Warrior Spirit: A Busy Military Commander Gets Strong in a Net Calorie Deficit by Geoff Bischoff | May 11, 2021 In one sense, military service is the ultimate sport. On game day, the stakes are high: Your life; the lives of your teammates; in extreme cases, the life of your entire nation. In place of a championship ring or a lovely sterling chalice, the prize for winning is another night at home with your family. Continue reading
Dylan by Jim Steel | October 21, 2020 A few years back, when I was still the head strength coach at the University of Pennsylvania, I walked into the equipment room in the basketball arena to visit my friend Johnny...On one of these visits, Johnny had another visitor. When I walked in, Johnny introduced me to Dylan... Continue reading
Training in the Time of COVID-19: Part 2 by Carl Raghavan, SSC | August 26, 2020 Last you heard from me, I was doing some work with gymnastics rings and kettlebells. Well, that lasted all of six weeks, because exercise sucks. It doesn’t have a big-enough “why” to keep me motivated. What’s the point? Why am I doing this? To stay in shape? Round is a shape – how about I just stay round? Continue reading
Linear Progression in Suboptimal Conditions: Tim Gets Strong-ish by Geoff Bischoff | August 04, 2020 "[W]hat about when life happens? The forums at StartingStrength.com are replete with questions along the lines of 'What if I can only do 2 sessions per week?' 'What if I get sick?' 'What if I miss multiple training sessions?' 'What if I don’t have a certified coach?” The underlying question is always 'Will I still get stronger if I can’t do the program as written?'" Continue reading
Becoming a Lifter: The Boogaloo Bertha Story by Nick Delgadillo, SSC | July 29, 2020 Bre Hillen, also known as Boogaloo Bertha, walked into WFAC nearly 4 years ago a damaged, weak, and skinny CrossFitter. I started helping her with her programming in November of 2017 after she had already been in the gym for a while, and have been working with her since... Continue reading
