The barbell front squat is a very effective squat variation, and when compared to the back squat, is just plain hard work. In addition,...

The barbell military press is a classic test of upper body strength and a powerful strength builder. At StrongFirst, we teach it on a...

There are two types of training a strength seeker must do: Perform a number of sets with moderate weights and reps, e.g. 5×5. This builds...

If you got all excited by the title of this article, I hate to bring you back to reality—but I’m going to do so anyway. There is no...

Understanding the difference between lifts, feats, and exercises will simplify your life and make it easier to reach your goals. The...

At every Barbell Certification and Bodyweight Certification I get the same question: “If StrongFirst is a principle-based school of...

Do you need to start barbell training? Unlike the kettlebell, which belongs in the training arsenal of every man and woman, champion and...

Since I was a child, I have always wanted to be strong. I’ve always been attracted to anything that was a manifestation of strength and...

On June 22-23, 2013, the StrongFirst Deadlift Team competed at the IPA Strength Spectacular at the mecca of strength training, York...

There are many ways to train for a deadlift only event. You can find some great preparatory cycles and training methods in many of...

The “5×5” method is credited to Reg Park, a bodybuilder who built a 500-pound bench press in the 1950s. This method remains one of the...

Several months ago, I wrote how a girevik should go about converting the posterior chain strength he or she has built with swings and...

I started training with barbells when I was seventeen years old during my senior year in high school. Our weight room was the size of a...

“When you don’t know what you believe, everything becomes an argument. Everything is debatable. But when you stand for something,...

So you have done your kettlebell clean and press ladders and have put in your volume. You can press for sets and reps with a fairly heavy...

In his classic book Power, Dr. Fred Hatfield described an imaginary contest between a 154-pound marathon runner and a 210-pound...

Master SFG Mark Reifkind insightfully warned, “Don’t live in your sports posture.” Which is where bodybuilding pull-ups and rows come in....

By Jason Marshall, SFG Team Leader, StrongFirst Deadlift Team Captain “Eumastas the son of Critobulus lifted me from the...

Speaks 1,000-pound deadlifter Andy Bolton: “The [kettlebell] swing is a great developer of the posterior chain and will teach you how to...

Why do so many men give up on being men once they have reached a certain age? (I could ask women the same question.) Not my father. A...