SFG I StrongFirst Kettlebell Instructor Certification—Denver, CO, USA

Schedule

Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 am to Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 05:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Axistence: Fitness for a Life of Adventure | Denver, CO

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Welcome to the gold standard in kettlebell education—and the #1 certification for strength and conditioning professionals.
About this Event

INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Michael Hartle, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor

SCHEDULE

8am-6pm Friday and Saturday

8am-5pm Sunday

*Check-in begins at 7:30am on Friday

PAYMENT PLAN

A 3-installment payment option is available: $595 is due at registration, with the remaining two payments due prior to the event weekend. For more details, please refer to the checkout page.

CONTACT

For all registration inquiries and other questions, please contact Dr. Michael Hartle at [email protected].

This certification is organized and licensed by Advanced Strength and Speed Strategies by Dr. Michael Hartle.






What is the SFG I StrongFirst Kettlebell Instructor Certification?

SFG—“G” for girya, or kettlebell—is StrongFirst’s flagship certification.

While strength is the focus of our school at large, SFG pursues broader “extreme fitness” and resilience with strength at its foundation. Like every StrongFirst instructor certification—kettlebell, barbell, bodyweight—SFG strongly stands on its own—while all perfectly fit together into a system.

Instructor candidates will test their spirit in grueling workouts, pass strength tests, and demonstrate their teaching ability. Over the 3-day event, they build bonds through a shared challenge and often became friends for life.

Taught by an elite instructor team, including national team coaches and doctors and other high-end professionals you will experience an unequalled strength and conditioning system

What you'll learn:

-> Six foundational kettlebell exercises drilled to perfection:

  • Swing
  • Get-up
  • Clean
  • Press
  • Snatch

-> Regressions and progressions to suit any of your students

-> Powerful programming—based on hard science, easy to implement

-> and more...

Is the SFG I StrongFirst Kettlebell Instructor Certification right for you?

Only if you check at least one of these boxes:

  • A coach who will accept nothing but the best training methods
  • A warfighter seeking a PT method that can be described in Hemingway’s words: ”Keenness of edge…simplicity of action”
  • An athlete ready to take his or her performance to an all-new level
  • A personal development fanatic
  • A hard living type looking for your next challenge

Learn more:

Visit our SFG I StrongFirst Kettlebell Instructor Certification page for more details.

Read the SFG I StrongFirst Ketlebell Instructor Certification requirements.



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STAY SHARP. STAY STRONGFIRST CERTIFIED.

STRONGFIRST CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS: Take advantage of the Unified Recertification and renew your current instructor credentials—included with your registration. Testing will be completed during the weekend.

Our Unified Recertification is also the path towards achieving our highest instructor designation: the StrongFirst Certified Elite Instructor. Once you have achieved all four StrongFirst certifications, you will have earned the StrongFirst Elite title and the three-year certification time frame it provides (in addition to all the other benefits of certification).



ATTEMPT THE BEAST TAMER/IRON MAIDEN CHALLENGE

Do you have what it takes? Visit our Beast Tamer/Iron Maiden Challenge page for rules and details and find out!



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Agenda

🕑: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
FRIDAY

Info: *Check-in begins at 7:30am on Friday


🕑: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
SATURDAY
🕑: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
SUNDAY
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Where is it happening?

Axistence: Fitness for a Life of Adventure, 1900 S Quince St, Denver, United States

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