Subject: An alternative to jumps squats for bodyweight conditioning
An alternative to jumps squats for bodyweight conditioning
June 1st, 2022 at 1:30 am MSTThe bodyweight jump squat is a solid “strong endurance” developer. Quickly squat below parallel in a stance slightly wider than your shoulders. The spine neutral, the abs braced, the heels down, the knees tracking the feet. Explode up, jump, lan ...
Kettlebell deadlift ➔ barbell deadlift
May 31st, 2022 at 10:00 am MSTIf you know your way around the kettlebell, you have an unfair advantage when it comes to learning barbell skills. Learn how to transition from the kettlebell deadlift to the barbell deadlift in no time flat. To read an excerpt from Deadlift Dynamite ...
Get strong “on the edge of chaos”
May 27th, 2022 at 9:23 am MST“…life…is poised between order and chaos,” writes Stuart Alan Kauffman, a medical doctor, theoretical biologist, and complex systems researcher. “…Networks…near the edge of chaos—this compromise between order and surprise—appear bes ...
Classic book by Andy Bolton and Pavel Tsatsouline is back in print
May 26th, 2022 at 11:30 am MSTLadies and gentlemen, StrongFirst is proud to publish Deadlift Dynamite by Andy Bolton, the lifter who broke the mythical 1,000-pound deadlift barrier, and Pavel Tsatsouline. Deadlift Dynamite will take you from your first steps in the iron game to a ...
How to press a heavier kettlebell
May 24th, 2022 at 10:00 am MSTThree actions will make your military press go up: 1. Doing more low rep sets with the kettlebell you can comfortably press. 2. Getting accustomed to the heaviness of the kettlebell you are planning to press with special “overload presses.” 3. Le ...
Training tip for resilience and TSC results
May 20th, 2022 at 10:00 am MSTLudovic Bellamy pulling at the TSC on May 7, 2022 Ludovic Bellamy was on his way to becoming a professional soccer player. He was invited to enter Olympique de Marseille, a well-known international French soccer club. Then he got in bad a car acciden ...
How to train to break a kettlebell get-up Guinness World Record
May 17th, 2022 at 10:00 am MST[ARTICLE]How I trained to become a Guinness World Record Holder Congratulations and respect to our fellow StrongFirst certified instructor Jackie Vazquez! She broke ladies’ Guinness World Record, “The Heaviest Weight Lifted by Turkish Get-up in ...
Daily Undulating Periodization 2.0
May 14th, 2022 at 11:00 am MST“Daily undulating periodization” is a legit strength training model that uses different intensities and set/rep schemes within a week. To learn how to make it better, CLICK HEREFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | YOUTUBE
What are your strength training load parameters?
May 13th, 2022 at 11:00 am MSTIntensity is one, volume is another…and there are eight more.1. S… 2. N… 3. Volume 4. Intensity 5. R… 6. R… (a, b, c, d) 7. E… 8. P... 9. F… 10. L… And two of them rank even higher than the intensity and the volume. To find out what t ...
Advanced programming tactic for strength and hypertrophy
May 11th, 2022 at 12:00 pm MSTDo you still believe that volume and intensity are inversely related? When one goes up, the other must come down? Wrong… For the right answer—and two powerful training plans, one barbell and one kettlebell—CLICK HERE FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA ...