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Do I go back to S&S and shoot for Sinister? do I switch to Program Minimum Squared (Program Minimum [Squared] | StrongFirst) I'm still doing 5 to 6 times a week BJJ (in the evenings) and I like training at home in the mornings. Being a lazy bastard, I got used to the 3 days a week minimal...

WHEN PLANS FAIL - Parenthood, BJJ and getting back to basics. Training has fallen off the backside recently. The last few weeks have been a toss up between spending limited time I have with my newborn daughter or doing things that I want/need to be do. Having a newborn is a lot less...

@Pavel Macek I need your help. I am 34 years old, started kettlebell last year and StrongFirst became part of my life since then. I am following S&S and now just introduced 32kg to reach Simple milestone. I was always interested in practicing a martial art, and was torn between Karaté, Judo...

Hi all, https://bjjfanatics.com/collections/daily-deals/products/kettlebell-strong-first-by-pavel-tsatsouline I bought this a few months ago and read through the attached PDF. I am in favor of this plan as a BJJ practitioner and I plan to do it once I finish Kettlebell STRONG phase 2. The...

I've been doing kettlebells and bodyweight training for over a year now, and a few months ago I finally started keeping a log, and now I'm moving it to this forum. All of the log prior to this week is on the attached PDF. For reference, I am 16 years old and train Jiu-Jitsu roughly twice per...

EDIT - Thanks, @Mikeperry, for starting this thread on our forum over a year ago! I have updated it with a link to the course itself https://bjjfanatics.com/products/kettlebell-strong-first-by-pavel-tsatsouline in order to make it easier for people to find. Steve Freides, Chief Moderator...

Hi, first of all a big thanks to the community. I already got a lot of value from reading articles and forum posts. Over the years I experienced over and over again that my best progress has ALWAYS been when I just followed a program and stopped thinking about modifying it for my "special...

Hello ! After reading a lot of strong first and Pavel work, I’ve been finally getting closer to find a more suitable protocol/routine to improve overall athleticism for BJJ/Wrestling practice, more particularly how to increase mitochondria density in slow twitch fibers. My goal was to increase...

I hope the KB forum is the appropriate section for this... I'm switching from doing 5/3/1 with lots of added volume and accessories four times a week to Simple and Sinister in an effort to simplify my training and life. I also got back into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I realized time and energy-wise...

I'm a 25 year old man, weighing about 73-74kg depending on the day. I have no previous history of injury more than a callus tear or worse. I train BJJ about 3-4 times a week, and my training is both towards complementing my jiu jitsu, preventing injury and getting stronger for the sake of...

Excellent podcast with Firas Zahabi (coach of Georges St-Pierre). In the course of the podcast, they talk a fair amount about strength and conditioning as well as fight training and the threads of "easy strength" are pressed throughout. The ending is a little pedantic with weird philosophy talk...

Hi all, tl;dr: is it worth pursuing heavier single clean & press work with the eventual goal being heavier double c&p? I just finished 9 weeks of the BJJ Strength Secrets Program Phase I -- it's based around the double clean and press (normally over 8 weeks but I had a competition one of...

Hey guys, First off, yes, I was trying to have everything in the title start with 's'. Since March, I have made great progress, learned a lot, and surprised myself with the ability to get to the point where I am regularly swinging 32kgs with one arm as well as training the get up with 36 &...

Hey guys, I was reading this article: S&C Training for MMA With Simple & Sinister and a quote stood out to me. Once Viktor got to heavier get-ups (36 kg+), we started to alternate get-ups with push presses (Pavel Tsatsouline’s recommendation). One day we did swings and get-ups, the other day...

Hey team, I just hit "Simple" yesterday and it went pretty darn well. Primarily because I spent so long practicing with 28kgs before a 32kg bell without a grip that tore my hands apart on the swings showed up that I was probably overdue to hit it. Anyway, I'm looking for what to do going...

Hey guys, I'm looking at taking the October bodyweight 1-day course in Exeter, NH. Should I look into getting the Naked Warrior or any other resources to prep for the workshop? I'm not really sure how the schedule of the workshop itself breaks down and would like to get as much from the...

I'm going to be starting my first Easy Strength cycle tomorrow and am not sure on which squat to include: pistol or double kb front squat. My pistols are a bit rusty (bodyweight only at this point) and my starting weight for the double kb front squat would be a pair of 53#s, which are...