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Join Edward Torres as he shares his journey at the Starting Strength Gym in Sunset Valley, Austin, Texas. Initially, Ed’s goal was to refine his barbell training form, but he gained so much more—insights into his body’s movements, the importance of proper form, and the value of real-time...
on Sep 5
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Rip gives a rundown of basic standards of behavior expected in a civilized gym, including equipment handling, respecting a lifter's visual field, and chalk use.
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Brian Payne found that pain and injuries accumulated while in the Army could be managed more effectively by prioritizing strength than by following advice to restrict activity and depend on medications for relief. He now coaches at Starting Strength Austin, helping others improve their own...
on Nov 17
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The Jumping Position - Snatch vs. Clean | Stef Bradford and Josh Wells
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A common error in the snatch is entering the final phase of acceleration early, at the mid-thigh "jumping position" learned for the clean. This leaves the bar far from the body as the pull is finished. Starting Strength Coaches Stef Bradford and Josh Wells show how to use alignment and balance...
on Nov 12
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Strength is a Second Job | Carl Raghavan
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When someone asks me, “What do you do for fun?” I say, “Drinking.” They give me a puzzled look, and their next question is usually, “But isn’t the gym fun for you?” No, it's not. Training has evolved into a second job. But here's why that's actually a good thing.
on Nov 9
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Starting Strength Beats Traditional "Fitness"
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Jarret Beck shares his journey from a general fitness trainer to a Starting Strength Coach. Initially unsure of his impact in traditional fitness roles, Jarret’s discovery of the Starting Strength methodology reshaped his approach to coaching. He explains how the hands-on, practical approach of...
on Nov 4
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Programming a Smooth NLP | Scott Acosta
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As simple as the Novice Linear Progression (NLP) is, there is an awful lot of opportunity to mess it up. Mistakes usually come at points when a slight program adjustment is needed, but either too drastic a change is made or no change is made at all. This leads to lots of preventable problems.
on Oct 29
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Master Your Press: Practice Lowering for Control | Mark Rippetoe
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Rip talks about the importance of maintaining the correct distance between the barbell and the shoulder to improve your press. He explains how maintaining the bar close to your face and shoulders, both during the press and the lowering phase, maximizes efficiency and provides practice for better control.
on Oct 25
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Programming Misconceptions: Why They’re Complete BS | Starting Strength Radio #285
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Rip discusses common training misconceptions, explaining why they aren’t optimal and how your time could be better spent.
on Oct 10
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From Tumor to Triumph: Rediscovering Strength Through Barbell Training
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Chriss, a lifelong fitness enthusiast, faced serious health challenges after being diagnosed with a tumor that affected her physical abilities. Following surgery, she turned to strength training and saw significant improvements. Her husband, initially reluctant, also joined the program and...
on Oct 8
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The Back Angle in the Squat | Steve Ross
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It's important to remember that the back serves to transmit the force generated by the hips and legs up to the barbell sitting on the back, and any flexion in either the lumbar or thoracic spine during the squat will cause problems.
on Oct 5
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Regrets as a Novice Lifter | Deborah Lebl
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Consider me your peer. I will not speak to you as an authority on strength training, but simply as someone who gets it. “It” being your experience as a novice lifter. This is not a customer testimonial. I will not talk about how I got great results from Starting Strength. What I will do,...
on Oct 3
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“Look Up To Go Up” and Other Lies We Tell Kids | Mark Rippetoe
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Rip explains why eye gaze is important in all barbell lifts. Each lift - from squats to deadlifts to presses - has a prescribed direction for your gaze, which helps with balance, form, and proprioception.
on Sep 26
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Why Strength is the Key to Longevity
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Tom discovered that strength training, not endurance sports, hold the key to staying healthy and strong as he ages. Under expert coaching, he refined his recovery, nutrition, and strength-building techniques, even taking home powerlifting titles.
on Sep 22
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A First-Principles Approach to Hypertrophy | Yago Ferreiros
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Hypertrophy is a hot topic nowadays. The fitness industry seems to generally distinguish “hypertrophy” training from strength training, and there are receipts everywhere on how to specialize your training for one or the other. There is a fair amount of peer-reviewed research on the topic, and...
on Sep 20
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Strength Standards and their Usefulness | Mark Rippetoe
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We made a mistake a long time ago when we published a table of “strength standards” that were supposed to be used allow you to scale your strength against other trainees doing the same program. There were immediately apparent problems with this, that I should have recognized much sooner than I did.
on Sep 18
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Why Proximity Matters: Mastering Bar Control in the Press | Mark Rippetoe
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Rip breaks down the mechanics behind the importance of keeping the bar close during the press.
