Subject: A drill for stronger abs and better body control
A drill for stronger abs and better body control
March 3rd, 2023 at 11:36 am MSTIn StrongFirst, we practice controlling muscle tension and relaxation to improve performance. The following drill was intended to improve my rock climbing ability, but in the end, it also helped me move more freely, and also created better mind-bo ...
Better grip endurance for your kettlebell swings, part I
February 28th, 2023 at 11:00 am MSTMany students of strength find their grip to be the bottleneck in their progression towards swinging a heavier kettlebell with one arm. In the one-arm swing, the static strength endurance of holding on to the kettlebell is a very different animal fro ...
Get-ups and pullups for an MLB All-Star
February 23rd, 2023 at 10:00 am MST[ARTICLE]The Power of Simplicity: How Get-Ups and Pullups Enhanced an MLB All-Star’s Program “I had a minimalist approach in mind when I was asked to help prepare All-Star pitcher Carlos Rodón for a crucial contract year…” writes Jimmy Yuan ...
“The RPE of life is so much lower now that I’m stronger.”
February 21st, 2023 at 10:00 am MSTOne of us reminisces about his life before strength: Honestly, I feel infinitely better now than I did then. Strength really was the missing thing for me. Yeah, I ran a half-marathon 3 times, did a solo century on a fixed gear bicycle over rolling te ...
Which deadlift style is stronger: conventional or sumo?
February 16th, 2023 at 10:00 am MSTIn the conventional style, the lifter keeps the feet narrower than the shoulders and grips the bar outside the legs. In Eastern Europe this style is called “classic.” The sumo stance is wider, and the arms are inside the knees at the start of the ...
Strong flowers for Valentine’s
February 13th, 2023 at 10:00 am MSTFlowers do not come up in our conversations—unless they are strong. Even plants have “muscles.” In the early 1970s Soviet scientist Lyubimova discovered a contractile protein similar to myosin in the leaf stems of mimosa. Nikolay Ozolin, one of ...
Blindfold training—not a circus trick but a way to get stronger
February 9th, 2023 at 10:00 am MST[ARTICLE]Blindfold Training for Mental Focus Speaks Malou Fehlbaum, StrongFirst Elite: …I began with the basic movement: the swing. I’ve been training exclusively with kettlebells for a few years now and have probably done thousands of swings. ...
Is minimalist training “balanced”?
February 7th, 2023 at 10:00 am MSTMany popular minimalist training programs are made up of three lifts. A three-legged stool is most stable and all that jazz. But why would you want a stool if you could have a Harley? Two wheels are more than enough when you are going fast… Years a ...
Pavel and Brett about program design
February 2nd, 2023 at 2:00 pm MSTPavel and Brett discuss programming on StrongFirst YouTube channel. Watch Part I now; parts II and III are coming soon. Subscribe to StrongFirst YouTube channel and power to you! FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | YOUTUBE
Pavel and Brett about program design
February 2nd, 2023 at 12:35 pm MSTPavel and Brett discuss programming on StrongFirst YouTube channel. Watch Part I now; parts II and III are coming soon. Subscribe to StrongFirst YouTube channel and power to you! FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | YOUTUBE