
About this Event
Read below and choose the right workshop for you or register for the combo and join us for the full day to experience how we put our training principles in practice across modalities!
Kettlebell 201: The Rite of Passage
Suggested Prerequisites
-To attend this workshop, you need to be competent in swings, get-ups, and goblet squats. Ignore at your peril.
-Learn these skills from a Kettlebell 101 workshop, a StrongFirst accredited gym, or a StrongFirst certified SFG instructor.
Once you have reached the impressive yet realistic “Timeless Simple” standard, you have choices to make. Stay on a monastic diet of swings and get-ups, slowly chipping away at “Sinister.” Or try something “same but different”: the snatch plus the clean and military press, the classic Rite of Passage.
The Snatch is “the Tsar of the kettlebell lifts.” Thanks to more muscles working and twice the distance travelled, it accomplishes even more than the esteemed swing. Achieve total body explosive power, ruthless conditioning, and a vice like grip. Burn fat like never before. All with a lighter kettlebell—save space in your home, car trunk, or deployment kit.
Once we have taught you the skills with our usual attention to detail, we will send you off to succeed with a Strong Endurance™ snatch plan.
The one-arm Clean-and-Press will rival any other pressing exercise when it comes to shoulder strength and muscular development. It is untouchable when it comes to shoulder health, thanks to its ergonomic perfection.
The military press comes equipped with the “Rite of Passage” type programming—possibly the most reliable progression ever.
Three versions of the ROP—“Jurassic,” “907 Hypertrophy,” and “Heavy”—will keep you gaining for a long time.
Kettlebell 201 ROP sets high goals—and gives you the skills and the roadmap to reach them.
Do you have what it takes?
Sign up and power to you!
Barbell 201: Stand Strong
Barbell 201 is old school at its best: the Military Press and the Zercher Squat.
The Military Press is a classic that ought to be treated right. Others will show you how to press strict and weak—or how to put up a lot of weight sloppily. We press strict and strong, the way Soviet weightlifters did in the early 1960s.
The Zercher Squat is the ultimate “squat for the people!” Simple technique. No strain on the wrists, shoulders, or elbows. No need for a rack or a spotter. A great carryover to sports and other lifts. As a bonus, an unbelievable training effect on the abs.
The two lifts come fully loaded with the “Russian Countdown” cycle to make your strength skyrocket.
Sign up and power to you!
INSTRUCTOR TEAM
Analisa Naldi,
Serenity Messner, in collaboration with our team of StrongFirst Certified Instructors.
SCHEDULE:
Saturday, 05 April 2025:
8:00am - 12:00pm | StrongFirst KB 201: Rite of Passage
* student check-in from 7:30am -7:55am
1:00pm - 5:00pm | StrongFirst BB 201: Stand Strong
* student check-in from 12:30pm -12:55pm
REGISTRATION:
Single Workshop | $125 EARLY BIRD
(all tickets purchased on or after 14 March 2025 will be $160)
Combo Ticket (both workshops) | $200 EARLY BIRD
(all tickets purchased on or after 14 March 2025 will be $275)
CONTACT:
This workshop is organized and licensed by Analisa Naldi. Email all registration and other questions to [email protected].
Registration Cancellation by Participant: Registration fees are non-refundable. No refunds will be granted. Exceptional circumstances will be reviewed and determined on a case-by-case basis by Analisa and team. Registrants may transfer their registration to another person for no fee. Please email [email protected] directly to complete this action.
Please note if you are purchasing tickets for multiple attendees: Enter the full name and email address of every student who will be in attendance so we can ensure all StrongFirst Workshop information reaches everyone.
Important notice re COVID-19: Please note any interaction with the general public poses an elevated risk of being exposed to COVID-19 and we cannot guarantee that you will not be exposed while in attendance at the event. Eventbrite is not responsible for the health and safety of this event. We encourage you to follow the organizer’s safety policies, as well as local laws and restrictions. If you have specific questions about our COVID-19 protocols for this event, email [email protected] directly.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Generation Strong, 2242 West Market Street, Akron, United States
USD 133.65 to USD 213.07