on Sep 14
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Safety in a Barbell Training Gym | Mark Rippetoe
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A long time ago, barbells were thought to be dangerous. This was a common belief among doctors, your grandparents, gym teachers, real estate salesmen, guys who maintained swimming pools, the manager at the YMCA, and other people who did not train with barbells.
on Sep 13
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Crushing Pain and Getting Gains: The Doc and The Finance Jock
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Pete and Megan Yeh discuss how timing and their personal experiences helped them to realize a unique opportunity to help others begin barbell training.
on Sep 11
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How to Sit on a Box and Call It a Squat | Mark Rippetoe
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Whether you’re recovering from an injury or managing training stress as a more advanced lifter, Rip shows you how to safely set up and perform box squats correctly, ensuring you get the most out of this lift.
on Sep 7
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The Importance of Using Safeties in the Squat and Bench Press | Zohar Yermiyahu
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As someone who places a high value on safety in training, I often find myself repeatedly convincing people to use safety pins during their workouts, even those familiar with the Starting Strength method and barbell training. It seems so fundamentally obvious to me that taking basic safety...
on Sep 2
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A Home Gym May Be in Your Immediate Future | Mark Rippetoe
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The near-term environment looks pretty bleak. We may be heading into World War III with blithering slobbering idiots in charge, and even with geniuses in charge a World War tends to disrupt many things. Your training may be one of them, if you don't plan in advance.
on Aug 30
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6 Tips to Help Load and Unload Your Deadlifts | Phil Meggers
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The most annoying part of getting a bigger, stronger deadlift? Having to load and unload all of those plates. Keep it simple and keep it easy. Starting Strength Coach Phil Meggers of Testify Strength & Conditioning in Omaha, NE, gives you 6 tips to make your life easier so you can save some...
on Aug 28
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My Tangle With Tendinopathy | Rob Broulliard
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Let's start with the stats: Male, 48, 5'9", 210 lb, 1RM for press 215 lb, bench 350 lb, squat 455 lb, dead 485 lb, and I’ve missed 500 lb six times in the past 3 years. For the past 5 years or so all I have done for exercise are the four main barbell exercises. I’m not sure why my right...
on May 17
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Building Stronger Bonds: The Neves Family at Starting Strength Orlando
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Rafael and Juliana knew each other as kids, but didn’t reconnect until both had moved to Florida. They began training together at Starting Strength Orlando when it opened and have even brought their daughter to train with them. The Neves family enjoys getting stronger together and is one of a...
on May 3
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Training Isn’t a Template | Carl Raghavan
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Strength training is often viewed as a “program.” Is my program perfect? If not, then why even bother – right? Wrong. At first, it’s simple: show up and do the program. Walk into the weight room, follow the Starting Strength linear progression (SSLP) three days a week, and add 5lb a workout....
on May 2
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A Guide to Getting and Recovering from a Hip Replacement | Matt Lorig
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you have worn through the cartilage in one of your hips, the only solution is to get a hip replacement. On the plus side, most people that get a hip replacement can return to full activities (including heavy lifting) after a roughly six-month recovery period.
on Apr 26
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Using an Exercise for Drilling or Learning | Andrew Lewis
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An exercise can be used as either a training tool or a learning tool. It must be clear which it is being used for, because in most cases, it cannot do both well. Exercises for training create stress which the athlete recovers from and adapts to in order to improve a physiological attribute....
on Apr 19
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Your Training Log | Mark Rippetoe
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A process is defined as “a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular objective.” “Training” is the process of increasing your physical capacity to perform. Whether your performance is in a competitive sport or staying out of a rest home, the process is the same...
on Apr 18
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At Starting Strength Orlando, 80-year-old Alan went from sedentary and rack pulling a wooden dowel to deadlifting 225 for triples from the floor. With a high standard for teaching and coaching the movements, and personalized programming, Starting Strength Gyms are making a lot of folks stronger...
on Apr 16
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I have a large collection of dumbbells in the gym. From 7 pounds to 128 pounds in relatively even jumps of about 5 pounds (the dumbbells are marked with their actual scale-measured weight, not the manufacturer's best intentions), the whole rack of 27 pairs represents a helluva lot of money spent...
on Apr 13
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Excuses are everywhere, and of course we are all guilty of using them in many aspects of life. Even me. What is inexcusable, in my opinion, is making excuses about why you can’t get your training in.
on Apr 6
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Yet Another Squat Grip Video | Pete Troupos
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World’s Okayest Starting Strength Coach Pete Troupos goes over a common error with bar placement and how to address it.
