I attended the SFG Level II Certification in Budapest last year for re-certification. As you know, the Level II has a military press...

Over a year has passed, and you’ve reached the “simple” goal of Simple & Sinister (S&S). You are a man or woman, who did not just survive...

A few years ago, a strange idea emerged from the clinical world: the insect head. White coats started telling lifters to lock their heads...

Three days, six exercises. Simple. That is what the StrongFirst SFG Level I Certification is. Sure, there are tests, both physical and...

“Aren’t you Dr. Ramana? I’m sure you have forgotten but you operated on me, as well as on my wife, and we are both alive!” When it comes...

As expected, StrongFirst blew me away with an incredible weekend, at the SFG Level II Certification. We are lucky to be able to learn...

Here’s the thing. We teach get-ups very light. That’s because students are moving around for the very first time with a weight overhead....

Wailing. Gnashing of teeth. Rending of clothing and sitting in sack cloth and ashes. Nothing about the SFG Certification weekend, it...

If you are around online forums, social media, and fitness blogs, you may have heard this: “Yeah, who doesn’t need a heavier press, huh?”...

Co-authored by Geoff Neupert, former StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor At StrongFirst we never focused on fat loss—and got it...

Congratulations! You have separated yourself from the pack and joined the alpha predator of the strength and development field — you are...

As the saying goes: “To press a lot you must press a lot.” It takes a lot of reps to build up to a respectable press. The challenge is...

For years, kettlebell instructor Missy Beaver has been placing a set of swings between sets of everything else. She has had great success...

Flexibility is one of the five main physical qualities. High level of special flexibility enables freedom, quickness, and economy of...

By Jason Martin, with notes from Jason Marshall, Senior SFG I am new to the kettlebell and the StrongFirst community, but I am all in....

“All great truths begin as blasphemies” —George Bernard Shaw The American swing (also known as the overhead swing, or OH swing): Is it...

If perfection is found when there is nothing more to take away, then Simple & Sinister is much closer to it than the program minimum from...

Editor’s Note: If you have heard anything about the SFG Certification, you have heard that it is a grueling, difficult, and demanding...

I always really struggled with my pressing. I’m not just talking about building pressing strength. I’m talking about the actual execution...

Me: “You need to keep your abs tight. Grab the floor with your toes and tighten your legs. The only part of your body that should be...