Subject: Nail the Level II kettlebell military press strength test with this 6-week plan

Nail the Level II kettlebell military press strength test with this 6-week plan

July 28th, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

[ARTICLE + PROGRAMMING]Nail the SFG II Press Test with this Six-Week Plan Our advanced kettlebell instructor certification, SFG II, has a demanding strength test: a super strict one-arm military press with the kettlebell closest to 1/2 the bodyweigh ...

A barbell strength secret of the pros

July 27th, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

Consider the mechanism of cheating on a lift. The nervous system suddenly has doubts about the muscles having enough strength to complete the movement as planned, and it quickly switches to plan B—the path of least resistance. An inexperienced lift ...

A barbell strength secret of the pros

July 27th, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

Consider the mechanism of cheating on a lift. The nervous system suddenly has doubts about the muscles having enough strength to complete the movement as planned, and it quickly switches to plan B—the path of least resistance. An inexperienced lift ...

Take Your Kettlebell to the Beach Day

July 20th, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

Throwing a kettlebell in the sand, over and over, is a great example of “stop-start” training. It has many powerful benefits that we will discuss another time. Today we will find your perfect throwing kettlebell—the one that yields the greatest ...

StrongFirst Certified Instructors Only

July 20th, 2021 at 11:19 am MST

Greetings, StrongFirst Certified Instructor! “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”—George Bernard Shaw To eliminate this illusion, I need every Certified Instructor to: 1. Visit the Certified In ...

Take Your Kettlebell to the Beach Day

July 20th, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

Throwing a kettlebell in the sand, over and over, is a great example of “stop-start” training. It has many powerful benefits that we will discuss another time. Today we will find your perfect throwing kettlebell—the one that yields the greatest ...

“Step Up” Your Adventure Training

July 14th, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

[ARTICLE + PROGRAMMING]“Step Up” Your Adventure Training …The early years of my step-up training were highly glycolytic and usually left me feeling tired and sluggish. The so-called “programming” I followed at the time was a linear progres ...

“Step Up” Your Adventure Training

July 14th, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

[ARTICLE + PROGRAMMING]“Step Up” Your Adventure Training …The early years of my step-up training were highly glycolytic and usually left me feeling tired and sluggish. The so-called “programming” I followed at the time was a linear progres ...

Alert: Instructor Contact Form—Spam/Scam Email

July 13th, 2021 at 2:40 pm MST

Greetings, StrongFirst Certified Instructor, This email is to notify you of a scam/spam email being sent from the instructor profile contact form. We flagged the email to prevent any more from being sent—however, the persistence of spammers—anot ...

Hand-to-hand swings for stop-start training

July 13th, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

Get serious about hand-to-hand swings. In Kettlebell Simple Sinister they are used to teach you some valuable skills applicable to all swings, but there is no reason not to use them as your main exercise. S S or any other proven set and rep scheme wi ...