Subject: Alumni Pricing—Plan Strong™

Alumni Pricing—Plan Strong™

October 28th, 2026 at 9:53 am MDT

Ladies and Gentlemen, To help you stay sharp, StrongFirst offers special Alumni Pricing. We invite you to re-attend any special event you've attended in the past at 50% off the full registration price. (This offer cannot be combined with other disc ...

Introducing THE NAKED WARRIOR 2.0 video course

October 27th, 2026 at 11:00 am MDT

Today impressive feats of bodyweight strength are common on urban playgrounds. 25 years ago, you could not find a decent muscle-up, not to mention front levers and more advanced skills. Gymnasts were the only ones who built strength using their bod ...

Introducing THE NAKED WARRIOR 2.0 video course

October 27th, 2026 at 8:08 am MDT

Today impressive feats of bodyweight strength are common on urban playgrounds. 25 years ago, you could not find a decent muscle-up, not to mention front levers and more advanced skills. Gymnasts were the only ones who built strength using their bod ...

Ladders for strength and muscle, part IV

October 23rd, 2026 at 11:00 am MDT

If you are a new subscriber and you have missed parts I-III, read them in this post on our forum. When you have your load parameters, such as volume, intensity, and rest periods, dialed in, choose a progression. It can be almost fixed or flexible ...

Ladders for strength and muscle, part IV

October 23rd, 2026 at 6:04 am MDT

If you are a new subscriber and you have missed parts I-III, read them in this post on our forum. When you have your load parameters, such as volume, intensity, and rest periods, dialed in, choose a progression. It can be almost fixed or flexible ...

Ladders for strength and muscle, part III

October 20th, 2026 at 11:00 am MDT

Today’s topic is rest periods. According to the great Soviet sports scientist Lev Matveev, there are three types of rest periods between sets of exercise: ordinary, stress, and stimulation. An ordinary rest period provides a “relative normali ...

Ladders for strength and muscle, part III

October 20th, 2026 at 7:32 am MDT

Today’s topic is rest periods. According to the great Soviet sports scientist Lev Matveev, there are three types of rest periods between sets of exercise: ordinary, stress, and stimulation. An ordinary rest period provides a “relative normali ...

Ladders for strength and muscle mass, part II

October 15th, 2026 at 11:00 am MDT

Today’s topic is your ladders’ volume, or the total rep count. Per Soviet weightlifting guidelines, 20-30 total reps per session with weights of 70% 1RM (~12RM) and heavier are optimal for strength training. Soviets’ max volume was around 50 ...

Ladders for strength and muscle mass, part II

October 15th, 2026 at 7:30 am MDT

Today’s topic is your ladders’ volume, or the total rep count. Per Soviet weightlifting guidelines, 20-30 total reps per session with weights of 70% 1RM (~12RM) and heavier are optimal for strength training. Soviets’ max volume was around 50 ...

Ladders for strength and muscle mass, part I

October 13th, 2026 at 11:00 am MDT

Whether we lift kettlebells, a barbell, or our own bodyweight, at StrongFirst we use ladders often. For strength, conditioning, muscle building, and more. A ladder is a programming tactic in which some variable (reps, weight, or rest periods) gets ...