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[THE LATEST ARTICLES] Ace Your Snatch Test While Getting Stronger

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(For articles prior to January 1, 2024, see [2023 ARTICLES])

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

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

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

Want a training program to help you get there?

www.strongfirst.com

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.
 
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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?

www.strongfirst.com

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...
www.strongfirst.com

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@Jason Giles SFG great article, thank you!
 
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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.
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I believe it is a clean before each press instead of one clean and 5 presses.
 
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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:
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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:
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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.
 
Some great tips and tricks for breaking through a press plateau.

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A Pressing Matter | StrongFirst

Most athletes know kettlebells have many benefits, especially the ballistic skills (e.g., the swing, snatch, and clean) which are almost impossible to do with any other tool. However, what may be less known is that kettlebells give us the opportunity to improve grinds as well as develop strength...
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Strength in Numbers: Can You Really Get Strong in a Group Fitness Class? | StrongFirst

Years ago, after a Plan Strong™ seminar, I had a chance to ask Pavel a question.Me: “What do you think the biggest issue is in the fitness industry?”Pavel: “I don’t have enough time to answer that question, but I will tell you that there is far too much entertainment.”
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I did benefit and got stronger during group lessons that I took for two months during last summer. The instructors helped me to fix mistakes in my technique, volume of exercises was much bigger then I do at home on my own. Plus to see others doing it too is a good motivation, especially when there were even women stronger then me. I really do recommend that to everyone. I was going on my own for about two years with texts and videos enjoying myself, I didn't have the courage to take the lessons, but when I finally did it, it was awesome and exciting and very beneficial for me. Of course I'm speaking about lessons under Strong First.
 
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Get stronger _and_ ace your SFG snatch test - here's how:

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A+A Light—How Snatching Half Your Bodyweight Can Prepare You for the StrongFirst Kettlebell Snatch Test | StrongFirst

The SFG I is a challenging certification, but if I can do it, just about anyone can. I was never the most naturally gifted athlete. But with an intelligent and consistent approach to training, I was able to turn up at the event very well prepared for what was to come.
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It's an honour to have an article of mine published on the StrongFirst website.

If anyone has any comments or questions on this piece, please don't hesitate to reach out to me.

Feel free to send me a PM here on the Forum, on Instagram @theharrywestgate, or send an email to hw.pt@outlook.com.
 
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