused on fat loss—and got it...
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StrongFirst
Sep 25, 20145 min read
The Secret to Big Deadlifts: Do the Small Things
So, I want to deadlift. I want a strong deadlift. I want a really strong deadlift. Oh, you too? I don’t need to inform you of the...
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StrongFirst
Sep 23, 20142 min read
How to Get the Most Out of Earning Your SFG
Congratulations! You have separated yourself from the pack and joined the alpha predator of the strength and development field — you are...
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StrongFirst
Sep 18, 20145 min read
Chinese Food for Rapid Pressing Gains
As the saying goes: “To press a lot you must press a lot.” It takes a lot of reps to build up to a respectable press. The challenge is...
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StrongFirst
Sep 16, 20142 min read
The Kettlebell Swing Sandwich: Build Muscle, Lose Fat, Save Time
For years, kettlebell instructor Missy Beaver has been placing a set of swings between sets of everything else. She has had great success...
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StrongFirst
Sep 11, 20143 min read
How to Build Up to 1 Pistol – Then 100 Consecutive Pistols
The one-legged squat, or pistol, demands coordination, strength, and flexibility and has many positive effects. Every one of the muscles...
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StrongFirst
Sep 9, 20145 min read
Strength Has a Greater Purpose
From Pavel: Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honored to introduce you to StrongFirst’s new CEO. Eric Frohardt is a former US Navy SEAL, a...
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StrongFirst
Sep 4, 20144 min read
Tempo Runs + Kettlebells = Your Next “Recovery” Day
Each summer as the weather gets hot and the training gets brutal, I find it important for myself and my athletes to get outside the four...
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StrongFirst
Sep 1, 20142 min read
The 5-Week TSC Deadlift Plan
Did you suddenly decide to compete in the TSC and realize your deadlift is not where it needs to be? All is not lost. If you have decent...
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StrongFirst
Aug 28, 20145 min read
A Strong Body Starts With a Strong Mind
Strength Is a Choice Not always an easy one, because it usually requires doing something difficult that one can’t do easily; but that is...
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