Subject: Coach extraordinaire sums up 50 years of training wisdom

Coach extraordinaire sums up 50 years of training wisdom

August 17th, 2022 at 11:00 am MST

Rif knows about strength. He has done it all as an athlete and a coach: a national caliber gymnastics competitor, California bench press record holder, Head Coach Team USA Women's Powerlifting… In his sixties he is pressing a 225-pound barbell over ...

10 reasons to avoid training to failure

August 11th, 2022 at 11:00 am MST

[ARTICLE] 10 Reasons to Avoid Training to Failure There are at least ten reasons not to train to failure if you are after great gains and robust health. Read the article by Geoff Neupert, former StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor, to find out w ...

How to impersonate kettlebell swings with a barbell

August 9th, 2022 at 11:00 am MST

You are at a strange gym and it swing time. You look around and there are no kettlebells—or there are only some ugly rubberized artifacts slightly heavier than a water bottle that do not deserve that proud name. You cannot swing a barbell between y ...

Build muscular shoulders with the high stop military press

August 4th, 2022 at 11:00 am MST

An amusing quote by Robert Heinlein fitting the times: “[In the past] one could fill three station wagons with fifty dollars’ worth of groceries. Today I can pick up fifty dollars in groceries unassisted—perhaps I’ve grown stronger.” Onto ...

Boost your knee stability for sports and outdoors

August 2nd, 2022 at 11:00 am MST

My summer is going well. I’ve either hiked or climbed 7 mountains over 14,000ft. One was Mt. Whitney, the tallest in the contiguous 48 states (we climbed the East Buttress). Another was the famous Diamond of Long’s Peak. I did all this with a m ...

How to develop mobility for the barbell front squat

July 29th, 2022 at 10:00 am MST

[ARTICLE] Mobility for a Stronger Olympic Barbell Front Rack “Why are you doing front squats?” Jeremy Layport, an accomplished Olympic weightlifter and StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor is asking in his new article. “Are you an athlete ...

Certified Instructors Only: Join our FREE 2-hour GET-UP & WINDMILL webinar with Brett Jones—September 24, 2022

July 28th, 2022 at 10:00 am MST

Greetings, StrongFirst Certified Instructor,Webinars For Your Eyes OnlyThese webinars are available exclusively to you, our certified instructors, and they are free of charge.Join Brett Jones, StrongFirst Director of Education, as he will be discus ...

10 pro secrets of a powerful kettlebell swing, part II

July 26th, 2022 at 10:00 am MST

We continue where we left off. If you missed the last issue of our newsletter, stop by the StrongFirst forum and someone will share it. 6. Power breathe Do it to strengthen your abs, enhance your power, protect your back. Sharply inhale through you ...

10 pro secrets of a powerful kettlebell swing, part II

July 22nd, 2022 at 3:36 am MST

We continue where we left off. If you missed the last issue of our newsletter, stop by the StrongFirst forum and someone will share it. 6. Power breathe Do it to strengthen your abs, enhance your power, protect your back. Sharply inhale through you ...

Four “Sinister” success stories

July 19th, 2022 at 10:00 am MST

[ARTICLE+PROGRAMS] Four Sinister Success Stories Grzegorz Pałaszewski, SFG II and Armwrestling World Cup bronze medalist, has coached four of his students to achieve the “Sinister” standard. To learn how, read his article. CLICK HERE FOLLOW US ...