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Advanced Strength & Speed Strategies by Dr. Hartle is dedicated to getting you kettlebell & barbell strong—bringing your iron game to the next level!

https://www.advancedstrengthandspeedstrategies.com/events/ Dr. Michael Hartle's Advanced Strength and Speed Strategies is a training system built around the StrongFirst (StrongFirst.com) principles. This idea is designed to improve the athletes performance through mobility, strength, and better programming! With this you will learn how to integrate kettlebells and barbells to enhance your training.

10/28/2026

STRONGFIRST KETTLEBELL 101 & 201 — BOULDER, COLORADO!

Join Dr. Michael Hartle, StrongFirst Master Instructor, and a crew of Colorado SFG instructors for hands-on kettlebell instruction at UPLIFT Boulder on December 5!

New to kettlebells? Learn the fundamentals. Already training with them? Sharpen your technique and deepen your understanding of StrongFirst principles.

Take home skills you can put to work immediately in your training or coaching.

📍 UPLIFT Boulder | Boulder, CO
📅 Saturday, December 5, 2026
🏋️ StrongFirst Kettlebell 101 & 201 Workshops

Get registered. Get your training partners on board. See you in Boulder!

strongfirst.com

10/21/2026

Dr. Hartle knows the bench press.

Dr. Michael Hartle brings decades of experience under the bar, on the competition platform, and coaching lifters at the highest level.

🏆 Multiple-time USAPL National Champion

🏆 Head Coach, U.S. World Bench Press Team — 8 years

🏆 2004 IPF World Championship Team Title — Head Coach

💪 535-lb Competition Bench Press

📖 Co-author, StrongFirst SFL Barbell Instructor Certification Manual with Pavel Tsatsouline

Learn the principles. Sharpen your technique. Demonstrate your strength.

Take your barbell training and coaching to the highest level at the StrongFirst SFL Barbell Instructor Certification.

BE STRONGFIRST.

10/20/2026

$500 OFF SFG I. THROUGH OCTOBER 29.

Minneapolis | June 11-13, 2027

Precision in the kettlebell lifts. Strength that meets the standard. Coaching skills developed through practice and direct feedback.

The StrongFirst SFG I Instructor Certification brings serious lifters and strength professionals together to learn, demonstrate, and teach the StrongFirst principles.

Launch Price: $1,195
Save $500 when you register by October 29.

Earn your SFG.

BE STRONG FIRST.

Details at strongfirst.com.

10/13/2026

2026 Minneapolis StrongFirst Certification — in the books! 💪

Thank you to our incredible Assistants, Instructors, and Students for showing up, putting in the work, and living the principles of the School of Strength.

A huge thank you to Alex at ABsolute Strength MN for being an incredible host and providing an outstanding facility for us to train, teach, and test. We couldn’t have asked for a better place to host this certification! 🤝

CONGRATULATIONS to our new SFL Barbell Instructors! 🎓

Special congratulations to:

🏋️‍♂️ Our recertified SFG II Instructors, Leslie B. and Mingsi Zhu.

🏆 Our newest StrongFirst Elite, Renee R. — the highest rank achievable in StrongFirst.

Earned, not given.

Welcome to the School of Strength. 💪

09/24/2026

2026 Denver StrongFirst Certification — in the books. 💪

Thank you to our incredible Assistants, Instructors, and Students for showing up, putting in the work, and living the principles of the School of Strength.

A special thank you to Axistence Athletics for hosting us and providing a great gym to train, teach, and test. 🤝

What a weekend! Having SFG Level I and Level II happening side by side made this one even more awesome — two certifications, a lot of hard work, and a great crew training and testing together. 💪⚒️

CONGRATULATIONS to all the new SFG I & II Kettlebell Instructors! 🎓

Special congratulations to:

🏋️‍♂️ Our recertified SFL Barbell Instructor, Sean W.

🏆 Our newest StrongFirst Elite, Jon S. — the highest rank achievable in StrongFirst

Earned, not given.

Welcome to the School of Strength.

09/20/2026

Before the swing, there is the deadlift. Before the deadlift, there is the setup.

Dr. Hartle works with SFG I candidates on the moment most lifters rush: hands on the bell, before anything moves. Hips back, shins near vertical, lats locked in, slack pulled out of the handle. By the time the bell leaves the floor, the lift has already been won or lost.

This is why the SFG Level I is demanding. We do not certify people who can lift a kettlebell. We certify people who can see a lift, correct it, and teach it safely to anyone who walks through their door.

The fundamentals are never "basic." They are the foundation everything else is built on.

Coaches: what is the one cue you use most to fix a deadlift setup? Share it below.

09/19/2026

SFG I & II. Denver.

Day 2 for SFG I candidates. Day 1 for SFG II. Two levels, one standard. Dr. Hartle is leading both groups this weekend, sharpening technique and building mastery of the system.

The bell tests your strength. The certification tests your understanding.

Become a StrongFirst Certified Instructor: StrongFirst.com

Strength has a greater purpose.

09/19/2026

SFG I, Day 1. Denver.

Dr. Hartle is teaching the fundamentals of the StrongFirst system: the swing, the get-up, the squat, the press. Candidates are learning to generate tension, own every position, and coach others to do the same.

Tomorrow, SFG II candidates join for the rest of the weekend.

Become a StrongFirst Certified Instructor: StrongFirst.com

Strength has a greater purpose.

09/11/2026

25 years later.
We remember.
We haven’t forgotten. 🇺🇸

09/01/2026

If you want to be a StrongFirst instructor next year, you don’t start in January.

You start now.

Plan the work.
Work the plan.
Then show up ready to earn it.

My first three dates are locked in:

📍 Denver SFG — January
📍 Minneapolis SFL — May
📍 Minneapolis SFG — June

You’ll need more than strong lifts.

You need to see the fault.
Understand the fault.
Fix the fault.
And teach someone else to do it better.

Then you test.

Early registration saves you money:
Denver deadline: September 24
Minneapolis deadline: October

So pick your date.

Start the work.

Come test it with me.

Three days to earn it.

Be there.

Have a strong day! 💪

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Fort Wayne, IN

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https://www.advancedstrengthandspeedstrategies.com/

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