Eleven years ago, I arrived in St. Paul to attend the second ever kettlebell certification from Pavel Tsatsouline. Throwing water...

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

If you want to learn to write effective training plans, first you must understand the principles of program design. These will vary from...

I get dozens of requests by email, phone call, and even house visits about how to prepare for the three-day Kettlebell Certification. I...

One of the most important things I learned on my way to a Masters degree in philosophy was the “type/token” distinction. Think of it this...

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

Note from Pavel: Several weeks ago Lauren asked me, “How strong does a woman need to be to be considered ‘strong’?” I thought it was a...

“How are you feeling?” one Russian asks another. “Worse than I used to—but better than I will be.” That about describes the state of...

Two weeks ago Steve Belanger started a thread on the StrongFirst forum asking the readers to pick their favorite barbell, bodyweight, and...

“Psoas? So what?” If that is your mindset or you are thinking, “Oh, you mean half of the iliopsoas group?” then you are missing a...