Squatting 405 lbs at 40 Jeremy Wooden | August 08, 2018 In less than a month, I will turn 40. Moments ago, I did something at my local Starting Strength gym that I couldn’t do when I was 18: I squatted 405 pounds for my first ever squat 1RM. I am looking forward to my 40s. I’m looking forward to accomplishing something I’ve never personally witnessed anyone accomplish – becoming stronger at 50 than he was at 40. Continue reading A Hierarchy of Variables in Strength Training Andrew Lewis, SSC | May 23, 2018 The more frivolous the subject, the more fervently people will argue about it. This is especially true about fitness. People get so bogged down in the details that they miss the important overarching concepts – the forest for the trees...The foundation of training must be correct before digging deeper into the details. Continue reading The Four Criteria Michael Wolf | April 18, 2018 Using The Four Criteria as a logical starting point with solid presumptive status, while paying close attention to both how post-Novice lifters in general respond to training as well as how any one specific post-Novice lifter responds to training, gives us with a very useful framework and set of tools to program effectively for continued increases in strength, demonstrated by PRs, over the long lifetime of a lifter. Continue reading Protein Mark Rippetoe | March 07, 2018 The New York Times has a vested interest in maintaining the narrative – not just in politics and popular culture, but in the current medical dogma as well. The Received Wisdom must be defended, even if it’s plainly wrong. The latest wrong thing: the poisonous nature of dietary protein. Continue reading Intermediate and Advanced Training: A Few Ideas Mark Rippetoe, Andy Baker, and stef bradford, PhD, SSC | February 14, 2018 Once a tiny fraction of the training population, post-novice trainees now comprise a rapidly expanding section of the market for training information. It is important that the logic and clarity of the Starting Strength approach to Novice programming be maintained as these lifters enter into more complex stress/recovery/adaptation environments. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
A Hierarchy of Variables in Strength Training Andrew Lewis, SSC | May 23, 2018 The more frivolous the subject, the more fervently people will argue about it. This is especially true about fitness. People get so bogged down in the details that they miss the important overarching concepts – the forest for the trees...The foundation of training must be correct before digging deeper into the details. Continue reading The Four Criteria Michael Wolf | April 18, 2018 Using The Four Criteria as a logical starting point with solid presumptive status, while paying close attention to both how post-Novice lifters in general respond to training as well as how any one specific post-Novice lifter responds to training, gives us with a very useful framework and set of tools to program effectively for continued increases in strength, demonstrated by PRs, over the long lifetime of a lifter. Continue reading Protein Mark Rippetoe | March 07, 2018 The New York Times has a vested interest in maintaining the narrative – not just in politics and popular culture, but in the current medical dogma as well. The Received Wisdom must be defended, even if it’s plainly wrong. The latest wrong thing: the poisonous nature of dietary protein. Continue reading Intermediate and Advanced Training: A Few Ideas Mark Rippetoe, Andy Baker, and stef bradford, PhD, SSC | February 14, 2018 Once a tiny fraction of the training population, post-novice trainees now comprise a rapidly expanding section of the market for training information. It is important that the logic and clarity of the Starting Strength approach to Novice programming be maintained as these lifters enter into more complex stress/recovery/adaptation environments. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
The Four Criteria Michael Wolf | April 18, 2018 Using The Four Criteria as a logical starting point with solid presumptive status, while paying close attention to both how post-Novice lifters in general respond to training as well as how any one specific post-Novice lifter responds to training, gives us with a very useful framework and set of tools to program effectively for continued increases in strength, demonstrated by PRs, over the long lifetime of a lifter. Continue reading Protein Mark Rippetoe | March 07, 2018 The New York Times has a vested interest in maintaining the narrative – not just in politics and popular culture, but in the current medical dogma as well. The Received Wisdom must be defended, even if it’s plainly wrong. The latest wrong thing: the poisonous nature of dietary protein. Continue reading Intermediate and Advanced Training: A Few Ideas Mark Rippetoe, Andy Baker, and stef bradford, PhD, SSC | February 14, 2018 Once a tiny fraction of the training population, post-novice trainees now comprise a rapidly expanding section of the market for training information. It is important that the logic and clarity of the Starting Strength approach to Novice programming be maintained as these lifters enter into more complex stress/recovery/adaptation environments. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Protein Mark Rippetoe | March 07, 2018 The New York Times has a vested interest in maintaining the narrative – not just in politics and popular culture, but in the current medical dogma as well. The Received Wisdom must be defended, even if it’s plainly wrong. The latest wrong thing: the poisonous nature of dietary protein. Continue reading Intermediate and Advanced Training: A Few Ideas Mark Rippetoe, Andy Baker, and stef bradford, PhD, SSC | February 14, 2018 Once a tiny fraction of the training population, post-novice trainees now comprise a rapidly expanding section of the market for training information. It is important that the logic and clarity of the Starting Strength approach to Novice programming be maintained as these lifters enter into more complex stress/recovery/adaptation environments. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Intermediate and Advanced Training: A Few Ideas Mark Rippetoe, Andy Baker, and stef bradford, PhD, SSC | February 14, 2018 Once a tiny fraction of the training population, post-novice trainees now comprise a rapidly expanding section of the market for training information. It is important that the logic and clarity of the Starting Strength approach to Novice programming be maintained as these lifters enter into more complex stress/recovery/adaptation environments. Continue reading
