Last weekend was amazing. I had the honor to assist at the StrongFirst Level One Kettlebell Certification up in Philadelphia. The experience was incredible and it was great to enhance my coaching skills, as well as learn how to refine techniques and drill progressions. I could write an...
You already know that the squat is an extremely powerful lift in effective strength training. But, would you be surprised to find out that you didn’t squat properly? The squat is a fundamental human movement and also one of the absolute best ways to build brute full body strength. Unfortunately,...
I have a question for you. Are we being “too technical” with kettlebells? Let’s take the kettlebell swing, for example. Should we just focus on swinging the kettlebell without all the corrections and technical aspects? I mean, it is just swinging a kettlebell isn’t it? What about the Turkish get...
... I think this list speaks volumes in the benefits of being stronger. It's a choice we all have. Be strong or suffer the consequences. Of course, strength training and optimizing many of the benefits on the list will only be as effective as having your nutrition in line,...
How do you get stronger? The answer is a little scientific, but it's the real answer the question. The simple explanation is that we recruit more muscle fibers through deliberate "practice." You have to understand that the central nervous system (CNS) is critical in strength development. We get stronger...
... Just working on a one or more of these will increase total body strength (but specifically grip, core, and shoulder strength) to new levels. Let's say you had only a free standing pull up bar and that's all you had to train with, do you think...
...it's written by Dan John and there are very few prolific writers in the industry like Dan. THE BARBELL PRESCRIPTION by Dr. Jonathon Sullivan & Andy Baker This book is NEW to the updated version of this list (this book was released in late 2016). It was a...
Is there one exercise you could do right now to make you feel instantly powerful? No doubt, an exercise that will make you feel powerful is the barbell deadlift. The deadlift is the king of all strength exercises (although you could make a strong case for the...