7 Days On, 7 Days Off – A Case Study of a Sub-optimal Schedule by Andrew Lewis, SSC | November 05, 2019 Shane, an airline pilot in his late 40s, started training with me in February of 2019. He came in to get stronger and lose some fat. He had not lifted since the 1990s. His intermittent work schedule created a problem to solve... Continue reading
Lifting on Borrowed Time by Nicole Rutherford, SSC | October 29, 2019 November 27th, 2018 was the first day we met Brad. When we sat down to discuss his history related to training and health, we found out that Brad was a twice-survivor of cancer. He was already expected to have died two years prior. The guy we met that day wasn’t ready to give up. And to this day, he is still fighting and stronger than ever. Continue reading
Strength Training and Myasthenia Gravis by Rosemary Spellman | October 15, 2019 In January 2018, I was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis (MG), a chronic autoimmune disease which causes muscle weakness...I managed to hunt down one article that discussed resistance training and MG, and thought that beginning a strength program might help with my symptoms. Continue reading
Training for Life by Jordan Burnett, SSC | August 27, 2019 The basic life skills that fell by the wayside in my youth were being taught to me by a barbell, of all things. Over time I noticed these qualities starting to bleed over into other areas of my life. Continue reading
Starting Strength Athletes: IRT Professional Robbie CollinsAn Interview by Jared Nessland, SSC | August 20, 2019 "I first came across Starting Strength in late 2013 after seeing a squat tutorial from Rip on YouTube. While I was doing squats and deadlifts in my workouts, no one had ever really taught me how to do them properly. This started my journey into barbell training." Continue reading
