Starting Strongman Jack Bissett, SSC | September 17, 2025 Strongman competition is a rapidly growing sport in the strength world. As someone who has a lot of love for strongman, I thought I’d try to offer a little guide for anyone interested in having a go at this most entertaining of strength sports. Here are my humble thoughts on how best to prepare for your first strongman contest. Continue reading The Good-Enough Lifter Steve Ross, SSC | September 03, 2025 [N]ot everyone walks in ready to be a textbook example [a]nd that’s okay because even if they can’t lift exactly to model standards, they can still get stronger – and we can get them there with smart coaching and thoughtful modifications. Continue reading But What About My Arms? A New Lifter’s Insecurities Addressed Steve Ross, SSC | July 02, 2025 It happens at my gym like clockwork. A few weeks into training, right around the time squats start feeling heavy and the honeymoon phase of the linear progression begins to fade, a new lifter – always a dude – will corner me with a nervous-ish look on his face and ask, “Hey Steve, um...when are we going to add some in some arms?” Continue reading Don’t Jump Ship: Earning the Transition from Novice to Intermediate Training Steve Ross, SSC | June 18, 2025 If there’s one thing that never changes with people who reach out saying they’re doing Starting Strength, it’s this: they ran the LP, the bar slowed down and shit got hard, so they bailed out[, b]ut this knee-jerk jump to intermediate training is one of the most common – and costly – mistakes lifters make and it almost never works out. Continue reading Answering the Critics: Triphasic Training Kim Goss | May 27, 2025 One of the most popular presenters on the strength coaching speaker circuit is Cal Dietz M.Ed., CSCS. He is best known for Triphasic Training, a book he co-authored with Ben Peterson. Dietz’s program was advertised as “The pinnacle of sports performance training,” so I decided to take a closer look. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
The Good-Enough Lifter Steve Ross, SSC | September 03, 2025 [N]ot everyone walks in ready to be a textbook example [a]nd that’s okay because even if they can’t lift exactly to model standards, they can still get stronger – and we can get them there with smart coaching and thoughtful modifications. Continue reading But What About My Arms? A New Lifter’s Insecurities Addressed Steve Ross, SSC | July 02, 2025 It happens at my gym like clockwork. A few weeks into training, right around the time squats start feeling heavy and the honeymoon phase of the linear progression begins to fade, a new lifter – always a dude – will corner me with a nervous-ish look on his face and ask, “Hey Steve, um...when are we going to add some in some arms?” Continue reading Don’t Jump Ship: Earning the Transition from Novice to Intermediate Training Steve Ross, SSC | June 18, 2025 If there’s one thing that never changes with people who reach out saying they’re doing Starting Strength, it’s this: they ran the LP, the bar slowed down and shit got hard, so they bailed out[, b]ut this knee-jerk jump to intermediate training is one of the most common – and costly – mistakes lifters make and it almost never works out. Continue reading Answering the Critics: Triphasic Training Kim Goss | May 27, 2025 One of the most popular presenters on the strength coaching speaker circuit is Cal Dietz M.Ed., CSCS. He is best known for Triphasic Training, a book he co-authored with Ben Peterson. Dietz’s program was advertised as “The pinnacle of sports performance training,” so I decided to take a closer look. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
But What About My Arms? A New Lifter’s Insecurities Addressed Steve Ross, SSC | July 02, 2025 It happens at my gym like clockwork. A few weeks into training, right around the time squats start feeling heavy and the honeymoon phase of the linear progression begins to fade, a new lifter – always a dude – will corner me with a nervous-ish look on his face and ask, “Hey Steve, um...when are we going to add some in some arms?” Continue reading Don’t Jump Ship: Earning the Transition from Novice to Intermediate Training Steve Ross, SSC | June 18, 2025 If there’s one thing that never changes with people who reach out saying they’re doing Starting Strength, it’s this: they ran the LP, the bar slowed down and shit got hard, so they bailed out[, b]ut this knee-jerk jump to intermediate training is one of the most common – and costly – mistakes lifters make and it almost never works out. Continue reading Answering the Critics: Triphasic Training Kim Goss | May 27, 2025 One of the most popular presenters on the strength coaching speaker circuit is Cal Dietz M.Ed., CSCS. He is best known for Triphasic Training, a book he co-authored with Ben Peterson. Dietz’s program was advertised as “The pinnacle of sports performance training,” so I decided to take a closer look. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Don’t Jump Ship: Earning the Transition from Novice to Intermediate Training Steve Ross, SSC | June 18, 2025 If there’s one thing that never changes with people who reach out saying they’re doing Starting Strength, it’s this: they ran the LP, the bar slowed down and shit got hard, so they bailed out[, b]ut this knee-jerk jump to intermediate training is one of the most common – and costly – mistakes lifters make and it almost never works out. Continue reading Answering the Critics: Triphasic Training Kim Goss | May 27, 2025 One of the most popular presenters on the strength coaching speaker circuit is Cal Dietz M.Ed., CSCS. He is best known for Triphasic Training, a book he co-authored with Ben Peterson. Dietz’s program was advertised as “The pinnacle of sports performance training,” so I decided to take a closer look. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Answering the Critics: Triphasic Training Kim Goss | May 27, 2025 One of the most popular presenters on the strength coaching speaker circuit is Cal Dietz M.Ed., CSCS. He is best known for Triphasic Training, a book he co-authored with Ben Peterson. Dietz’s program was advertised as “The pinnacle of sports performance training,” so I decided to take a closer look. Continue reading
