Why a kettlebell? To bring out the athlete inside. Kettlebells are everywhere these days in the fitness world. From magazines to Internet...

We just had our second child—a daughter. She’s amazing, as is the pure lack of sleep we are experiencing. It is not uncommon for me to...

There comes a time in our lives, almost as if by surprise, when we realize we’re not as young as we used to be. Aging can be a difficult...

A couple weeks back, my friend Elliot and I went to a seminar held by our good friend Mehdi of Stronglifts. After I’d given my talk, the...

Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor the (in)famous AK-47 assault rifle, recently passed away at the age of 94. RIP. Revered in Russia, the...

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

Back in the late nineties, I had the pleasure of strength coaching a seventy-some-year-old gentleman named Milton. He had a sparkle in...

Over the last few months, I have performed some lifts I previously didn’t think could be done by a gal my size. After exchanging some...

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...

If strength and conditioning are equally important to you, the following weekly kettlebell training template will serve you well. Focus...

No matter what your goals are—strength, mass, conditioning, or cuts—kettlebell complexes deliver. This is why they are so frequently...

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...

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...

I despise class envy. In any form and in either direction. Today’s blog is about strength envy directed by today’s upper class toward the...

“I want to be more flexible” is a statement I get from many of the young athletes I train. My immediate follow up of “Why?” is usually...

A few weeks ago, I was testing some of my lifts in preparation for attending an upcoming StrongFirst Barbell Certification. Despite...