벗윙크 by Mark Rippetoe | June 16, 2019 벗윙크란 단어는 지나치게 사용되며, 가장 짜증나는 용어중에 하나일 것이다. 물론 경험이 부족한 코치들에게 말이다. 벗윙크라는 단어는 크로스피터들이 다른 크로스피터들에게 그들이 마치 몸 움직임의 굉장한 비밀을 알고 있다는 듯이, 자랑할때 사용되기 시작했다. [Korean translation of Butt Wink] Continue reading
Why We Don’t Push Press by Brent J Carter, SSC | June 11, 2019 The press and bench press form the foundation of our upper body strength training exercises at Starting Strength. We do not use the dumbbell press, nor the behind the neck press for the same reason we do not use knee extensions or the leg press for our primary lifts. Continue reading
Do I Need a Deload Week? by Emily Socolinsky, SSC | June 04, 2019 I often get this question from clients, about an hour into their sessions: “So, when is a good time to deload? I read on the Internet/Reddit/Facebook/T-Nation that it’s a good idea to take a week off and do lower weights. Do I need to do this?” Continue reading
Is the Starting Strength Seminar Right for Me? by Nikki Burman, SSC | May 28, 2019 You see the Starting Strength Seminars advertised all the time, and you hear people talking about them. But you may be wondering if it's the best thing for you. “It’s a decent amount of money – am I going to really benefit from it?” It depends on where you are in your journey. Continue reading
To Cue or Not to Cue Muscle Groups by Brent J Carter, SSC | May 21, 2019 There are many things that differentiate Starting Strength from the rest of the fitness industry malarkey. Our methods have been built from a ground-up systems-based approach. Our coaches know what the hell they are doing. Our program produces results year after year for thousands and thousands of clients; theirs do not. Another example of how we are very different is that you rarely hear our coaches tell a client to use a particular muscle group. Continue reading
