Paving Your Personal Road to TSC Victory
Here’s how my past athletics primed me for TSC success. Have you ever considered that yours may have, too? Included is a free 12-week TSC training program.
The SFG Level II Preparation Guide
You asked for it, so here it is: a step-by-step approach to preparation and training for the SFG Level II. This is not a plan you can just follow, though – it requires assessment, planning, and analysis of your own.
2016 Leadership Promotions, and How They are Chosen
Team Leaders, Seniors, and Masters are positions of trust and responsibility in the StrongFirst community. It is my honor to present to you the SFGs stepping into or moving up in leadership roles within SFG.
The Big Bell Theory: Plans for Pressing Bigger Kettlebells
One of my students pressed the Beast after training for one year — and he started with 16kg. I hope my sharing of his journey will help you to increase your strength and press the 48kg Beast, too.
The 5TRM Back Squat Program
Sometimes it is not appropriate to measure 1RM, but what if your back squat program is based off one? Enter the 5TRM – your five technically perfect rep max. A new program inspired by Plan Strong.
An Expert Approach to Mastering Bodyweight Training
Proper bodyweight training doesn’t require equipment. But it does require an expert approach. Let’s start by using holds to prepare ourselves for good movement.
Strength Is a Skill — Strength Is Liberating
If you practice badly, pain will find you. Not in pain yet? Keep doing what you’re doing badly. I did it all wrong for decades. But StrongFirst set me straight with one of their central tenets: strength is a skill.
The Will to Happiness
I learned a lesson about life and training that I would like to pass along. It comes from the book that made the greatest impression on me last year: “Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience” by Mihaly Csíkszentmihályi.
Happy StrongFirst New Year: What I Learned in 2015
As I reflect on 2015 and the lessons it provided, I’m humbled by the opportunity to be a part of the StrongFirst community. I’m also thankful to have so many great people at every different level of the StrongFirst Team.
Forge New Footprints: Consistency, Variability, and the FMS
Consistency is key in training, but must be paired with variability. To move well, you first need a baseline, and then a system that takes you into different postures and positions.