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Coming Back From a Training Layoff with Andrew Lewis | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #8

Ray Gillenwater, SSC and Andrew Lewis, SSC | March 28, 2022

Ray Gillenwater and Andrew Lewis discuss the optimal way to start training again after a layoff.

  • 0:02:30 - Coming back from a layoff
  • 0:06:46 - Changes depending on age/advancement
  • 0:08:30 - Calculations on length of layoff
  • 0:12:00 - Andrew's PRs
  • 0:15:40 - Middle-aged man coming back from a layoff as a novice
  • 0:18:46 - Middle-aged man coming back from a layoff as an intermediate 
  • 0:27:11 - 70-year-old woman coming back from a layoff
  • 0:36:06 - Vacation versus being sick 
  • 0:39:20 - Becoming a Starting Strength Coach
  • 0:47:40 - Coach development

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