Loss Aversion and Strength Training by Capt James Rodgers | February 09, 2021 Very often you will hear that a lifter is stuck – something like the bench press getting stuck at 225 lb. It’s usually one of a few recurring numbers. I don’t think I have ever heard of someone’s bench press getting stuck at something like 237 lb... Continue reading
What the Hell Are You People Doing? by Mark Rippetoe | February 02, 2021 Modern powerlifting a very silly sport. From silly rules (like the judge controlling the length of the pause in the bench press instead of, you know, the rules doing it) to silly coaching (like looking up when you squat), I'm afraid the whole sport is destined for the same fate as Roller Derby. Except that powerlifting never made it to Saturday afternoon TV as a regular gig. And that Roller Derby is a helluva lot more fun to watch. Continue reading
Olympic Lifting and Your Linear Progression by Phil Meggers, SSC | January 26, 2021 You’re working through your linear progression, and you’re making steady progress on the squat, press, bench, and deadlift, but you’ve also developed an itch to do some weightlifting (i.e., Olympic lifting). With this in mind, let’s cover a few options to work the practice of the snatch and clean & jerk[.] Continue reading
For the Coaches: The Starting Strength Method, The Model, and You by Nick Delgadillo, SSC and Mark Rippetoe | January 20, 2021 People periodically ask some version of, “What is the best refutation of Starting Strength?” While this is definitely a silly-ass question, it brings up the chance to discuss the “first principles” of the Starting Strength Method. They are 1.) the application of the basic physical science of the Moment Model of Barbell Training, and 2.) the stress/recovery/adaptation phenomenon of the General Adaptation Syndrome. Taken together, they form an approach that results in strength improvements for everyone with whom it is used. Continue reading
Weightlifting Shoe Soles by Mark Rippetoe | January 12, 2021 Weightlifting shoes are support for the foot under a load, and a tool for more effectively distributing the lifter's bodyweight and the weight of the barbell across the plantar surface in contact with the platform. The surface of the shoe in contact with the platform can be of various materials. Continue reading
