All posts by Hector Gutierrez
Why Have I Been Successful?
As I’ve looked back on my lifting career (which is short compared to my mentors) to see if I could pinpoint why I’ve been so successful in becoming “unbreakable”, getting stupid-strong pretty dang fast, and regenerating so quickly after liver donation surgery… … one common theme wasbecoming obsessed with the process, taking my time, and flat […]
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7 Super-Simple Strength Standards – Part 1
In 2019 our coaches and I were talking and the topic of “strength standards” came up. As in… What is the bare minimum you should be able to do? It got me thinking, which led me to putting together a checklist, of what I consider to be important––or should be taken into consideration––before you lift your kettlebells […]
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“Goliath? … NEVER heard of her!”
Sunday I was talking with the readers on our email list about the “Goliath” in your life, staring you down and just daring you to give it your best shot. Well, today I gonna share my Goliath with you. If you’re new to the SAH blog you may not know…… in 1997 I dropped out of […]
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How to Approach Your First 5 minute Snatch Test
About 3 months ago I was leading a team at the StrongFirst level 1 certification in San Francisco. It was a kickass event in probably one of coolest gyms I’ve even seen. We were hosted by 3 super-cool professionals from Oaklands Most Powerful (OMP). If you’re ever in the bay area… … I highly recommend you reach out to […]
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Cajones, Self-love, Discipline, and the Recipe for Physical Success
Last week the topic of conversation was on the boring but hyper-effective concept of self-discipline.*YAWN*I talked about how self-discipline is self-love.I shared how I began training Jiu-Jitsu on Sunday’s — to pull me out of my comfort zone/vegetative state and doing something active each day… … even on Sunday.Well, I decided to keep the theme […]
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