Chinese Food for Rapid Pressing Gains

How can you train for rapid pressing gains without overloading your nervous system? The answer: American-style Chinese food. Also known as "rung-a-day."

My 6-Month Plan for Pressing the Beast

I was told I would never press heavy because of “poor shoulder mechanics." Despite this, I gave myself six months to work up to pressing the beast.

The CPSq Kettlebell Workout

The CPSq is performed 1 clean, 1 press, 1 squat, switch hands. Here are suggestions on how you can endlessly manipulate this program to achieve your goals.

Get Stronger: Chronicles of a Lightweight Beast Tamer

Becoming a Beast Tamer began as an idea , but once I came up with the perfect formula I knew I could tame this Beast. The formula was simple: get stronger.

Moving Target Kettlebell Complex: Plan B

StrongFirst continues to present our readers’ solutions to putting together a six-week program based on the Moving Target Kettlebell Complex. Here, we take a look at Dave T.'s Plan B.

The Kettlebell Swing Sandwich: Build Muscle, Lose Fat, Save Time

Russian sports scientists advocate sandwiching full-body exercises like squats between upper-body muscle building exercises to benefit from a hormonal spike. Kettlebell swings appear to have the same effect.

The Mental Toughness of a Strength Athlete

My goal is to instill respect in an all-out strength effort as an act of mental toughness every bit in the league with an exhausting race. And to remind you the meaning of respect, period.

Justa’s Singles Strategy Adapted to the Double Kettlebell Press

This is a program I have used for building strength in the double kettlebell press. It was inspired by Steve Justa’s singles routines.

How the Neurodevelopmental Sequence Will Strengthen Your Press

By examining the neurodevelopmental sequence in toddlers, we can see how the press plank proves to be a useful exercise in increasing our shoulder stability and press strength.

Moving Target Kettlebell Complex, Part II

I asked the readers with program design experience to build a four- to six-week training plan around the Moving Target Kettlebell Complex. Here is Dave T.'s solution.