You’ve always wanted to deadlift, but it takes too much out of you. It just doesn’t seem to “play nice” with the rest of your training. Or maybe you want to hit a bigger deadlift number for your next Tactical Strength Challenge or powerlifting meet. Perhaps you’ve heard that “deadlifts take more than they give,” and that’s kept you away. Or you train your deadlift but avoid going heavy because you’re afraid of injuring your back.| StrongFirst
In addition to being the school of strength, StrongFirst has created a culture built on pushing one’s limits, both physically and mentally. In 2013 Pavel published Kettlebell Simple & Sinister, in which he introduced a now infamous test of one’s strength, mobility, power, and overall resilience. Thus far, 72 men and 125 women have successfully completed this daunting challenge. On July 31st, 2023, after nearly eighteen months of training, I joined these hard style individuals and successf...| StrongFirst
The year is 2006, and one of my personal training students was inquiring about my next training plan.| StrongFirst
The SFG I is a challenging certification, but if I can do it, just about anyone can. I was never the most naturally gifted athlete. But with an intelligent and consistent approach to training, I was able to turn up at the event very well prepared for what was to come.| StrongFirst
My journey to StrongFirst started with questions that were always on my mind, “What is strength? What does it mean to be strong?”| StrongFirst
Simple & Sinister embodies the quote above. Dedication to achieving Simple and continuing to Sinister has led students on multiple-month and multiple-year journeys. A rarity in today’s scrolling-based attention-span world, the dedicated pursuit of the S&S goal is a worthy endeavor.| StrongFirst