Starting Strength Gyms: Year One Update Ray Gillenwater, SSC | September 04, 2019 Follow the progress of Starting Strength Gyms from concept to reality over our first year. No sales desk. No contracts. And most importantly, a program that actually works – for everyone, every time. Continue reading Going to Where the Clients Are Rebecca Fishburne, SSC | July 24, 2019 While the attitudes in the commercial gym can be frustrating at times, the cool thing about being an SSC in this setting is that I have an opportunity to translate Starting Strength for people who don’t speak the language, many of whom have never heard of it and have never even considered lifting anything heavy. Continue reading When The TUBOW Doesn't Help Jordan Burnett, SSC | June 19, 2019 It’s easy to fall into the routine of assuming that every deviation from the model can be fixed by using the same tactics and cues for every lifter every single time. Continue reading The Starting Strength Coach Evaluation Oral Review Board Nick Delgadillo, SSC | June 12, 2019 In some ways the oral review board can be more difficult than the written exam, especially for candidates who haven’t prepared appropriately. Knowing the concepts – meaning that you are able to follow along at the seminar or with the books, able to write the concepts out, make long forum posts about fundamental concepts, or answer simple questions about them – is different than being able to explain the concepts orally. Continue reading The White Noise of Heavy Carl Raghavan, SSC | May 29, 2019 People ask me what it’s like to lift a heavy weight, and this is the best I can do to describe it: a heavy weight is like a loud white noise blaring full blast into your ears. A heavy weight tries to distract you from your technique; it tries to disrupt your focus and composure. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Going to Where the Clients Are Rebecca Fishburne, SSC | July 24, 2019 While the attitudes in the commercial gym can be frustrating at times, the cool thing about being an SSC in this setting is that I have an opportunity to translate Starting Strength for people who don’t speak the language, many of whom have never heard of it and have never even considered lifting anything heavy. Continue reading When The TUBOW Doesn't Help Jordan Burnett, SSC | June 19, 2019 It’s easy to fall into the routine of assuming that every deviation from the model can be fixed by using the same tactics and cues for every lifter every single time. Continue reading The Starting Strength Coach Evaluation Oral Review Board Nick Delgadillo, SSC | June 12, 2019 In some ways the oral review board can be more difficult than the written exam, especially for candidates who haven’t prepared appropriately. Knowing the concepts – meaning that you are able to follow along at the seminar or with the books, able to write the concepts out, make long forum posts about fundamental concepts, or answer simple questions about them – is different than being able to explain the concepts orally. Continue reading The White Noise of Heavy Carl Raghavan, SSC | May 29, 2019 People ask me what it’s like to lift a heavy weight, and this is the best I can do to describe it: a heavy weight is like a loud white noise blaring full blast into your ears. A heavy weight tries to distract you from your technique; it tries to disrupt your focus and composure. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
When The TUBOW Doesn't Help Jordan Burnett, SSC | June 19, 2019 It’s easy to fall into the routine of assuming that every deviation from the model can be fixed by using the same tactics and cues for every lifter every single time. Continue reading The Starting Strength Coach Evaluation Oral Review Board Nick Delgadillo, SSC | June 12, 2019 In some ways the oral review board can be more difficult than the written exam, especially for candidates who haven’t prepared appropriately. Knowing the concepts – meaning that you are able to follow along at the seminar or with the books, able to write the concepts out, make long forum posts about fundamental concepts, or answer simple questions about them – is different than being able to explain the concepts orally. Continue reading The White Noise of Heavy Carl Raghavan, SSC | May 29, 2019 People ask me what it’s like to lift a heavy weight, and this is the best I can do to describe it: a heavy weight is like a loud white noise blaring full blast into your ears. A heavy weight tries to distract you from your technique; it tries to disrupt your focus and composure. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
The Starting Strength Coach Evaluation Oral Review Board Nick Delgadillo, SSC | June 12, 2019 In some ways the oral review board can be more difficult than the written exam, especially for candidates who haven’t prepared appropriately. Knowing the concepts – meaning that you are able to follow along at the seminar or with the books, able to write the concepts out, make long forum posts about fundamental concepts, or answer simple questions about them – is different than being able to explain the concepts orally. Continue reading The White Noise of Heavy Carl Raghavan, SSC | May 29, 2019 People ask me what it’s like to lift a heavy weight, and this is the best I can do to describe it: a heavy weight is like a loud white noise blaring full blast into your ears. A heavy weight tries to distract you from your technique; it tries to disrupt your focus and composure. Continue reading First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
The White Noise of Heavy Carl Raghavan, SSC | May 29, 2019 People ask me what it’s like to lift a heavy weight, and this is the best I can do to describe it: a heavy weight is like a loud white noise blaring full blast into your ears. A heavy weight tries to distract you from your technique; it tries to disrupt your focus and composure. Continue reading
