Starr articles?

[Smith K]

Hey Rip,

Was wondering if you, or anyone on the forum for that matter, know of a website or article database with a lot of Starr articles. He is referenced so much, but I can never seem to find many articles written by him. A google search just brings up a few 5x5 routines, and the pressing article you posted a little while back. I know he wrote for milo a ways back so I'd think those articles would be immortalized on the internet by now.

[Mark Rippetoe]

They're not on the internet. At least not legitimately.

Starr's been writing for magazine publications for a long time, and they're available in that format as that's the extent of the permission that first publication rights allows. Those magazines cannot republish the work in any form, including on the internet, without Starr's permission. So you won't find Starr's articles on the internet, outside of this website (or perhaps a hard-copy magazine which has expressly been granted permission to publish a work on their website in addition to print), unless you're seeing something where the articles have been ripped off and posted without his knowledge or consent.

[bomb1977]

I thought you had to go to mail him a self addressed stamped envelope and he would type things out on his typewriter and mail them back to you

Haha I kid...I kid because I love

I know Starr is a legend, but honestly outside of Rip's mention of the Starr protocol for rehabbing an injury...I honestly don't know who he is.

He must be pretty well off if he doesn't need to cash in on the internet. The amount of people you can reach is simply put...the entire world.

Yourself and Charles Staley are the 2 people within the entire "fitness" world that I respect the most. I own materials from both of you and plan on attending both of your seminars within the next year or so. I wouldn't have a clue who either of you were without....THE INTERNET.

I wouldn't have ever learned the legend of Doug Young and the whole 3 youtube clips of him. It's a shame there is not more information on a genetic freak like Doug Young on the internet. If somebody has it, they need to post it.

I wouldn't even know who Anatoli Pisarenko was. With him missing out on 2 olympics that he could have won in his sleep, he just isn't a mainstream personality. Again there are 2-3 youtube video's of the most powerful, most explosive human being to ever hold a bar in his hand. Outside of that there is very little info...again what a shame.

Starr might not need the money, Starr might not want to be a celebrity of sorts but the uneducated kids and uneducated lifters of the world need him and the knowledge he brings to the table.

Honestly anybody that doesn't breach the normal health club bullshit is a welcome addition to the "fitness" world in my eyes. I have to put fitness in quotations as I did above because I don't consider the fatasses walking on the treadmill watching TV as being anywhere near at my level when I am in a power rack squatting, overhead pressing, powercleaning, deadlifting....etc (you know the routine, you fuckin invented it...)

Without Mark Rippetoe and Charles Staley, I would still be at the gym doing this.....

Mon - Rest
Tues - 45 min cardio (80-85% heartrate)
Wed - Full body workout on the smith machine circuit
Thurs - Rest
Fri - 45 min cardio (80-85%)
Sat - 30 min cardio (60-65%)
Sunday - Full body workout on the smith machine circuit

If I haven't said it enough....THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME!!!

My routine now looks like this...

Wed - SS
Fri - SS
Sun - SS

I have bastardizes SS in 1 way, Wed-Fri-Sun works better for my family than Mon-Wed-Fri

Thank You Mr. Rippetoe

Kevin Bensette
Hamilton, Ontario

[jacob cloud]

A quick search shows at least 5 articles on the Crossfit Journal credited to Bill Starr - are these not legitimate? 3 are from this year.

[Greg C]

A quick search shows at least 5 articles on the Crossfit Journal credited to Bill Starr - are these not legitimate? 3 are from this year.

IMO, not only are they legit, but his articles and those by Lon Kilgore (not to speak of the archived stuff by Rip) are freakin' priceless as well as excellent reads.

[Baker]

I know he wrote for milo a ways back so I'd think those articles would be immortalized on the internet by now.

He still writes for Milo...Ironman too. I think Ironman may have a few on their website.

[ThatGuy]

The CrossFit Journal does seem to keep up with a lot of his stuff.

Speaking of which! Hey Rip, in his latest Bill finally answered the question I have heard you say you never get answered- exactly why O-lifters ought to do a high bar back squat. Starr explains that during the SECOND pull the back angle is much more upright, near identical to the angle of the high bar back squat. Apparently that is where they need the strength the most or something. I don't quite see how that is better than getting just that much more hamstring strength with a low bar back squat, especially in the beginning of an O-lifter's career, but far be it from me to dissent with Bill Starr without a really, really good reason to. Or you, though.

Your thoughts?

[Mark Rippetoe]

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