How Strong is Strong Enough? Jordan Burnett, SSC | January 17, 2024 Let me start by saying that I hate this fucking question. It’s a question that I get asked at least once a week, and rather than pulling my hair out little by little as the weeks go on as a result of my visceral reaction to being asked this question, I decided to address it here so I can conveniently say “I’ll send you a link,” and move on with my day. Continue reading Squats and Hills Jim Steel | December 27, 2023 Bobby had just finished up his junior year of high school, and he was looking forward to summer. For most kids Bobby’s age, summertime meant going to the beach, hanging out with friends and partying. Not for Bobby. Oh sure, he went swimming and crabbing in the Choptank River on Sundays after church let out, but for the other 6 days of the week, Bobby trained for football. Continue reading The Logical Analysis for Starting Strength Mark Rippetoe | December 19, 2023 The majority of the world's organized activities are predicated on history. They do it “that way” because “That's the way it's always been done, and it works for me.” The Baptist Church, the treatment of skin rashes, frying chicken, plumbing in the UK, the Marine Corps, building houses, cleaning cast iron pans, and strength training proceed from what has always been done instead of what logic and analysis would require. Continue reading Starting Strength Set Me Free Kathleen Wallace | December 13, 2023 “Thanks, I got this,” I say to the well-meaning gentleman offering to lift my bag into the overhead bin. A year ago, I would have looked around pleadingly for help, but not today. I am a 66-year-old woman who thought, up until 6 months ago, that I would spend my time sitting squarely on my butt, in pain, watching life pass me by in a prison of aging. My life has changed utterly and completely. Starting Strength has set me free. Continue reading Bodyparts vs. Movement Patterns Mark Rippetoe | December 06, 2023 Strength is displayed in normal human movement patterns, and it must therefore be developed in normal human movement patterns, because the most efficient version of the movement pattern is an inherent part of the strength being displayed. Training the movement pattern itself is the only way to ensure that all the components of the kinetic chain of the movement are responding to the stress of the load in the way they actually function within the movement. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Squats and Hills Jim Steel | December 27, 2023 Bobby had just finished up his junior year of high school, and he was looking forward to summer. For most kids Bobby’s age, summertime meant going to the beach, hanging out with friends and partying. Not for Bobby. Oh sure, he went swimming and crabbing in the Choptank River on Sundays after church let out, but for the other 6 days of the week, Bobby trained for football. Continue reading The Logical Analysis for Starting Strength Mark Rippetoe | December 19, 2023 The majority of the world's organized activities are predicated on history. They do it “that way” because “That's the way it's always been done, and it works for me.” The Baptist Church, the treatment of skin rashes, frying chicken, plumbing in the UK, the Marine Corps, building houses, cleaning cast iron pans, and strength training proceed from what has always been done instead of what logic and analysis would require. Continue reading Starting Strength Set Me Free Kathleen Wallace | December 13, 2023 “Thanks, I got this,” I say to the well-meaning gentleman offering to lift my bag into the overhead bin. A year ago, I would have looked around pleadingly for help, but not today. I am a 66-year-old woman who thought, up until 6 months ago, that I would spend my time sitting squarely on my butt, in pain, watching life pass me by in a prison of aging. My life has changed utterly and completely. Starting Strength has set me free. Continue reading Bodyparts vs. Movement Patterns Mark Rippetoe | December 06, 2023 Strength is displayed in normal human movement patterns, and it must therefore be developed in normal human movement patterns, because the most efficient version of the movement pattern is an inherent part of the strength being displayed. Training the movement pattern itself is the only way to ensure that all the components of the kinetic chain of the movement are responding to the stress of the load in the way they actually function within the movement. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
The Logical Analysis for Starting Strength Mark Rippetoe | December 19, 2023 The majority of the world's organized activities are predicated on history. They do it “that way” because “That's the way it's always been done, and it works for me.” The Baptist Church, the treatment of skin rashes, frying chicken, plumbing in the UK, the Marine Corps, building houses, cleaning cast iron pans, and strength training proceed from what has always been done instead of what logic and analysis would require. Continue reading Starting Strength Set Me Free Kathleen Wallace | December 13, 2023 “Thanks, I got this,” I say to the well-meaning gentleman offering to lift my bag into the overhead bin. A year ago, I would have looked around pleadingly for help, but not today. I am a 66-year-old woman who thought, up until 6 months ago, that I would spend my time sitting squarely on my butt, in pain, watching life pass me by in a prison of aging. My life has changed utterly and completely. Starting Strength has set me free. Continue reading Bodyparts vs. Movement Patterns Mark Rippetoe | December 06, 2023 Strength is displayed in normal human movement patterns, and it must therefore be developed in normal human movement patterns, because the most efficient version of the movement pattern is an inherent part of the strength being displayed. Training the movement pattern itself is the only way to ensure that all the components of the kinetic chain of the movement are responding to the stress of the load in the way they actually function within the movement. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Starting Strength Set Me Free Kathleen Wallace | December 13, 2023 “Thanks, I got this,” I say to the well-meaning gentleman offering to lift my bag into the overhead bin. A year ago, I would have looked around pleadingly for help, but not today. I am a 66-year-old woman who thought, up until 6 months ago, that I would spend my time sitting squarely on my butt, in pain, watching life pass me by in a prison of aging. My life has changed utterly and completely. Starting Strength has set me free. Continue reading Bodyparts vs. Movement Patterns Mark Rippetoe | December 06, 2023 Strength is displayed in normal human movement patterns, and it must therefore be developed in normal human movement patterns, because the most efficient version of the movement pattern is an inherent part of the strength being displayed. Training the movement pattern itself is the only way to ensure that all the components of the kinetic chain of the movement are responding to the stress of the load in the way they actually function within the movement. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Bodyparts vs. Movement Patterns Mark Rippetoe | December 06, 2023 Strength is displayed in normal human movement patterns, and it must therefore be developed in normal human movement patterns, because the most efficient version of the movement pattern is an inherent part of the strength being displayed. Training the movement pattern itself is the only way to ensure that all the components of the kinetic chain of the movement are responding to the stress of the load in the way they actually function within the movement. Continue reading