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Break through a plateau in your S&S training (and applying the same principles will help with other programs, too):

Simple and Sinister—Help, I’m Stuck | 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.

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Variable Effort and the Triple-Tier Plan | StrongFirst

For over a decade at StrongFirst we have advised against pushing sets to failure and advocated towards always keeping a few reps “in the tank.”In recent years we have heard more and more often from well-known strength coaches, and on the web, about Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) and Reps in...

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Read - perhaps this is a plan you can use right now and for the next 3 months.

 

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Training for your SFG Certification? Or just want to train as if you were?

Want a training program to help you get there?

The Iron Monkey Deep Six Challenge | StrongFirst

Many years ago, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor Jon Engum published an article with a practice that tested an instructor candidate’s readiness to pass an SFG Level I Certification: the Deep Six.The plan is simple: 3-5 rounds of a complex composed of the six fundamental kettlebell skills...

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[Crown and Anchor]

Training for your SFG Certification? Or just want to train as if you were?

Want a training program to help you get there?

The Iron Monkey Deep Six Challenge | StrongFirst

Many years ago, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor Jon Engum published an article with a practice that tested an instructor candidate’s readiness to pass an SFG Level I Certification: the Deep Six.The plan is simple: 3-5 rounds of a complex composed of the six fundamental kettlebell skills...

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@Jason Giles SFG - great article, interesting program that is going on my list of challenges for the upcoming year.

One question - when you prescribe "five clean and presses (long cycle)," does that mean performed without setting the bell down between reps, or performed as the GS long cycle C+J?

Probably a dumb question, sorry. I just haven't seen "long cycle" used to describe anything other than C+J. Thanks.

 

[Pavel Macek]

Training for your SFG Certification? Or just want to train as if you were?

Want a training program to help you get there?

The Iron Monkey Deep Six Challenge | StrongFirst

Many years ago, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor Jon Engum published an article with a practice that tested an instructor candidate’s readiness to pass an SFG Level I Certification: the Deep Six.The plan is simple: 3-5 rounds of a complex composed of the six fundamental kettlebell skills...

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@Jason Giles SFG great article, thank you!

 

[Brett Jones]

@Jason Giles SFG - great article, interesting program that is going on my list of challenges for the upcoming year.

One question - when you prescribe "five clean and presses (long cycle)," does that mean performed without setting the bell down between reps, or performed as the GS long cycle C+J?

Probably a dumb question, sorry. I just haven't seen "long cycle" used to describe anything other than C+J. Thanks.

I believe it is a clean before each press instead of one clean and 5 presses.

 

[Crown and Anchor]

I believe it is a clean before each press instead of one clean and 5 presses.

Many thanks.

 

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Uphill Lunges for Strong Endurance, Health, and Fat Loss | Pavel Tsatsouline

In intense full body exercise our hearts can supply only 1/3-1/2 of the muscles. To deal with this limitation, blood vessels in muscles and organs that are not too busy constrict while those in the working muscles dilate. This redistributes the blood flow, delivers more oxygen where it is needed...

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Uphill Lunges for Strong Endurance, Health, and Fat Loss | Pavel Tsatsouline

In intense full body exercise our hearts can supply only 1/3-1/2 of the muscles. To deal with this limitation, blood vessels in muscles and organs that are not too busy constrict while those in the working muscles dilate. This redistributes the blood flow, delivers more oxygen where it is needed...

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Two recent articles:

Deepen your understanding of the principle important to both strength and flexibility:

Spreading the Load | StrongFirst

StrongFirst is built upon universal strength principles that are applied to the three modalities we teach: kettlebell, barbell, and bodyweight. Although our focus is on these specific modalities, our principles can be applied to any training tool. StrongFirst principles translate complicated...

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A real-world example of a champion lifter using Second Wind techniques for success in competition:

Breathing—A Key Factor to Competition Success | StrongFirst

What if I told you I could let you in on a little secret to keep you cool as a cucumber at a test event or competition? If you are a human being, I am sure you have, at some point, been nervous or maybe even hyperventilated at an event where you knew everyone was watching. Here is the story of...

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Strength Programming in the 2022-2023 Season for an Italian Professional Soccer Team | StrongFirst

Most of us know the important role strength training plays in sports. This also applies to soccer, where the quality of technical skills is fundamental. During the 2022-2023 season, with the help of Fabio Zonin, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor, I designed a training program based on...

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There is a link to the author's previous article on this same subject within the most recent article - good to read both.

 

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Do It Yourself Hand Care | StrongFirst

Remember when you were a kid and your parents always told you to brush your teeth?Well, like a lot of kids you might have let it “go in one ear and out the other” and either forgot or just plain refused to do it. Then one day you might have had a regular check-up at the dentist or got a...

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