FAQ Index

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Welcome to the Starting Strength Forum FAQ! It is a work in progress, with updates and additions several times a week. All these things come up with searches, but this listing will allow you to browse and not have to sift through all the search results.

Board & Forum FAQ

• General board / software operation: vBulletin FAQ
• Forum operation: Forum Rules & Account Help

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Books, Seminars, Camps & related FAQ

How can I become a coach?

Coaching Jobs Listing

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Lifting FAQ

Starting Strength

• What it is, Getting Started

Squat

Teaching method videos

Fixing Common Problems

• Grip & Bar Position
• Back Angle
• Hip Drive
• Depth
• Knee position
• Back rounding
• Stance

Press

Teaching method videos

Common problems

Deadlift

Teaching method videos

Fixing Common problems

• Getting off the toes
• Scraped Shins
• Hitching

Bench Press

Teaching method videos

Common problems

• Spotting

Power Clean

Teaching method videos
Yes, You Need to Learn How to Power Clean
Common problems

• The Shrug
• The Double Knee Bend

Power Snatch

Teaching method & videos

Split Lifts

• The Split Snatch
• The Split Clean
• The Split Jerk

Assistance & Remedial Exercises

• Barbell Row
• Halting Deadlift
• Rack Pull
• Shrug
• RDL
• SLDL
• Front Squat
• Box Squat
• Leg Press
• Close-Grip Bench Press
• Pin Press
• Dips
• Chins/Pull-ups
• Lying Triceps Extension
• Barbell Curl

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Programming

Novice

• Getting Started Summary
• A Clarification (YNDTP)
• The Novice Effect
• Incremental Increases

Intermediate & Advanced

• Intermediate and Advanced Training: A Few Ideas
• The Texas Method
• Understanding the Texas Method Intensity Day
• 5 Ways to 5 x 5
• Heavy-Light-Medium

Sports

• The Two-Factor Model of Sports Performance

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Nutrition & Recovery

The Basics

• Calorie Needs for Barbell Training
• Protein and Barbell Training
• Body Composition for Barbell Training

Growth

• Eating to Get Big and Strong
• Gaining Bodyweight Without GOMAD

Fat Loss

• Starting Strength for the Obese Trainee
• Training the Emergency Weight Loss Trainee

Special Diets

• Curb Your Veganism

Supplements

• Stop Wasting Money - Nutrition Supplements that Actually Work