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Nov 11, 20134 min read
The Circle of Iron: Veterans Day Thoughts
Small reminders surround us each day of the men and women who, in the words of Winston Churchill, offered their blood, sweat, toil, and...
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StrongFirst
Nov 5, 20133 min read
How to Build Physical Strength While Hardly Trying
Over the last few months, I have performed some lifts I previously didn’t think could be done by a gal my size. After exchanging some...
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StrongFirst
Oct 29, 20134 min read
The Tension Day
There are two types of training a strength seeker must do: Perform a number of sets with moderate weights and reps, e.g. 5×5. This builds...
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StrongFirst
Oct 21, 20132 min read
Extreme Specialization for the Real World
If you got all excited by the title of this article, I hate to bring you back to reality—but I’m going to do so anyway. There is no...
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StrongFirst
Oct 15, 20133 min read
The Difference Between Lifts, Exercises, and Feats of Strength
Understanding the difference between lifts, feats, and exercises will simplify your life and make it easier to reach your goals. The...
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StrongFirst
Oct 8, 20134 min read
The World’s Standing Advertisement: “Wanted—A Man”
Originally from “Pushing to the Front” (1911) by Orison Swett Marden. Included in the collection “The Art of Manliness Manvotionals” by...
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StrongFirst
Oct 1, 20132 min read
Total Package Weekly Kettlebell Training Template
If strength and conditioning are equally important to you, the following weekly kettlebell training template will serve you well. Focus...
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StrongFirst
Sep 22, 20139 min read
Emergency Action Plan Programming
“It’s always funny until someone gets hurt. Then it’s just hilarious.” -Bill Hicks The problem is there are not many times when an injury...
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StrongFirst
Sep 16, 20134 min read
Total Tension Kettlebell Complex
No matter what your goals are—strength, mass, conditioning, or cuts—kettlebell complexes deliver. This is why they are so frequently...
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StrongFirst
Sep 10, 20133 min read
A Bit of TSC History and What the Future Holds
It was 2002, and the RKC kettlebell certification was barely a year old. I was training many military and law enforcement operators and...
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StrongFirst
Aug 31, 20134 min read
How to Double Your Kettlebell Press in 6 Weeks Without Touching a Bell
The StrongFirst Bodyweight Instructor Certification is likely coming to a city near you soon. Now, if you are like me you may be thinking...
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StrongFirst
Aug 26, 20134 min read
Why Kettlebells, Barbells, and Bodyweight Demand Different Programming
At every Barbell Certification and Bodyweight Certification I get the same question: “If StrongFirst is a principle-based school of...
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StrongFirst
Aug 24, 20132 min read
3 Reasons You May Need to Pick Up Barbell Training
Do you need to start barbell training? Unlike the kettlebell, which belongs in the training arsenal of every man and woman, champion and...
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StrongFirst
Aug 24, 20138 min read
My 1st National Powerlifting Competition and How I Trained
Since I was a child, I have always wanted to be strong. I’ve always been attracted to anything that was a manifestation of strength and...
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StrongFirst
Aug 19, 20133 min read
Better One Day as a Lion
The subject of this blog came from a conversation with a friend about how “everything we need to know we learn from the iron.” Although,...
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StrongFirst
Aug 12, 20133 min read
Use Kettlebell Complexes to Achieve Technical Perfection
A “complex” of different kettlebell exercises strung together in an intelligent manner delivers many benefits: muscle hypertrophy, fat...
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StrongFirst
Aug 11, 20132 min read
StrongFirst Deadlift Team Pulls Strong
On June 22-23, 2013, the StrongFirst Deadlift Team competed at the IPA Strength Spectacular at the mecca of strength training, York...
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StrongFirst
Aug 10, 20133 min read
Sample Deadlift Training Cycles of StrongFirst Athletes
There are many ways to train for a deadlift only event. You can find some great preparatory cycles and training methods in many of...
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StrongFirst
Aug 2, 20136 min read
StrongFirst SFG Kettlebell Certification Prep Guide
Eleven years ago, I arrived in St. Paul to attend the second ever kettlebell certification from Pavel Tsatsouline. Throwing water...
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StrongFirst
Jul 29, 20133 min read
StrongFirst and the 5×5 Method
The “5×5” method is credited to Reg Park, a bodybuilder who built a 500-pound bench press in the 1950s. This method remains one of the...
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