In April 2024, I achieved my StrongFirst Bodyweight Certification and became a StrongFirst Certified Elite Instructor. I had been working toward this goal for about three years, and it felt great to have finally climbed that mountain. Of course, after the initial high of completing a goal wears off, there’s also the question: “What’s next?” […] The post Prepare to Train, Don’t Just Warm Up appeared first on StrongFirst.| StrongFirst
An exercise in the hard style kettlebell training toolkit that I believe to be massively underutilised and underappreciated is the half snatch.In this article, I will outline why I believe the half snatch is a worthwhile training focus beyond simply being a tool to help one learn how to snatch, but rather, a main exercise in its own right.| StrongFirst
One of the lessons I learned over 22 years ago at my kettlebell certification with Pavel was that there is a huge difference between catching a water balloon and absorbing the incoming water balloon. Especially in below-freezing temperatures!| StrongFirst