Starting Strength

NOTE: We don't make or sell equipment and we make no profit from equipment sold by other companies. We are not in the equipment business.

• Power rack
• Bars

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Power rack

Some errors were spotted in the previous version of the power rack plan (see here for discussion). Stay tuned for the UPDATED version of the power rack plan to be posted here, along with pictures.

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Bars

"Bars are the place to spend money, if you have it. If you don't, raise it somehow, because cheap bars are potentially dangerous, unpleasant to use, and a bad investment. Cheap bars will bend...even under normal use. Cheap bars should be - but somehow ever are - an embarrassment to their manufacturers and the gyms that keep them. You can do better, and you should."

If you're in the market for a new bar, we recommend the 20kg Burgener & Rippetoe bar, sold through Rogue Fitness. If you're considering used equipment, you should watch this video: