Subject: Ace the deadlift in the US Army Combat Fitness Test

Ace the deadlift in the US Army Combat Fitness Test

May 27th, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

It seems to me at times that our soldiers Who did not return from bloody battlefields Did not lie down to rest in our soil But turned into white cranes… We will never forget your sacrifice. God rest your souls. Onto physical training for today’s ...

Ace the deadlift in the US Army Combat Fitness Test

May 27th, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

It seems to me at times that our soldiers Who did not return from bloody battlefields Did not lie down to rest in our soil But turned into white cranes… We will never forget your sacrifice. God rest your souls. Onto physical training for today’s ...

Tactical Strength Challenge results

May 21st, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

Strength must go on. The TSC is waking up from its COVID slumber. For the results of the spring 2021 Tactical Strength Challenge, click here. Read the report here. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIAFACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER

Tactical Strength Challenge results

May 21st, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

Strength must go on. The TSC is waking up from its COVID slumber. For the results of the spring 2021 Tactical Strength Challenge, click here. Read the report here. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIAFACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER

All-around training for the tactical athlete

May 18th, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

[ARTICLE+PROGRAM] All-Around Training for the Tactical Athlete I was never a gifted athlete. In fact, I was almost always the slowest, heaviest, and weakest relative to other athletes. But what I lacked in talent, I made up for with heart and work et ...

All-around training for the tactical athlete

May 18th, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

[ARTICLE+PROGRAM] All-Around Training for the Tactical Athlete I was never a gifted athlete. In fact, I was almost always the slowest, heaviest, and weakest relative to other athletes. But what I lacked in talent, I made up for with heart and work et ...

StrongFirst Certified Instructors Only

May 13th, 2021 at 1:01 pm MST

Greetings, StrongFirst Certified Instructor! “Better to complete a small task well, than to do much imperfectly.” To make Plato who said that happy, I have three small tasks for you to complete today: 1. Visit the Certified Instructor Page and r ...

How Soviet Olympic weightlifters trained for hypertrophy

May 13th, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

Soviet weightlifting coaches were strongly opposed to accelerating muscle mass gain in lifters of all levels. They insisted that muscle was grown, to paraphrase in today’s buzzwords, “organically” and “sustainably.” Hence triples prevailed ...

How Soviet Olympic weightlifters trained for hypertrophy

May 13th, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

Soviet weightlifting coaches were strongly opposed to accelerating muscle mass gain in lifters of all levels. They insisted that muscle was grown, to paraphrase in today’s buzzwords, “organically” and “sustainably.” Hence triples prevailed ...

Pyramids for strength

May 11th, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

Rewind a century and you will find lifters training for strength pyramiding up and down with very high reps. For example, here is a set and rep scheme for the barbell overhead press recommended by famous girevik Ivan Lebedev to an athlete with a 200- ...