Subject: The “Russian pie” tactic for your stop-start training

The “Russian pie” tactic for your stop-start training

June 29th, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

At a Russian party a guest was served a slice of pie. “But I would like two slices,” he says. The hostess hands him a knife. “Here, cut it in half.” Instead of doing “X” reps on the minutes, do ½ X every 30sec. For instance, you have b ...

Stop-start reps for combat sports conditioning

June 22nd, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

Metabolically speaking, a fighting round is very different from a hard run of the same duration. Microscopic rests between strikes, takedowns, and throws make all the difference. Within your muscles a red protein called myoglobin stores a small amoun ...

Stop-start reps for combat sports conditioning

June 22nd, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

Metabolically speaking, a fighting round is very different from a hard run of the same duration. Microscopic rests between strikes, takedowns, and throws make all the difference. Within your muscles a red protein called myoglobin stores a small amoun ...

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June 18th, 2021 at 1:12 pm MST

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Burpees and Kettlebell Swings for Improved Athleticism

June 16th, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

[ARTICLE + PROGRAMMING]Burpees and Kettlebell Swings for Improved Athleticism The burpee is despised by many and butchered by most. It has been abused in the fitness world for far too long now, turning it into this sloppy-looking-worm-dance-thing don ...

Burpees and Kettlebell Swings for Improved Athleticism

June 16th, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

[ARTICLE + PROGRAMMING]Burpees and Kettlebell Swings for Improved Athleticism The burpee is despised by many and butchered by most. It has been abused in the fitness world for far too long now, turning it into this sloppy-looking-worm-dance-thing don ...

Stop-start reps for fat loss

June 15th, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

Does your car have a better mileage on the highway or in the city? On the highway, of course, because repeated stops and starts at intersections burn a lot more fuel. Then why do you choose high reps, an equivalent of cruising down the highway, when ...

Stop-start reps for fat loss

June 15th, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

Does your car have a better mileage on the highway or in the city? On the highway, of course, because repeated stops and starts at intersections burn a lot more fuel. Then why do you choose high reps, an equivalent of cruising down the highway, when ...

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June 10th, 2021 at 2:15 pm MST

Dear Plan Strong Students, Please join Fabio Zonin, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor, for a 90 minute Q A session online. The online Q A session is available to all previous attendees of PLAN STRONG™—no matter what year you attended. Your ...

Jump 4% higher with this easy technique

June 8th, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

If you have been around StrongFirst, you know that “fast and loose” exercises are a key component of our curricula. As we say, “Strong first, relaxed second.” Tension and relaxation are the two sides of the performance coin. Tension is streng ...