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- Which Barbell to Use? | Ray Gillenwater
- The Texas Weightlifting Boot, Rip's Cookbook, and Apocalypto | SS Radio #180
- 45-Incline Press as the Only Pressing Exercise? Minimalism reasons.
- Squatting Right on Day 1 | Ray Gillenwater
- Strength Training for Baseball: Maximizing Exit Velocity
- Strength Training Hunting Dog?
- Balance in the Press: You Have to Lay Back | Andrew Lewis
- Squatting and Back Stability | Yago Ferreiros
- Shooting Better Photos and Videos | Nick Delgadillo
- Body Composition and Bodyfat Percentages | Starting Strength Radio #181
- Ray's Presentation from the '22 Gyms Conference | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #35
- inherited 5 pairs of like-new bumper plates, do not intend to do Olympic lifts
- Don’t Be an Idiot | Amanda Sheppard
- Simple, Hard & Effective. How Starting Strength Gyms Are Designed
- Q&A Episode - Kimchi, Rip's Race Car, and Astigmatisms | Starting Strength Radio #182
- Shoulder Mobility in The Squat
- Barbell Prescription Out Of Stock
- Squat is getting hard asf near 5 RM?
- Consistently Setting Up Over Mid-foot in the Pin Press | Andrew Lewis
- Say the Word | John F Musser
- More Than Lifting Weights, There's Personal Growth
- Modifying the Lifts | Starting Strength Radio #183
- Rehab with Nick Delgadillo | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #36
- Elegance and Its Place in Lifting | Andrew Lewis
- Lifting Outside | Jim Steel
- 55 Year Old Surgeon from Denver Joins 1000 lb club
- Lying Triceps Extensions alone
- Monster Movies | Starting Strength Radio #184
- 53-year-old Ninja Warrior. Be Strong Enough To Pick Yourself Up.
- One lift progressing faster
- Starting Strength Gyms – Where We’re Going Next | Ray Gillenwater
- Testosterone levels?
- Losing Weight to Improve Squat?
- The Stiff-Legged Deadlift | Steve Ross
- Q&A Episode - Conan, Inflation, and Narrowcasting | Starting Strength Radio #185
- Question re early weight increases with the Starting Strength App
- Grindy Press/Missing reps/End LP?
- Coach of the Year, Amanda Sheppard | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #37
- Becoming More Coachable: The Coach-Athlete Relationship | Michael Jones
- No Problems – Only Opportunities for Growth | Andrew Lewis
- When to Add Rack Pulls | Steve Ross
- Rack pulls, from j-cups
- Technique on Off Days
- Why You Won't Do the Program | Starting Strength Radio #186
- Shooting Better Photos and Videos, Part 3 | Nick Delgadillo
- How to Fix Your Hips in the Press | Byron Johnston
- The Clot Thickens with Dr. Malcolm Kendrick | Starting Strength Radio #187
- How We Do (and Don't Do) "Sales" in the Gyms | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #38
- Aprende a Hacer Sentadillas | Harilaos Fafutis
- Intermediate Programming Step 1: Define Your Goals | Nate Mielke
- How to Press Using the Rack | Andrew Lewis and Adam Martin
- Securing a power rack on post tensioned concrete
- Q&A Episode - Electric Cars, Factory Farming, and Tapered Belts | SS Radio #188
- Conditioning: A Case For "Prowling" In Place, aka Pushing The Wall the HIIT Way
- Medical Training Why and How with Caleb Causey
- An Inside Look Into a Starting Strength Squat and Deadlift Camp
- Critical Technique Elements - Part 1: The Squat | Andrew Lewis
- How to "Bounce" the Bar in the Press | Byron Johnston
- NLP for Children, The Nebraska Method, Protein Powder | Starting Strength Radio #189
- Fulfillment at Work Through Caring for Others | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #39
- Deadlift, I only have 240lbs of weight
- Decision time
- Bending Over Too Much In The Squat? | John Dowdy
- Squat adductors pain prevents me to complete training
- Improving Pulmonary Function
- TRT contacts in the UK
- Mindset and focus prior to training
- Cómo Hacer Pesos Muertos | Hari Fafutis
- Sugar | Robert Santana
- Hormone Optimization for Women | Starting Strength Radio #190
- Flu won't give up
- Heavy Weight Training and Heart Disease
- Fix Your Deadlift, Follow These Steps | John Dowdy
- Strength Training Culture | Jim Steel
- Tight Grip Loose Arms on the Deadlift | Byron Johnston
- RPE, Strength Training, and You | Starting Strength Radio #191
- Mild seizures after press
- Orthostatic/Postural Hypotension
- A Sound Mind in a Sound Body | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #40
- No Floating Fingers On Your Squat Grip! | John Dowdy
- Popping elbows on overhead press
- Critical Technique Elements - Part 2: The Press | Andrew Lewis
- Hypothyroidism medication
- Aunt Patsy's Pecan Pie | Contemporary Texas Kitchen
- Q&A Episode - Asking Jews, Tipping Wait Staff, Blood Flow Restriction | SSR #192
- Cómo Hacer el Press | Hari Fafutis
- Farm to Table Lifting | Michael Jones
- Bodybuilding at age 51 with Starting Strength
- Flatulence during squats- normal?
