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Ray Gillenwater | July 11, 2022

Andy Baker co-authored Practical Programming for Strength Training and The Barbell Prescription: Strength Training for Life After 40 with the founder of Starting Strength, Mark Rippetoe. He is a Starting Strength Coach and the owner of Baker Personal Training in Kingwood, Texas. He's been a professional strength coach for over 17 years and is considered one of the leaders in the industry for his academic and practical contributions to the field of strength training. Ray and Andy sit down to discuss the differences between strength training and bodybuilding.


Ray Gillenwater | July 07, 2022

Chalk is not just something Olympic weightlifters and Lebron James needs. Chalk is essential to consistently gain strength in the gym. That's why you see chalk in every Starting Strength Gym. If you go to a gym that doesn't have chalk or even worse doesn't allow it, that gym is limiting your progress and you shouldn't be training there. Ray Gillenwater has some tips on how to use chalk your first time in the gym as well as why you need to be using chalk when strength training.




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