on Apr 3
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Using the 15kg Barbell Correctly | Mark Rippetoe
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When the Women's Division was added to Olympic weightlifting, an equipment problem had to be solved. The standard 28.5mm bar was too fat for most female hands, especially in the lighter weight classes. So the diameter had to be reduced. But since a smaller-diameter bar would be “whippier” at the...
on Mar 28
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Stop Wasting Energy: Fix Your Press Setup Now! | Andrew Lewis
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Starting Strength Coach Andrew Lewis explains the importance of ensuring your press setup is correct before unracking the bar. This not only maximizes efficiency but also minimizes energy waste, stabilizes the press, and optimizes force transfer.
on Mar 26
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Florida’s First Starting Strength Gym
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Made famous by a mouse, Orlando is home to Florida’s first Starting Strength Gym. Starting Strength Orlando has established itself by introducing the "stronger is better" culture to Central Florida. They have a strong family feel that has grown organically, with some great stories to tell about...
on Mar 25
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The Barbell Curl in Strength Training | Mark Rippetoe
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We don't use the barbell curl in the standard program because there are better uses for gym time for the typical novice, intermediate, or advanced trainee. But for a specific demographic they are very useful: older trainees with a stability deficit can benefit from barbell curls, since even...
on Mar 21
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Weight Loss for the Lifter | Robert Santana
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In a country where nearly half of the population suffers from excess adiposity, it is only reasonable that many of its citizens are interested in reversing this trend. Excess adiposity, or “fatness” as most of us know it, is a complex first world issue that has led many people towards voluntary...
on Mar 9
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Coming Back from a Motorcycle Accident Through Strength Training
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Katie, a retired law enforcement officer, was involved in a severe motorcycle accident over three years ago, which left her with vertigo and a vestibular condition. She had to remain seated to avoid experiencing symptoms. John Dowdy made some modifications to help with her dizziness, and thanks...
on Mar 5
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The more weight you can squat to the correct depth, the stronger you are. It really is that simple. But when is a “squat” not a squat? When it is not below parallel – at the proper depth and therefore the proper range of motion to satisfy the purpose of the exercise. Partial squats are not...
on Mar 4
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Fix Your J-Hooks for the Bench Press | Zohar Yermiyahu
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Starting Strength Coach Zohar Yermiyahu explains where to place the J-hooks or pins for your bench and what happens when the placement is incorrect.
on Mar 4
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The Outcome or The Process? | Mark Rippetoe
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“What should I be squatting?” – or deadlifting, or pressing, or benching is a very common concern among novice lifters. To an extent it's a valid concern, because everybody wants to know how they're doing, and the weight on the bar is the only valid way to judge strength training progress.
on Mar 2
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The Starting Strength Method and Exercise Science - Part 2 | Mark Rippetoe
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Rip presents a lecture and Q&A to an exercise science class at Cedarville University.
on Mar 1
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Prioritizing Health with Strength Training
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Pharmacist and mother Aimee Kraus enjoys strength training because it allows her to measure her mental and physical capabilities against herself. After experiencing a second miscarriage, Aimee decided to prioritize fitness, and her doctor recommended Starting Strength Plano. Despite having...
on Feb 22
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The Starting Strength Model and Exercise Science - Part 1 | Mark Rippetoe
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Rip gives a lecture to an exercise science class at Cedarville University.
on Feb 15
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A Lifter's Guide to Travel | Carl Raghavan
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When I first mentioned my ambitious plan of traveling the world and continuing to train, people instantly doubted me. If you know a little bit about me, you’ll know those are fighting words – especially when my training is at stake. It only fueled my motivation to prove the naysayers wrong and...
on Feb 13
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Back Angle and Spinal Position | Mark Rippetoe
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This is a rather fundamental issue for many inexperienced trainees, especially those people who are not gifted athletes with the natural ability to use their bodies optimally. Let's discuss the differences between the two, the reasons why they are important, and how to best clarify the...
on Feb 13
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Steve Spears discusses his weight loss and gain journey, his discovery of Starting Strength, and how it transformed his fitness and strength training approach. Steve also had remarkable improvements in alleviating back pain and various body aches after he began training at Starting Strength Tampa.
on Feb 12
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A Better Down, A Better Up | Bruce Trout
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There are many different errors one might make while pressing the bar, either overhead or from the bench: poor eye gaze direction, too wide or narrow a grip, no leg drive, driving your ass up off the bench, and the list goes on. As coaches, it is our job to see which issues are happening, order...
on Feb 9
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The problem with my “relationship” with training is that I don’t have a choice about whether I train or not. As soon as I wake up in the morning,usually lying in bed, there is a nagging voice in my head to train: “Train. You must train.”
on Feb 6