Subject: How Soviet Olympic weightlifters trained for hypertrophy

How Soviet Olympic weightlifters trained for hypertrophy

May 13th, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

Soviet weightlifting coaches were strongly opposed to accelerating muscle mass gain in lifters of all levels. They insisted that muscle was grown, to paraphrase in today’s buzzwords, “organically” and “sustainably.” Hence triples prevailed ...

Pyramids for strength

May 11th, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

Rewind a century and you will find lifters training for strength pyramiding up and down with very high reps. For example, here is a set and rep scheme for the barbell overhead press recommended by famous girevik Ivan Lebedev to an athlete with a 200- ...

Pyramids for strength

May 11th, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

Rewind a century and you will find lifters training for strength pyramiding up and down with very high reps. For example, here is a set and rep scheme for the barbell overhead press recommended by famous girevik Ivan Lebedev to an athlete with a 200- ...

How has a StrongFirst cert changed your life or your students'?

May 10th, 2021 at 4:34 pm MST

Ladies and Gentlemen, StrongFirst Certified Instructors, To keep growing our school of strength, we need to relentlessly spread the word. Is there something that you have to say to your future brothers and sisters in strength, tomorrow’s StrongFirs ...

Beginner’s guide to kettlebell sizes

May 6th, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

Beginner’s guide to kettlebell sizes

May 6th, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

Find the “easy” in “Simple & Sinister”…and life

May 4th, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

Find the “Easy” in “Simple Sinister”…and Life By Anna Cannington, StrongFirst Elite, “Sinister” I believe one of the secrets to thriving in life is seeking out difficult challenges, and then finding the “easy” within them. You are ...

Find the “easy” in “Simple & Sinister”…and life

May 4th, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

Find the “Easy” in “Simple Sinister”…and Life By Anna Cannington, StrongFirst Elite, “Sinister” I believe one of the secrets to thriving in life is seeking out difficult challenges, and then finding the “easy” within them. You are ...

Don’t fret about poor sleep the night before a competition

April 29th, 2021 at 11:30 am MST

Have you ever dragged your tail to the gym and set a PR? You probably shook your head and decided that you would never bother trying to understand your body. Drs. William Kraemer and Steven Fleck offer a surprising explanation: “Chronic sleep los ...

Don’t fret about poor sleep the night before a competition

April 29th, 2021 at 10:30 am MST

Have you ever dragged your tail to the gym and set a PR? You probably shook your head and decided that you would never bother trying to understand your body. Drs. William Kraemer and Steven Fleck offer a surprising explanation: “Chronic sleep los ...