Subject: Strategy and Tactics

Strategy and Tactics

August 1st, 2023 at 10:00 am MST

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.”—Sun Tzu Strategy is the plan. Tactics are the action. Strategy is the why. Tactics are the how. Sometimes the connection between ...

Upstream Strength Strategies

July 31st, 2023 at 11:39 pm MST

[Article][Upstream Strength Strategies] If the StrongFirst newsletter earlier this week has you reviewing the strategies and tactics in your program, then today’s article will take you further and introduce bringing upstream thinking to strength p ...

Strategy and Tactics

July 28th, 2023 at 1:45 pm MST

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.”—Sun Tzu Strategy is the plan. Tactics are the action. Strategy is the why. Tactics are the how. Sometimes the connection between ...

UPS Potential Strike - Kotis Shipping Delay

July 25th, 2023 at 10:00 am MST

Teachers of Strength,  Please consider placing an order, via Kotis, for your upcoming events by 7/27 if you are low on inventory. Although Kotis has informed us that they have the capacity to use alternative means to get goods delivered, the union ...

Inhale for a stronger press

July 25th, 2023 at 10:00 am MST

Understanding how to use your breath is critical to training and building strength. As Pavel laid out in the StrongFirst principles, properly using breathing, intra-abdominal pressure, and high-tension techniques are keys to strength. In the Kettleb ...

Inhale for a stronger press

July 21st, 2023 at 9:34 am MST

Understanding how to use your breath is critical to training and building strength. As Pavel laid out in the StrongFirst principles, properly using breathing, intra-abdominal pressure, and high-tension techniques are keys to strength. In the Kettleb ...

The Triple Gear Squat Protocol

July 20th, 2023 at 10:00 am MST

[Article][The Triple Gear Squat Protocol] As discussed in Pavel’s recent article and the newsletter earlier this week, lifting speed can be a powerful variable in your training. As long as you control your lifting and do not allow the “tail to w ...

Who’s in charge?

July 18th, 2023 at 10:00 am MST

The idiom of the “tail wagging the dog” describes times when something powerful is being controlled by something less powerful. And unfortunately, it can describe someone’s execution of an exercise or movement. Sometimes, the kettlebell is dic ...

The Triple Gear Squat Protocol

July 14th, 2023 at 9:31 am MST

[Article][The Triple Gear Squat Protocol] As discussed in Pavel’s recent article and the newsletter earlier this week, lifting speed can be a powerful variable in your training. As long as you control your lifting and do not allow the “tail to w ...

Who’s in charge?

July 14th, 2023 at 9:30 am MST

The idiom of the “tail wagging the dog” describes times when something powerful is being controlled by something less powerful. And unfortunately, it can describe someone’s execution of an exercise or movement. Sometimes, the kettlebell is dic ...