- Lift Shoot Fight with John Valentine | Starting Strength Radio #193
- stress urinary incontinence
- Weak and Depressed to Strong and Fulfilled | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #41
- Stop Pulling Your Hips Back on the Press | John Dowdy
- Barbells for Lifetime Health and Wellness – A Brief Review | Gregory Hess
- Your Lats' Role During the Deadlift | Steve Ross
- Too weak for the overhead press
- Q&A Episode - Dave Ramsey, Playing Chess, and Seasoning Cast Iron Skillets | SSR #194
- Self Defense and Strength Training Write up in Military Officer Magazine
- Advance Your Career. Become a Coach at a Starting Strength Gym.
- Strength Training: What It Is – And What It Is Not | Mark Rippetoe
- Prowler question
- How to Keep the Bar From Moving During Your Squat | Byron Johnston
- Q&A Episode - The First Three Questions, the NFL, and Doing Silly Shit | SSR #195
- Career Advice for Prospective Coaches | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #42
- Music Teacher Turned Starting Strength Coach
- Belt During Deadlifts
- Knowledge is Power | Steven Villarreal
- Cómo Hacer el Press de Banca | Hari Fafutis
- Plate diameter and anthropometry.
- The Driver's Edge | Starting Strength Radio #196
- For people with acid reflux, how can I effectively train my abs that don't involve
- NLP after Layoff
- How To Barbell Press | The Starting Strength Method
- How to Be 18 Years Old Again for Only $2 Million a Year
- The Final Cooling | Daniel Oakes
- Hip Drive - The Essentials of Loaded Human Movement
- Q&A Episode - Mezuzahs, Pork Rinds, and Foot Cramps | Starting Strength Radio #197
- Lack of energy due to starting strength
- Writing | Hannah Pralle
- The First Coach to Become a Gym Owner | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #43
- Protein Powder Recommendation
- How To Bench Press | The Starting Strength Method
- “No Excuses”? Baloney. | Jonathon Sullivan
- Becoming a Starting Strength Kid with Tori
- does anyone have experience with the cambered squat bar?
- Q&A Episode - Iowa Park Cops, the Marrs Bar, and Building a Badass | SSR #198
- Barbell Gym in Tupelo
- Weak Grip and Its Effects on the Deadlift | Andrew Lewis
- “Functional” “Training” | Mark Rippetoe
- From Working Out With My Mom in a Garage to Owning a Gym
- Functional Training with Kim Goss | Starting Strength Radio #199
- Owner of Two Gyms at Age 30 | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #44
- Doc | John F Musser
- Motivation | Carl Raghavan
- Best of Comments from the Haters! | Starting Strength Radio #200
- Painless popping while deadlifting
- Applying Starting Strength principles to learning to ski
- Buying beef from a farm in Utah
- How Does a Weightlifting Belt Help You in the Gym? | Ray Gillenwater
- The Deadlift vs The Clean | Mark Rippetoe
- Presentación de Libro, Starting Strength en Español | Harilaos Fafutis
- Debate about mirror neurons
- Why You Should Attend a Seminar | Starting Strength Radio #201
- Cramping
- Meet Luke, the new President | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #45
- Personalized Coaching For Strength Training Beginners
- Exhaustion after squat volume training
- How to Use Kettlebells for Strength Training | James Rodgers
- Squat re-racking issue
- Quick Tips for Your Squat Setup | Byron Johnston
- Q&A Episode - Waffle House, Deloads, and Supplements | Starting Strength Radio #202
- Body Composition First
- Rogue Thompson fat pad / Starting Strength benching method
- Disc prolapse a year ago
- How to Add Calories to a Protein Shake | Andrew Lewis
- The “Standing Bench Press” | Robert Santana
- Winter Swimming and Starting Strength | Wade Stokes
- Getting the bar out of the rack on a bench press
- Common Mistakes In The Deadlift & How To Fix Them | Ray Gillenwater
- Training Your Kids | Starting Strength Radio #203
- Testosterone tested, questions about results
- What is the song in this video of Rip deadlifting 500 lbs?
