Training Log | fundamentals

Starting Strength in the Real World


by Jen Smith | June 20, 2023

In the last ten years, a curious new trend has emerged in the world of health, fitness, and commercial gyms: the introduction of “The No Judgment Zone.” This “zone,” is exactly what it sounds like: a contrived little space where, once admitted, you are exempt from correction of any kind. 

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by Kasra Keshavarzi | June 13, 2023

They wouldn’t even look at you; hopeful glance after hopeful glance followed by rejection after rejection. Remember how they talked so begrudgingly to you, as if you were some dirt unworthy of their association. Remember the snarky comments...

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by Carl Raghavan, SSC | May 30, 2023

When a client asks me if we can focus more on hypertrophy, I think to myself, "But we were already doing that." After all, I personally gained 100lbs of body weight over 11 years as a natural lifter, with a 315 press, 377 bench, 567 squat, 595 deadlift, and 245 power clean, just by eating, sleeping, and lifting heavy 5s while following Rip's advice.  

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by Jim Steel | May 16, 2023

Man, I just came downstairs to the basement where I write because I had an idea about an article and I was all excited. Before that, I was walking in the woods with my Labrador, Rebel, and the idea just came to me. And I came downstairs to the basement all pumped up because I was going to write an article about effort. And then I remembered that the last Starting Strength article had a whole lot to do with effort, and that I have written articles on my website and other websites about effort.

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