Subject: A strong women’s day and A+A stair climbing

A strong women’s day and A+A stair climbing

March 8th, 2023 at 10:00 am MDT

Strong women, we salute you!Asha Wagner, StrongFirst Certified Team Leader and Fire Department Captainis about to enter the stairwell for a Full Gear on Air Firefighter Stair Climb.Today’s training tip is from Pavel Tsatsouline’s mother Elvira, ...

Three pillars for healthy aging

March 8th, 2023 at 8:50 am MDT

[Article]Three Pillars for Healthy Aging I came to kettlebell training later in life. I am an exercise physiologist and physician and discovered kettlebell training during my rehabilitation from surgery for an acute lumbar disc herniation at age of ...

A strong women’s day and A+A stair climbing

March 7th, 2023 at 10:37 pm MDT

Strong women, we salute you!Asha Wagner, StrongFirst Certified Team Leader and Fire Department Captainis about to enter the stairwell for a Full Gear on Air Firefighter Stair Climb.Today’s training tip is from Pavel Tsatsouline’s mother Elvira, ...

Better grip endurance for your kettlebell swings, part II

March 7th, 2023 at 10:00 am MDT

As you recall from a previous issue of our newsletter, when tension squeezes blood vessels shut, circulation is compromised and so is endurance. But if you have a reserve of strength and are using only a fraction of your maximal tension, blood wil ...

Better grip endurance for your kettlebell swings, part II

March 3rd, 2023 at 12:14 pm MDT

As you recall from a previous issue of our newsletter, when tension squeezes blood vessels shut, circulation is compromised and so is endurance. But if you have a reserve of strength and are using only a fraction of your maximal tension, blood wil ...

A drill for stronger abs and better body control

March 3rd, 2023 at 11:36 am MDT

In StrongFirst, we practice controlling muscle tension and relaxation to improve performance.  The following drill was intended to improve my rock climbing ability, but in the end, it also helped me move more freely, and also created better mind- ...

Better grip endurance for your kettlebell swings, part I

February 28th, 2023 at 11:00 am MDT

Many students of strength find their grip to be the bottleneck in their progression towards swinging a heavier kettlebell with one arm. In the one-arm swing, the static strength endurance of holding on to the kettlebell is a very different animal f ...

Get-ups and pullups for an MLB All-Star

February 23rd, 2023 at 10:00 am MDT

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“The RPE of life is so much lower now that I’m stronger.”

February 21st, 2023 at 10:00 am MDT

One of us remin ...

Which deadlift style is stronger: conventional or sumo?

February 16th, 2023 at 10:00 am MDT

In the conventi ...