Subject: The secret to happiness

The secret to happiness

May 7th, 2024 at 11:00 am MDT

Picture a victorious competitor in your mind. One or both arms extended overhead in a classic victory pose—a position similar to the kettlebell military press. Hence, the secret to happiness is putting a heavy weight overhead.To learn the secret ...

A pressing matter

May 7th, 2024 at 6:57 am MDT

A Pressing Matter[Article] The classic or original kettlebell set comprised 16, 24, and 32kg kettlebells. While 8 and 12kg kettlebells were available early on, the original set was the only option for some time. The large eight-kilogram jumps in w ...

The secret to happiness

May 7th, 2024 at 6:26 am MDT

Picture a victorious competitor in your mind. One or both arms extended overhead in a classic victory pose—a position similar to the kettlebell military press. Hence, the secret to happiness is putting a heavy weight overhead.To learn the secret ...

Strong Endurance™ anytime, anyplace

April 30th, 2024 at 11:00 am MDT

Special newsletter from Alexey Senart, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor. As one would expect, most of my private students come to me to train with kettlebells since they are the best tool to start them on their fitness, health, and longevity ...

Strong Endurance™ anytime, anyplace

April 30th, 2024 at 9:03 am MDT

Special newsletter from Alexey Senart, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor. As one would expect, most of my private students come to me to train with kettlebells since they are the best tool to start them on their fitness, health, and longevity ...

My minimalist training…a StrongFirst Certified Elite Instructor’s journey

April 25th, 2024 at 11:00 am MDT

My Minimalist Training[Article] Minimalism is at the heart of the StrongFirst School of Strength. As shown in Simple and Sinister (two exercises) and the StrongFirst Girya kettlebell certification (six exercises), an “inch wide and mile deep” ...

My minimalist training…a StrongFirst Certified Elite Instructor’s journey

April 24th, 2024 at 7:24 am MDT

My Minimalist Training[Article] Minimalism is at the heart of the StrongFirst School of Strength. As shown in Simple and Sinister (two exercises) and the StrongFirst Girya kettlebell certification (six exercises), an “inch wide and mile deep” ...

Sets to RM: Why, when, how

April 23rd, 2024 at 11:00 am MDT

Today’s newsletter is a special contribution from Fabio Zonin, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor. Since the early days of StrongFirst, we have preached against pushing sets to failure for serious, continuous, and sustainable strength gains ...

Sets to RM: Why, when, how

April 23rd, 2024 at 7:28 am MDT

Today’s newsletter is a special contribution from Fabio Zonin, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor. Since the early days of StrongFirst, we have preached against pushing sets to failure for serious, continuous, and sustainable strength gains ...

Unlocking the bridge floor press from the StrongFirst Barbell Fundamentals online course—for a limited time

April 16th, 2024 at 11:00 am MDT

One of the recent newsletters posed the question, “To arch or not to arch,” in the bench press, and the StrongFirst forum had some thoughts on that subject. But is the question “to arch or to bridge?” The bridge floor press from the StrongF ...