At StrongFirst, we are breaking down the myths that ladies cannot do pull-ups and proving that pull-ups are not only for men, but a skill...

There are too many quotations and clichés about time. Philosophers ponder the subject and we all watch the seconds, minutes, hours, and...

I failed the SFG Level II strength test. That’s how my Level II Certification weekend started, so I might as well start this article that...

You are worrying too much. Especially about what I think of you as a person. I can tell because you keep starting the movement we’re...

“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....

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...

Some of the greatest feats of strength ever recorded were done decades ago by men who had access to the most primitive equipment and knew...

Today we will discuss some nuances of your Kettlebell Simple & Sinister progression, inspired by lively discussions on the StrongFirst...

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...

“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...

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

Strength Is a Choice Not always an easy one, because it usually requires doing something difficult that one can’t do easily; but that is...

As a competitive powerlifter, my bench has always been my Achilles’ heel. It has been the slowest to build for me, and a source of...

By Dan John, Master SFG and Mike Warren Brown, SFG Note: Continued from Part 1 All too often we see well meaning instructors fresh out of...

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...

The subject of this blog came from a conversation with a friend about how “everything we need to know we learn from the iron.” Although,...

I walk around at 6 foot 3 inches and about 240lbs. Let’s just say gymnastics is not exactly a gift for me. However, I have found...

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

When they first encounter Russian kettlebells, Westerners are always surprised at the large jumps between sizes. The original reason for...