I personally like the SS for using the bar and the clear and direct linear progression. I did progress on BBS, but began to get stuck after 4 months. I came across SS through Mark's Daily Apple,...

Awesome! Thanks!

Thanks much! Are three days a week (Mon., Wed., Fri.) better than "every two days" as long as recovery holds, and then add another day...every three days, etc...

The more I lift and the stronger I get, the better my back feels. Add to the fact that I have basically stopped running, which was my exercise before SS...and I keep feeling stronger and stronger. ...

When do I stop dead lifting every workout? I started with a bad low back and was really cautious my first dead lifts, and now I am up to 207 lbs. in 4 weeks which I know is not much compared to most,...

Thanks for the input everyone, I have enjoyed beginning to learn them and I think I can do it with time. My main issue currently is racking and flexibility of my wrist, along with some CTS in my...

I am 50 and it was a good introduction to lifting heavy weights. I was really weak, and so like any novice program I doubled my strength over 2 months or so and gained 10 lbs. but I eventually...

I'll be honest ....BBS was my gateway to SS. It got me started and intrested and got me desiring more...enter SS...bye bye BBS!

I have been doing SS for 4 weeks and love it. I have decided recently to train Mon., Wed., Fri., but with the exception of my presses, only do my warm up sets, and possibly do cleans instead of my...

No tests, very good medical history. I think I told him I remember over lifting my press when I didn't have my numbers with me...and jumped 15 lbs...and had to decrease to finish.

I am a 50 year old male in good shape. I have been lifting weights since February and SS for a month. I have had a periodic numb right arm for a week or so. Should I continue to lift? My DO...

So far I love SS and i have had nice gains even after following another program for 16 weeks. Now I have my wife, kids and high school soccer team on SS. As far as recovery so far it seems some...

Does it make any sense to add recovery days between...I.e.instead of three days, or every other day, add a recovery day so you have two days in between, and so on...?

I will admit it is a little different thought process and more art and experience with SS as opposed to one set to failure versus multiple sets and knowing how to increase weights, but I was able to...

I am an 50 year old athletic male with very little lifting in my past. I was recently introduced to strength training through "Body By Science" and some Mike Mentzer material and have been lifting...

I am a 50 year old male who has been lifting for the past 16 weeks based on "Body by Science", and have made good gains in strength during my time. I am athletic and have a history of running,...