Subject: Improve endurance by building a power reserve

Improve endurance by building a power reserve

September 25th, 2023 at 10:03 am MDT

“An important factor influencing endurance…is the speed reserve”, explains Prof. Nikolay Ozolin. “…if an athlete is able to cover a short distance quickly, he will have an easier time covering a longer distance at a lower speed… A “re ...

Watch a SPEED METAL video module FREE

September 23rd, 2023 at 11:00 am MDT

Why “speed metal”? “Speed metal” is StrongFirst music. Have you deadlifted to “Fast as a Shark” by Accept? This is the inspiration but not the reason behind our snatch course’s title. To watch a 10min SPEED METAL moduleon the TSC S ...

TSC champ’s kettlebell snatch journey

September 21st, 2023 at 11:00 am MDT

The Snatch: The Tsar of Kettlebell Lifts[Article] “Most people are introduced to kettlebells through swings and get-ups, and rightfully so,” writes Derek Toshner, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor. “I, however, was introduced to kettle ...

Watch a SPEED METAL video module FREE

September 21st, 2023 at 10:32 am MDT

Why “speed metal”? “Speed metal” is StrongFirst music. Have you deadlifted to “Fast as a Shark” by Accept? This is the inspiration but not the reason behind our snatch course’s title. To watch a 10min SPEED METAL moduleon the TSC S ...

Certified Instructors Only: Reminder—One-Arm Pushup webinar with Brett Jones—September 30, 2023

September 21st, 2023 at 10:00 am MDT

Greetings, StrongFirst Certified Instructor, Webinars For Your Eyes Only These webinars are available exclusively to you, our certified instructors, and they are free of charge. On September 30th, 2023, from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM Eastern Standar ...

TSC champ’s kettlebell snatch journey

September 21st, 2023 at 6:11 am MDT

The Snatch: The Tsar of Kettlebell Lifts[Article] “Most people are introduced to kettlebells through swings and get-ups, and rightfully so,” writes Derek Toshner, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor. “I, however, was introduced to kettle ...

Introducing SPEED METAL kettlebell snatch video course

September 19th, 2023 at 11:00 am MDT

An iron back. A grip of steel. Hard charging hips. Explosive legs. Shoulders swelling with muscle. Ruthless endurance. Aggressive fat loss. The hard style snatch does it all. StrongFirst is proud to present our new online course SPEED METAL: Maste ...

Intuitive programming or structured programming? Or both?

September 14th, 2023 at 10:00 am MDT

Iron Cardio with a Strength Bias[Article + Programming] “Art and science have their meeting point in method.”—Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton Intuitive programming leans into the art of training. Structured programming leans into the science. Puttin ...

Intuitive programming or structured programming? Or both?

September 14th, 2023 at 6:20 am MDT

Iron Cardio with a Strength Bias[Article + Programming] “Art and science have their meeting point in method.”—Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton Intuitive programming leans into the art of training. Structured programming leans into the science. Puttin ...

The Tsar of Kettlebell Lifts

September 12th, 2023 at 1:30 pm MDT

The Tsar of Kettlebell Lifts is one of the lines from Pavel’s original book on kettlebell lifting describing the kettlebell snatch. And while the center of the Hard Style kettlebell universe might be the Swing and the Get-Up, the kettlebell snatc ...