A Savage’s Motive by Cody Teer | March 29, 2018 Building a relationship and learning what makes your lifter “tick” makes you better at that part of the job. I wanted to share Sage’s story to illustrate how he overcame motivational strife and set some massive personal records (PRs) at the United States Strengthlifting Federation (USSF) Nationals over a very short period of time. Continue reading
Shoulder Rehab After Surgery: Under the Bar by Charity Hambrick | March 22, 2018 I don’t give in to my clients’ excuses to get out of training. So, in September of 2016, when I began having acute pains on the anterior side of my left shoulder, a learning opportunity developed for their coach: a lesson in rehabilitative training. Continue reading
From 155 to 405: The Gains of Guerrazzi by Chris Kurisko and Ben Witzke | March 15, 2018 Guerrazzi was a lanky 6'2" and weighed in at a measly 165 pounds when he began. A basketball player, he wanted to no longer be an undernourished, weak participant on the court. He was, quite frankly, a benchwarmer with nowhere to go but up. Continue reading
Starting Strength Case Study: Louise by Inna Koppel, SSC | March 01, 2018 Louise is a 65-year-old mother, grandmother, and small business owner. She was sent to the Woodmere Fitness Barbell Club by her daughter, who started lifting under the Starting Strength method and immediately recommended it to her mom. Louise has Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) affecting her hands as well as her hips. Continue reading
Hip Pain and Rehab Case Study After Arthroscopic Hip Surgery by Matthew Moore | February 15, 2018 In this article I will outline my experience using barbells to successfully recover from arthroscopic hip surgery to repair a torn labrum and remove bony lesions in the hip socket, and what happens when you decide to make your body heal rather than wait for it to heal. In just over 6 months post-op, I was able to get my squat up to 405x3 for a huge all time PR with no hip pain using the Starting Strength linear progression. Continue reading
