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The “Best” Press
By Pavel Tsatsouline, Chairman The contenders for the “baddest” press title are: Kettlebell military press Barbell military press Handstand pushup (wall supported) One-arm pushup Parallel bar dips...
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The “Best” Upper Body Pull
By Pavel Tsatsouline, Chairman This one is going to be simple. There is only one contender—a hollow position pull-up, strict and heavy. Tactical pull-up in a hollow position.Photo courtesy Tony Blauer...
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Who Says Women Can’t Do Pullups?!
By Amanda Perry, SFG Most of you probably remember back a few months ago when the New York Times wrote about how women can’t do pull-ups. I didn’t get involved in all the smack talking that was going...
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Change Beckoned; Strength Answered.
By Laura Nepodal, SFG I think I knew I wanted to be strong when I threw a boy for distance for the first time. It was June of 1997, in a little basement of a little farmhouse in a little farming town,...
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TSC a Decade Later
By Pavel Tsatsouline, Chairman, StrongFirst It was 2002, the RKC kettlebell cert barely a year old. I was training many military and law enforcement operators and was looking for ways to help them...
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The Tension Day
By Pavel Tsatsouline, Chairman, StrongFirst Have you done the Total Tension Complex we posted six weeks ago? Please post your results if you did. There are two types of training a strength seeker...
View ArticlePeaking and Assessment as Preparation for the SFG
By Dan John, Master SFG, and Mike Warren Brown, SFG I Mike’s voice is in italics. Mike has been in the strength and conditioning for over a decade splitting time between coaching on the field and in...
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The Fighter Pullup Program Revisited
By Pavel Tsatsouline, Chairman Last week we posted an outstanding article on training for the TSC by Jason Marshall, Senior SFG. Jason referenced the “Fighter Pullup Program”, an plan by an unknown...
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Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory?
By Brett Jones, Chief SFG Instructor It is approaching. The event you have been preparing for is drawing near. Does it approach with the sound of the Jaws theme (da) or the Rocky theme? I’ll let you...
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