The Timeless Solution for Swings, Snatches, and More
“Time is the school in which we learn, time is the fire in which we all burn.”—Delmore Schwartz Density Training Eighteen years ago, when...
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Dec 2, 20193 min read
TSC 2019 Competition Edition Results
The Tactical Strength Challenge—StrongFirst’s strength triathlon—happens twice each year, with hundreds of participants, and in...
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Nov 21, 20198 min read
You’re Part of Our Family: Cole Summers on Building a Legacy in Coaching and Life
An interview with Cole Summers. If you were to ever mention the name Cole Summers to anyone involved in Canadian track, hockey, or rugby,...
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Nov 15, 20195 min read
Lift No Faster Than You Can Talk: An Excerpt from S&S 2.0
We are proud to officially present Kettlebell Simple & Sinister: Revised and Updated Edition, or simply S&S 2.0. Time is a man’s best...
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Oct 30, 20197 min read
Swinging for the Fences and Driving the Greens—Training Baseball and Golf Pros
If you’ve ever encountered StrongFirst Certified Team Leader Jimmy Yuan at a certification or event, you’ll probably remember him as the...
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Oct 17, 20196 min read
Taming the Arc in Kettlebell Lifts—A Shortcut with a Catch
The offer of a shortcut always seems tempting. But life experiences quickly teach us that they usually come with a catch—or simply don’t...
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Oct 8, 20198 min read
Dairy Cows and Burrito Bowls—How to Win the TSC
The StrongFirst Tactical Strength Challenge returns around the world on Saturday, October 26. The TSC is a personal challenge held twice...
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Oct 1, 20196 min read
Ride the Wave: How to Program for Progress
If training consistently is the foundation of results, does that mean doing the same thing over and over? If you want to keep making...
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Sep 24, 20195 min read
Controlling Your Breath for Performance and Health
“It’s funny, but you never really think much about breathing. Until it’s all you ever think about.” – Author Tim Winton There is no doubt...
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Sep 17, 20196 min read
Knowledge is Power—Velocity-Based Training
There are many ways to assess the quality of your kettlebell training. One is being mindful of how your training feels. Another,...
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Sep 11, 20196 min read
Box Clever—How to Unlock your Range of Motion
Serious strength is best built on a solid foundation of fundamental compound lifts, such as deadlifts, squats, and pressing. To ensure...
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Sep 8, 20193 min read
Q&D + Minimalist Deadlifts
I was watching Andy Bolton pull over 900 pounds from the back stage at the Arnold Classic. It struck me that his deadlift looked exactly...
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Sep 6, 20194 min read
Acid, the Enemy of the Quick—An Excerpt from The Quick and the Dead
Over 200 years ago, Swedish scientist Jöns Berzelius discovered lactic acid in the muscles of an exhausted stag that had just been hunted...
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Sep 3, 20195 min read
The SFG Clock—A Guide for the Swing, Clean, and Snatch
“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...
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Aug 27, 20197 min read
Helping Performers Fly Higher and Women Believe in Their Strength
There are plenty of instructors in the StrongFirst community who have diverse skill sets, but few are as versatile as Artemis...
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Aug 21, 20198 min read
No Pain, Less Strain, More Gain—What the…?
Most endurance training plans are predicated on sheer volume. For triathletes, runners, and cyclists, that can mean triple-digit mileage...
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Aug 13, 20195 min read
Controlling Gravity for Better Squats, Deadlifts, and Presses
The very definition of a lift is moving load upwards against gravity; but what goes up must come down. If you’re only paying attention to...
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Aug 6, 20194 min read
Bitter Pills and Being Sedentary
Even if you enjoy throwing iron around on a regular basis, or spend your days advising others on health and wellbeing, the reality of...
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Jul 30, 20197 min read
Plans for Building Powerful Pushups
A couple of years ago, I wrote an article, Strength in Numbers, about my journey towards a set of 100 pushups. I used ’grease the groove’...
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Jul 25, 20194 min read
“Masters of Life and Death” —An Excerpt from The Quick and the Dead
In the South American jungle, a jaguar hunts a prey that bites back, a caiman. In a show of absolute superiority, the cat makes his kill...
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