Author: Jason Giles
Jason started training with kettlebells after reading “Enter the Kettlebell” in 2011. That was the beginning of what has become his life’s passion as a strength coach and business owner. Since then, Jason has studied and accumulated a long list of credentials: CSCS, SFG Level II, SFL, and USAW L2 Weightlifting Coach.
Program design is another passion of his and he dedicates a lot of time to learning from the best—especially StrongFirst and Pavel. He attended the All-Terrain Conditioning™, PlanStrong™, and Strong Endurance™ seminars and credits them for fundamentally influencing how he programs.
Jason is the owner of Iron Monkey Strength, a StrongFirst gym in New York, and father of two children. He is also the president of the Iron Monkey Strength Weightlifting team and a competitive masters athlete and coach.
Many years ago, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor Jon Engum published an article using his Deep Six practice that tested an instructor candidate’s readiness to pass the SFG Level I Certification. The plan is simple: 3-5 rounds of a complex composed of the six fundamental kettlebell skills: swing, snatch, clean, military press, squat, and get-up. The […]
