Group classes require an instructor be a combination of entertainer, drill sergeant, and life guard. You have to keep people engaged,...

After the publication of my article The 5TRM Back Squat Program, I received many comments and emails with questions about the real...

“Begin at the beginning,” the King said. I would like to add, “And then don’t stop.” The following article gives a blueprint of how we do...

“I never went to the gym to workout. I went to the gym to learn and the workout was a byproduct.”—Dr. Ed Thomas In my work with Dr....

One way for me to connect with my athletes is to continue to be an athlete. In addition to playing for the love of the game, two-hand...

When I saw the announcement of the Plan Strong workshop in 2014, I knew it was something I had to attend. I signed up immediately and was...

With each year comes new opportunities and new plans. There is much we can accomplish within the length of one year. One of my students...

A few months ago, one of my students expressed the desire to include the barbell back squat in her strength training protocols. She had...

300 seconds = 5 minutes. Why is this number and the resultant math to convert it to minutes important? This length of time, to those of...

This program will build strength into your weighted pullup. At StrongFirst, we never rest. We constantly research, refine, experiment....

The next step is to determine how to reach those goals. Some methods will work better than others, for any given person or task. On the...

So you want to improve your jumping ability? First, get strong and symmetrical. Then start “greasing the groove” (GTG) with all sorts of...

As coaches and trainers, we are so often asked, “How do I put together a program at home?” or “How do you put your classes together?” The...

The original Russian term rabotosposobnost literally translates into “work ability.” A better translation would be “potential...

In the beginning he was Christopher Bellew. By the time he was at college he had become Chris Bellew. Later, in the Bohemian crowd of San...

On January 24, 2015, Viktor Pešta won a unanimous decision over Konstantin Erokhin. Below are the secrets to his strength training....

“Give them great meals of beef and iron and steel,” wrote Shakespeare in Henry V. “They will eat like wolves and fight like devils.”...

Peter Park has trained many professional athletes, most notably endurance athletes like Lance Armstrong. While many endurance athletes...

Note: To put this article in context, read Should You Build Your Slow Fibers?, How to Build Your Slow Fibers, Part I, and How to Build...

A couple of weeks ago Al Ciampa, SFG wrote an excellent blog entitled “Where Do You Go After Simple.” In it he outlined a “serious...