StrongFirst Summit of Strength 2026 in Cesena: Tiago Proença's BASE System

Fitness technician during the StrongFirst Summit 2026 in Cesena, Italy, using high quality equipment for strength and functional training.

When “functional training” stops being a slogan Functional training is probably one of the most used - and least understood - terms in modern training. In recent years it has become an undefined container: spectacular exercises, unstable surfaces, high-intensity circuits, often without any real logic of progression. It is precisely from this ambiguity that [...]

How to design the perfect home gym: the professional method for creating an exclusive, functional and customised training space

Professional fitness equipment for outdoor areas, ideal for outdoor training with robust, weatherproof structures. Perfect solution for fitness centres and public areas.

Building a home gym today does not mean simply buying some equipment and placing it in a free space in the house. It means designing a real training environment, built around precise objectives, the characteristics of the available space and the way that gym will be experienced every day. In recent years, the home gym has stopped [...]

Strength and hypertrophy: a false conflict

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Riccardo Grandi's speech at the StrongFirst Summit of Strength 2026 On 31 January and 1 February 2026, Cesena was the meeting point for coaches, athletic trainers and strength professionals from all over the world at the StrongFirst Summit of Strength 2026: an international event dedicated to the culture of strength, [...]

Practical guide to preparing for your first HYROX race

Professional fitness equipment for high intensity training, ideal for improving strength and endurance.

In recent years, HYROX has established itself as one of the most popular international fitness competition formats. The combination of running and functional movements organised in a standardised format makes this discipline accessible to many athletes, but at the same time physiologically and methodologically demanding. Preparing for a HYROX competition [...]

Overtraining, recovery and integration: the science of performance at the Summit of Strength 2026

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On 1 February 2026, the city of Cesena hosted one of the most interesting Italian initiatives dedicated to the science of physical preparation: the Summit of Strength, a Strong First event sponsored by SIDEA that brought together movement professionals, athletic trainers, researchers and fitness operators. Among the most significant moments of the day was [...]

HYROX Guide: Nutrition and Physiology of Hybrid Performance by Sidea

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From the amateur to the elite: strategies of bioenergetics, nutrition and applied physiology In the contemporary athletic training scene, disciplines such as HYROX represent much more than just sporting competition: they are the expression of a new training culture, in which endurance, strength and body awareness converge in a complex and deeply personal challenge. Preparing for these tests does not [...]

3D Training as a new strength paradigm

Group training in a fitness centre with a large audience, stage with speakers and screen with "Summit of Strength" logo, professional and motivating setting for f-equipment enthusiasts.

Strong First Summit of Strength 2026 On 31 January and 1 February 2026, Cesena was the meeting point for coaches, athletic trainers and strength professionals from all over the world at the StrongFirst Summit of Strength 2026. An international event that represented not only a moment of technical updating, but [...]

How to choose a fitness mat: a complete guide to evaluation criteria

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How to choose the right mat for your needs The mat is one of the most undervalued tools in training. Yet it is the point of contact between the body and the ground: it influences comfort, safety, hygiene and quality of movement. Choosing the right mat means: improving stability preventing abrasions and micro-traumas increasing joint comfort guaranteeing [...]

Force programming without guesswork: towards a truly individual model

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Strength programming without guesswork: towards a truly individual model On 31 January and 1 February 2026 Cesena hosted the StrongFirst Summit of Strength 2026, a European event dedicated to strength programming and applied strength & conditioning. Athletic preparation, training methodology and load modelling were the central themes of an [...]