Answering the Critics: Michael Boyle’s Functional Training Kim Goss | June 10, 2026 Quoting German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, athletic fitness influencer Michael Boyle said truth passes through three stages: Stage 1. RidiculedStage 2. Violently OpposedStage 3. Accepted as Begin Self-Evident Boyle describes traditional strength coaches as barbell meatheads who are stuck in the Violently Opposed stage... Continue reading Designing a Better Fitness Test: Lessons Learned from the Standing Power Throw SGM Jeff Smith | May 28, 2026 On April 17, 2025, the Army introduced the five-event Army Fitness Test (AFT), removing the Standing Power Throw (SPT) as an event for the Army’s physical fitness test of record (Department of the Army, 2025). The Army stated that it removed the SPT due to its technical nature and risk of injuring service members and cited RAND analysis in support of its decision (Department of the Army, 2025). The Army overstates both the SPT’s technical execution requirements and the SPT’s injury risk, however... Continue reading Two Years, Two Days a Week: Coaching a Female Novice to National Records David Abdemoulaie, SSC | April 22, 2026 This case study follows the progress of an untrained 11-year-old female novice, Audrey, across two years. Audrey started her novice linear progression (NLP) with a 30 kg squat, 15 kg press, 20 kg bench press, and 40 kg deadlift. Two years later, she holds 8 national records in both the APF and AAPF. Oh yeah, she’s also my daughter. Continue reading Why Intermediate Programming Fails Steve Ross, SSC | March 11, 2026 Most lifters assume intermediate programming fails because the weights finally get heavy enough to overwhelm recovery. The stress piles up, progress slows, and eventually things grind to a halt. That explanation sounds reasonable, and it lets the lifter blame physiology instead of behavior, which is why it’s so popular. It’s also usually wrong. Continue reading Strength for Western Big Game Hunting Sam Krapf, SSC | February 25, 2026 A few of my clients at Ground Zero Strength in Southern Idaho, and online clients in surrounding western states, head into the mountains every fall chasing deer and elk. After last season, several came back talking about how their training made the difference, whether stalking through steep drainages or shouldering heavy quarters for the pack-out. Being strong lets you hunt longer, harder, and safer. You handle what the hunt throws at you instead of getting handled by it. Continue reading First Page Next Page Last Page
Designing a Better Fitness Test: Lessons Learned from the Standing Power Throw SGM Jeff Smith | May 28, 2026 On April 17, 2025, the Army introduced the five-event Army Fitness Test (AFT), removing the Standing Power Throw (SPT) as an event for the Army’s physical fitness test of record (Department of the Army, 2025). The Army stated that it removed the SPT due to its technical nature and risk of injuring service members and cited RAND analysis in support of its decision (Department of the Army, 2025). The Army overstates both the SPT’s technical execution requirements and the SPT’s injury risk, however... Continue reading Two Years, Two Days a Week: Coaching a Female Novice to National Records David Abdemoulaie, SSC | April 22, 2026 This case study follows the progress of an untrained 11-year-old female novice, Audrey, across two years. Audrey started her novice linear progression (NLP) with a 30 kg squat, 15 kg press, 20 kg bench press, and 40 kg deadlift. Two years later, she holds 8 national records in both the APF and AAPF. Oh yeah, she’s also my daughter. Continue reading Why Intermediate Programming Fails Steve Ross, SSC | March 11, 2026 Most lifters assume intermediate programming fails because the weights finally get heavy enough to overwhelm recovery. The stress piles up, progress slows, and eventually things grind to a halt. That explanation sounds reasonable, and it lets the lifter blame physiology instead of behavior, which is why it’s so popular. It’s also usually wrong. Continue reading Strength for Western Big Game Hunting Sam Krapf, SSC | February 25, 2026 A few of my clients at Ground Zero Strength in Southern Idaho, and online clients in surrounding western states, head into the mountains every fall chasing deer and elk. After last season, several came back talking about how their training made the difference, whether stalking through steep drainages or shouldering heavy quarters for the pack-out. Being strong lets you hunt longer, harder, and safer. You handle what the hunt throws at you instead of getting handled by it. Continue reading First Page Next Page Last Page
Two Years, Two Days a Week: Coaching a Female Novice to National Records David Abdemoulaie, SSC | April 22, 2026 This case study follows the progress of an untrained 11-year-old female novice, Audrey, across two years. Audrey started her novice linear progression (NLP) with a 30 kg squat, 15 kg press, 20 kg bench press, and 40 kg deadlift. Two years later, she holds 8 national records in both the APF and AAPF. Oh yeah, she’s also my daughter. Continue reading Why Intermediate Programming Fails Steve Ross, SSC | March 11, 2026 Most lifters assume intermediate programming fails because the weights finally get heavy enough to overwhelm recovery. The stress piles up, progress slows, and eventually things grind to a halt. That explanation sounds reasonable, and it lets the lifter blame physiology instead of behavior, which is why it’s so popular. It’s also usually wrong. Continue reading Strength for Western Big Game Hunting Sam Krapf, SSC | February 25, 2026 A few of my clients at Ground Zero Strength in Southern Idaho, and online clients in surrounding western states, head into the mountains every fall chasing deer and elk. After last season, several came back talking about how their training made the difference, whether stalking through steep drainages or shouldering heavy quarters for the pack-out. Being strong lets you hunt longer, harder, and safer. You handle what the hunt throws at you instead of getting handled by it. Continue reading First Page Next Page Last Page
Why Intermediate Programming Fails Steve Ross, SSC | March 11, 2026 Most lifters assume intermediate programming fails because the weights finally get heavy enough to overwhelm recovery. The stress piles up, progress slows, and eventually things grind to a halt. That explanation sounds reasonable, and it lets the lifter blame physiology instead of behavior, which is why it’s so popular. It’s also usually wrong. Continue reading Strength for Western Big Game Hunting Sam Krapf, SSC | February 25, 2026 A few of my clients at Ground Zero Strength in Southern Idaho, and online clients in surrounding western states, head into the mountains every fall chasing deer and elk. After last season, several came back talking about how their training made the difference, whether stalking through steep drainages or shouldering heavy quarters for the pack-out. Being strong lets you hunt longer, harder, and safer. You handle what the hunt throws at you instead of getting handled by it. Continue reading First Page Next Page Last Page
Strength for Western Big Game Hunting Sam Krapf, SSC | February 25, 2026 A few of my clients at Ground Zero Strength in Southern Idaho, and online clients in surrounding western states, head into the mountains every fall chasing deer and elk. After last season, several came back talking about how their training made the difference, whether stalking through steep drainages or shouldering heavy quarters for the pack-out. Being strong lets you hunt longer, harder, and safer. You handle what the hunt throws at you instead of getting handled by it. Continue reading
