March 24, 2025
Restoration Edition
On Starting Strength
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The World Needs Stronger Women –
Rip and team discuss the importance of strength training for women, common misconceptions that can block proper training, and why Starting Strength for women is… Starting Strength. -
Answering the Critics: Weight Training for Speed by Kim Goss –
When I began weightlifting in the 1970s, strength coaches had to confront numerous misconceptions about lifting weights. Sports coaches and the medical community warned about squats hurting the knees… -
Gym Bags at the Wichita Falls Athletic Club –
Gym bags are customized by each lifter so all essential equipment and supplies are sure to be there when needed, every time. Rusty, Stormi, Nick, and Hank each share what they keep on hand. -
My Apology to Clients by Carl Raghavan –
I owe you an apology. I’m sorry you thought this was going to be easy. Strength isn’t easy. If it were, everyone would be strong. But the process – the daily effort, the discipline, the setbacks, and the victories – will shape you… -
New to the Squat? Start Here –
The Starting Strength teaching method for the squat is the first step for beginners in barbell training. Watch as SSC Steve Ross of Brussels Barbell takes a trainee through this process and explains why we do what we do along the way. - Weekend Archives:
An Examination of Control of the Supine Hand in a Heavy Deadlift by Mia Inman –
In heavy deadlifts, the limiting factor in being able to complete the lift is often the ability of the lifter to hold onto the bar. It is fairly well known that what the hands can’t hold, the back won’t lift… - Weekend Archives:
Nothing New Under the Sun by Mark Rippetoe –
As the old saying goes, and it indicates the timelessness of good ideas. Starting Strength takes advantage of good ideas, like basic barbell exercises and arithmetic. We didn’t invent either one…
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Best of the Week
Strength Training – Zero Gravity
Panda
I was watching these two astronauts with muscle atrophy after 9 months in space thinking the SS team would surely be able to develop a better program than whatever they’re using at the moment ! Could be a growing future market !!
Mark Rippetoe
We already have. They’re not interested. After all, they have Exercise Physiologists at NASA.
neilc1
I’m curious what that looks like, some kind of hydraulic, pneumatic, rubberband contraption? “push the ceiling away”?
Jason Donaldson
Just a thought…what about approaching SpaceX with it?
Mark Rippetoe
It was a very lightweight device that used isometric resistance for the barbell exercises.
How do you “approach SpaceX”?
Jason Donaldson
I have no idea. Twitter? DOGE? Have Rogan hook you up?
How did you approach NASA?
Mark Rippetoe
How do I get Rogan to hook me up? He doesn’t even know who I am.
And I was in Vegas for an event years ago, and a guy that worked for them invited me to the facility to talk to them about using the program. They we not receptive.
Best of the Forum
Imbalance
AaronMBond
How do you teach your SSCs how to deal with muscle imbalances: left side/right side or front/back?
Mark Rippetoe
We teach them to instruct bilateral exercises correctly.
AaronMBond
So should I believe an SSC that says “imbalances aren’t a thing” and “shoulders rounded forward aren’t improper”? Also, would you recommend uni-work to bring up a weak side(25yrs of overhead wrenching), or let the strong side lag while bilaterally letting the weak side catch up?
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