- Leaving Healthcare to Build an SS Gym | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #46
- First Year of an Affiliate | Steve Ross
- An Issue of Tightness | Chris Olson
- 72 and Stronger than I was in the Marine Corps
- Changing training days to accomadate rugby season
- Physical Therapy, Injuries, and Rehab with Will Morris | Starting Strength Radio #204
- The Leg Press Fallacy
- Bachelor Steak | Contemporary Texas Kitchen
- Buying chalk
- Big and Strong | Daniel Oakes
- I’m just going to ask, Starting Strength Nashville
- A recent article on strength training from British Rowing
- Life after the Service with Starting Strength Gyms | Inna Koppel & Jacob Pearce
- Busting vessels
- A BJJ Black Belt Does Starting Strength
- Strength standards
- ACFT 2-mile Run
- Q&A Goal Bodyweight, PL Meet Tips & Training Your Spouse | SS Radio #205
- What in tarnation are my elbows supposed to be doing?
- No Leg? No Problem | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #47
- The Incline Bench Press vs The Lat Machine | Mark Rippetoe
- No Doubt | Jim Steel
- Starting Strength at 91?
- Top Movies of All Time | Starting Strength Radio #206
- Why only one nationwide taco-based fast food chain?
- Why is the Press a main lift?
- Fixing Your Bar Path, Fix your Press | Adam Fangman
- What do chefs put on minor burns?
- Coronary Calcium Scan
- Six Short Stories About Training at WFAC | Phil Ringman
- Lee James (1953-2023) | Jim Moser
- Testosterone Check
- Q&A Episode - Bodybuilder's Eating Disorder, Low DHEA, and Red Spots | SSR #207
- Short guy numbers
- Black Belt, SSC, Engineer, Good Dude, Mark Diffley | SS Gyms Podcast #48
- Falling forward in the squat
- The “Sumo” Deadlift: What's the Point? | Mark Rippetoe
- Grip Strength & Deadlift
- Progressive Overload Lifting - 46 years old
- Bench back arch for over 60s lifter
- Losing weight for countering high blood pressure? If yes then how?
- Sleep Apnea / Valsalva
- Programming changes for poor neuromuscular efficiency
- Power Clean Teaching Progression Breakdown | John Dowdy
- Losartan
- Yes, Go The Hell In! | Amanda Sheppard
- A New Definition for Strength Training | Mark Rippetoe
- Inna Talks About Her Rack
- Weight progression question
- Anybody have experience taking pregnenolone?
- 2 lifts per day for novice
- Live podcast
- Ray's First Fitness Industry Interview | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #49
- The Trifecta of Squat Cues | Phil Meggers
- The DEA and Telemedicine | Trevor Rachko
- Paralyzed From the Chest Down, Starting Strength Has Greg Running Again
- Grip Strength For Intermediate Lifters
- A New Definition for Strength Training | Starting Strength Radio #210
- What's necessary/optimal for doing first chin up?
- Question re press
- Rowing question
- Blind Beer Tasting | Mark Rippetoe and Brent Carter
- Which program after long lay off
- Cueing and Feedback: Science or Art: Does it Matter? | Gregory Hess and Mark Rippetoe
- Strength Training at the Firehouse | Joseph Rodriguez
- First session Starting Strength program
- Hair Transplant
- The Novice Linear Progression: Your First 30 Days | Ray Gillenwater
- Ice Baths, Facing the Plates on Deadlift, Feeding Beef | Starting Strength Radio #211
- The gift of injury
- Fitness “Beliefs” Versus What Actually Works Best | SS Gyms Podcast #5
- L-arginine and L-citrulline
- Starting Strength Recommends Stretching? WTF!? | Chase Lindley
- The Task is the Point | Charles Williams
- Clarification re reset
- Three Reasons Why You Should Be Doing Paused Squats | Steve Ross
- Q&A Episode - Rusty, Man of Mystery, & Other Topics | Starting Strength Radio #211
- Passed out on a clean. Any reason not to proceed?
- Creole Spaghetti | Contemporary Texas Kitchen
- Effort | Jim Steel
- Training for 60yo novice w/ low bone density coming off shoulder+rotator cuff surgery
- Vitamins and Barbell Training Part 1: The B-Vitamins | Robert Santana
- Thinking too much about lifting/not enjoying it
- Statin Deniers! With Dr. Malcolm Kendrick | Starting Strength Radio #213
- 500 lb Squatter, Gym Owner, Lt Colonel JD Thomason | SS Gyms Podcast #51
- Problems with the squat
- High Tibial Osteotomy, a Dash of Physical Therapy, & a Healthy Serving of Barbells...
- How's my progress?