Author: Denzel Allen
Denzel is a former StrongFirst Team Leader and Beast Tamer. He owns Strength Den, a personal training facility in Mill Valley, CA, focused on building good movement and strong students. He coaches semi-private sessions and group training in which he incorporates all the knowledge he has learned over the years through StrongFirst. Denzel loves seeing people's progression from the first day they come in, to building a solid foundation, and then getting strong as heck!
Most endurance training plans are predicated on sheer volume. For triathletes, runners, and cyclists, that can mean triple-digit mileage every week. In other sports and activities, it involves more sets, repetitions, and tonnage, possibly across multiple sessions per day. The trouble is that such high volume often leads to injury and in the long run […]
Transform your pull-ups from "fine" to "outstanding." You may need to step back the weight and the reps at first to get them to "outstanding" status, but this is how to do it.
As we continue our pursuit of strength, we are regularly threatened by a stealthy nemesis that rears its head between us and our goals. Lying dormant from the very beginning of our journey, this common enemy waits patiently for the perfect moment to strike—just as we think we are going to progress and often, costing […]
