Subject: Build strength and muscle with a radical tactic

Build strength and muscle with a radical tactic

April 14th, 2022 at 10:00 am MST

Muscle hypertrophy training thrives on acid—at least up to a point. Pure strength training cannot stand the acid because the latter interferes with the “nerve force.” Which is why distinctly separate methods for strength and mass exist. But onc ...

A plan for a kettlebell snatch fanatic

April 12th, 2022 at 10:00 am MST

[ARTICLE] The SFG II Snatch: A Test Prep Program Yes, you can get ready for the 5min snatch test by emphasizing strength and power rather than just banging out endless, mindless, half-hearted reps. The new program by Aleks Salkin, SFG II featuring d ...

Deadlift more in 5 weeks

April 7th, 2022 at 10:00 am MST

If you have been training seriously for some time, you can pull an impressive deadlift PR in 5 weeks with a right peaking plan. Classically, your lifting periods alternate between “training” and “peaking.” The former is day to day training de ...

Deadlift more in 5 weeks

April 7th, 2022 at 2:36 am MST

If you have been training seriously for some time, you can pull an impressive deadlift PR in 5 weeks with a right peaking plan. Classically, your lifting periods alternate between “training” and “peaking.” The former is day to day training de ...

No more decision fatigue

April 5th, 2022 at 10:00 am MST

According to a recent survey, almost 50% of young adults have trouble making decisions, even the most mundane ones, like choosing what to eat or what to wear. If they were surveyed about making training decisions, we suspect that the number would app ...

How to warm up for your kettlebell snatches

March 31st, 2022 at 10:00 am MST

A competent warm-up will add many reps to your TSC kettlebell snatch attempt—while making you suffer less. Unlike strength, both power and endurance greatly benefit from an extensive warm-up. Your circulatory system and your aerobic metabolism are ...

Kettlebells for cycling

March 29th, 2022 at 10:00 am MST

[ARTICLE] A Simple Journey: Bicycles, Bones, and Kettlebells “Cycling is known to result in significant imbalances that may lead to pain or compromised long term health. The corrective benefits of the get-up and swing are well suited to counter ex ...

How to warm up for your deadlift PR

March 24th, 2022 at 10:00 am MST

“The importance of warming up varies from sport to sport. It is especially effective for brief power exercises,” declared prominent Soviet sport scientist Prof. Kotz. “…A warm-up does not have a statistically significant positive effect on mu ...

“Courage and calm capability”

March 22nd, 2022 at 10:00 am MST

In one of his short stories Hemingway described a character whose “virtues were courage and calm capability.” We cannot help you develop courage, but StrongFirst does have training methods for “calm capability.” Enter SECOND WIND express onli ...

Introducing a new way to learn StrongFirst skills

March 17th, 2022 at 10:00 am MST

Ladies and gentlemen, Whether you are a total newbie to the strength game or have been around but learned bad habits from “gym bros,” your School of Strength will get you dialed in. Introducing StrongFirst Workshops. The most experienced instruct ...