Heavy-Light-Medium A principle with varying potential methodologies by Andy Baker | June 02, 2016 As I was working with a couple of clients yesterday, we discussed the nuts and bolts of their programming. Both clients, (one young, one middle aged) are using a heavy-light-medium approach to their training. Both are getting great results, but within the context of the HLM programming, they are each using two different methodologies. Continue reading
The Squat - Training the Elderly by Beau Bryant | March 10, 2016 Starting Strength Coach Beau Bryant takes Dan, a 72 year old new client with no prior strength training experience, through a modified teaching method for The Squat. In this first training session, Beau teaches Dan how to squat and then makes corrections in real-time as he works through his first three work sets. Continue reading
The Novice Program for High School Athletes by Nick Delgadillo, SSC | February 25, 2016 Training athletes, especially football players, is a giant pain in the ass. Three days a week, I have a group of high school kids that come to the gym for training. They all run a novice program and continue to get stronger week after week, as long as they’re doing what they’re supposed to do. As we all know, the fact that these kids are pretty big already and ranging in age from 14-18 puts them in absolutely the best possible situation for being able to capitalize on the potential benefits of a simple and hard barbell program… Continue reading
Rehabilitating a Severe Adductor Group (Groin) TearUnder the bar with the Starr rehab protocol by Joe Leppo, SSC | January 21, 2016 Self-assessment is hard for most dedicated lifters. As workouts become more difficult (with heavier weights) and more complex (with programming modifications) there is often an internal debate that goes on within the mind of the lifter: usually after a really, really hard set... Continue reading
Regaining Strength after Lyme DiseaseTen weeks of progress in two minutes by | December 24, 2015 What does a Starting Strength Linear Progression look like? If you have read the book, you know that small increases in weight for sets of five are the engine of the program. This slow, gradual, and effective increase in weight on the bar and the lifter may be a bore to watch on... Continue reading
