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Ten years ago…. 28 Jun 2013 | 10:48 pm
The first one. In 2002 I was a massage therapist. I borrowed a 16kg kettlebell and a VHS copy of Pavel’s first instructional video from a client. I played around with the info and like I described HE...
First Summer of StrongFirst Rolling On 24 Jun 2013 | 11:14 pm
I apologize for not getting a new blog done for the past few weeks. I went BACK to Italy because A. It's that awesome, and B. We had the first ever Italian StrongFirst Girya certification. Getting ...
Swing Heavy. Rock More. 2 Jun 2013 | 08:36 am
The Kettlebell Swing is ballistic exercise. There is an explosion, then something travels. In the swing, the hips explosively extend, the kettlebell travels forward and arcs upward. then it falls, you...
Plateau Buster Handle from Stronger Grip Part one 24 May 2013 | 09:03 pm
Swings Rock. Heavy Swings Rock More. Beast swings are awesome, but what happens when you need to go heavier? The problem is that after 48kg, there aren’t a lot of readily available kettlebell options ...
Summer Adventures: Italy Engum/Tamer workshop 20 May 2013 | 11:43 pm
Last year Master SFG Jon Engum and I decided that we should partner up for some 2-day workshops. The material focus would be from his excellent book Flexible Steel and I would bring some of the stuff ...
Original Strength 18 May 2013 | 01:07 am
A few weeks ago my fellow SFG Master instructor and very good friend Geoff Neupert stopped by my house as he was moving cross-country. Obviously we spent a lot of time talking about training and some ...
Wrench Bending and Card Tearing 26 Mar 2013 | 10:43 pm
Many thanks to my friend and mentor Grandmaster Strongman Dennis Rogers for leading the way....
SFG Class One 19 Mar 2013 | 05:20 am
When the inaugural StrongFirst Girya certification was announced a few months ago I really wanted to be there for a number of reasons. It was to be the first event, the launch of what Pavel calls “P...
Steve Justa: High Plains Heavy Metal Iron Master 14 Feb 2013 | 08:49 pm
I have been a fan of Steve Justa’s work for a long, long time. The way he describes things makes sense to me and most of the guys I respect, admire and call “Teacher “ or “ Mentor”- Pavel, Dennis Roge...
Curls?? 4 Feb 2013 | 11:44 pm
Curls. Every gym rat has done them at some point. Many of the “Functional Training” crowd are down on them, but if done correctly and with a purpose, there are a LOT of great variations that can be ...