Andy Baker is the owner of Kingwood Strength & Conditioning, a private barbell-based training facility located just north of Houston TX. With 13 years of coaching under his belt, Andy's list of clientele ranges from Div I college athletes to adults in their 70s and 80s. Andy is co-author of Practical Programming 3rd ed, with Mark Rippetoe and The Barbell Prescription with Jonathon Sullivan. More of his writings can be found on his personal blog at AndyBaker.com. He has competed in the sport of powerlifting since 2007 and in July of 2010 took 1st place in the 198 lb Unequipped Division at the N.A.S.A. Grand Nationals. The winning performance included a 529 lb Squat, 380 lb Bench Press, and 562 lb Deadlift.

Articles

• 5 Ways to 5 x 5
• Prepping for Your First Powerlifting Meet
• Understanding the Texas Method Intensity Day
• Volume and the Masters Lifter
• Intermediate and Advanced Training: A Few Ideas
• Training the Emergency Weight Loss Trainee
• Understanding Your Value as a Coach: Charging a Professional Rate for a Professional Service
• Muscular Hypertrophy

Videos

• Programming for Older Adults
• How to Fix Common Deadlift Technique Errors
• Q&A with Andy Baker - FB Live Broadcast Recording
• Training Old Guys, Young Guys, and Everyone in Between with Andy Baker | Starting Strength Radio #129
• Andy Baker and Upper Body Programming | Programming with Nick D

Podcasts

• Strength Training for Swimmers

Training Log

• Heavy-Light-Medium
• Coming Back After a Layoff
• Renee’s Journey To The Platform