November 07, 2022

Glossy Edition

Announcements

• The Starting Strength Texas Weightlifting Boot is now in production by Justin and pre-orders will ship before the end of the year. Reserve your pair

On Starting Strength

• Conan, Inflation, and Narrowcasting – Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
• 53-year-old Ninja Warrior. Be Strong Enough To Pick Yourself Up. – Marc Respass is a 53-year-old from Boston who loves competing in American Ninja Warrior-type obstacle courses. See how Starting Strength Boston helped him fix his shoulder problems and improve his obstacle course performance.
• The Stiff-Legged Deadlift – Starting Strength Coach Steve Ross explains how to perform the stiff-legged deadlift and when to program the movement for a lighter pull variation.
• Starting Strength Gyms – Where We’re Going Next by Ray Gillenwater – The franchise is growing quickly...30 cities across 15 states with more coming between the time this article is submitted and the time it’s published.
• How Do you Know That? – Dr. Jonathon Sullivan, SSC talks about the persistent silliness coming from healthcare professionals and the need for you to be armed with your own information.
• Weekend Archives: Introducing Your 14 and 15 Year Old To Strength Training by Tom Bailey – We want the best for our kids, don’t we? We’ve made so many mistakes in the gym, let alone in life, that we don’t want our kids to do the same...
• Weekend Archives: Abs by Mark Rippetoe – In every weight room in all the countries of the world since the dawn of training with weights, the single biggest distraction from the actual task at hand has been abs...

From the Coaches

• Starting Strength Coach Hayden-William Courtland discusses common questions that arise when one carries out their novice linear progression.
• A unevenly loaded barbell is a common mistake, but after you've corrected the load on the bar, do you just proceed as usual? Not quite. Phil Meggers explains in this short video.
• Your wrists are messing up your deadlift, and you probably don't even know it. In less than two minutes, Phil Meggers covers how to fix the problem. This is the second video in Testify's Saturday Shorts series on correcting the deadlift.
• In this PRS Podcast episode we discuss training adaptability and hour to avoid the biggest pitfalls of a rigid approach to programming & technique.
• A lifting platform is a very important part of your gym - it protects your equipment as well as your floor, it dampens the noise and vibrations of deadlifts, cleans, snatches, etc., and it clearly delineates the lifting space. Phil Meggers covers how to easily build a lifting platform - complete with instructional videos.d
• If you or your lifters are experiencing aches, pains, and injuries impacting training and leaving you confused about how to best manage continuing to train in pursuit of your strength goals, this PRS Podcast episode is for you.

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In the Trenches

Brian Hart pulls a PR of 415 lb in costume at the annual Day of the Deadlift at Starting Strength Austin. The PR launches this astronaut into the 1000 lb club (Squat, Press, and Deadlift total). [photo courtesy of Mark Diffley]

Aspiring SSC Daniel González squats 405 at the Starting Strength Training Camp held in Baltimore last Sunday. Daniel traveled from Nashville, TN to participate in the camp at Fivex3 Training. [photo courtesy of Fivex3 Training]

Joe Podwol or Joe “Dia de los Muertos” deadlifts a single at 335 after completing a set of 5 at 315 at the same camp in Baltimore. [photo courtesy of Fivex3 Training]

Starting Strength Cincinnati member Eden wraps up her 2nd week of training with a 150 pound deadlift PR [photo courtesy of Luke Schroeder]

16-year-old Jodi in a textbook bottom position. She attended our most recent training camp in Tampa, FL, along with her brother and father. [photo courtesy of Pete Troupos]

Tyler finishing up his work sets at our Squat & Deadlift Training Camp held in Tampa, FL. [photo courtesy of Pete Troupos]

Check out Starting Strength Boston's compilation video of last weekend's Day of the Deadlift. A real cast of characters showed up to set some PRs! [photo courtesy of Michael Shammas]

Milo and Parker demonstrate that the gym dogs are still the most popular members at Testify Strength & Conditioning in Omaha, NE. [photo courtesy of Phil Meggers]

The Mon/Wed/Fri noon session at Starting Strength Cincinnati took a break to snap a group photo during their Halloween session. [photo courtesy of Luke Schroeder]

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