Subject: Get-up tip for BJJ athletes
Get-up tip for BJJ athletes
February 28th, 2022 at 5:24 am MSTToday’s training tip is from Melissa Templeman, StrongFirst Elite and a black belt in both Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In her own words: Mel Templeman winning her latest gold Incorporate kettlebell get-ups in your regular routine, whether it is o ...
Best general exercises for A+A
February 24th, 2022 at 10:00 am MSTThe first question is: what is better, quick lifts and sprints or strength exercises? When your main goal is mitochondrial development in fast twitch fibers, power exercises rule and sprints are close behind. In contrast, “grinds” deliver less th ...
The jerk, barbell and kettlebell—why and how
February 22nd, 2022 at 10:00 am MST[ARTICLE]Go Ballistic—The Jerk for Barbell and Kettlebell “The kettlebell jerk is one of the most misunderstood lifts,” starts Mira Gracia, StrongFirst Certified Team Leader and Masters Pan American Weightlifting Champion. Mira at the Pan Ams ...
StrongFirst Certified Instructors
February 18th, 2022 at 11:30 am MSTGreetings, StrongFirst Certified Instructors! Webinars For Your Eyes Only These webinars are available exclusively to you, our certified instructors, and they are free of charge. On March 12th from 1000AM until 1200 Eastern Standard Time, I will be ...
Increase your 1RM with the help of…a heart rate monitor
February 17th, 2022 at 10:00 am MSTThe definition of “intensity” varies greatly among athletic events. For example, in strength training it describes the heaviness of the weight and is usually measured in % 1RM. In endurance exercise one of the definitions of intensity is % MHR, t ...
20 observations from 20 years at our school of strength
February 15th, 2022 at 10:00 am MST[ARTICLE]20 Years and 20 Observations “In February of 2002 a group of 22 students assembled for the second ever kettlebell certification with Pavel.” Thus starts the new article by Brett Jones, StrongFirst Director of Education. “From water ba ...
Invitation to a new special event and a TOS meeting
February 10th, 2022 at 2:33 pm MSTTeachers of Strength, Strength must go on and it is time to reunite our team in the real world. Join your fellow members of our elite teaching team for a Friday afternoon hands-on update and sharpness check of all the branches of our School of Stre ...
Which exercises are best for A+A?
February 10th, 2022 at 10:00 am MSTA+A training delivers so many benefits and “what-the-hell effects” that it is easy to forget that its original purpose was narrow: making one’s fast fibers more aerobic. A+A is applicable to three types of exercises: GPP, SPP I, and SPP II. GPP ...
How to deconflict strength and endurance training
February 8th, 2022 at 10:00 am MSTToday we are not talking about training methods that deliver gains on multiple fronts like A+A or Q D. This issue of the StrongFirst newsletter focuses on specialized strength and endurance methods like heavy lifting and distance running. The closer ...
An unorthodox tactic for getting stronger in any lift or exercise
February 3rd, 2022 at 10:00 am MSTIt is not enough to have muscle; you must know how to use it. Soviet experiments revealed that even elite weightlifters made large errors in estimating the height of the lift, the magnitude of the force, etc. Then Robert Roman, a champion, scientist, ...