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Starting Strength Radio: Behind the Scenes startingstrength.com/video/starting…

Rusty Holcomb leads a tour of the studio and production process for Starting Strength Radio.

Whenever I’ve seen Ed come across my timeline it’s generally been a good take, so I hope you don’t take this personally; but this is a pet topic of mine in which I disagree. I’ll explain why. The main reason athletes go to the gym is to get stronger, to increase their force

Zero evidence about “safety” or “risk”, it’s entirely cope for not taking the time to learn proper technique and training.

In the hunt for more weight or more reps - never sacrifice form, technique, or range of motion. If you do 5 squats to parallel and 3 squats above parallel that is not 8 reps. It’s 5 reps. If you do 8 deadhang pull ups and 2 pull ups 3/4 of the way down that is not 10

Weekend Archives: Back Rehab startingstrength.com/article/back_r…

"I was painfully aware of one thing — I needed to strengthen my back. I needed to strengthen the musculature that supported my spine, and I needed to do this without further irritation or assault to the injured area."

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For comparison, here’s an 82 year of Vietnam vet repping 150 for a triple. Draw whatever conclusions you see fit.

Weekend Archives: The 3 Most Effective Ways to Waste Time in the Gym startingstrength.com/article/the-3-…

"Time is money. Money is scarce these days, everywhere but DC. You want to be stronger, so you go to the gym. The best use of your time there is the simple progressive barbell training program we have discussed before, one that drives an upward strength adaptation with a

If you're a male and you're older than 16, you should be able to bench 135 for reps. If you're an adult and you're so weak you can't handle even that, you'll have a tough time with aches and pains as you age. Get in the gym.

NEVER Do This with a Heavy Press (or You’re DONE) Starting Strength Full video: testifysc.com/articles/never…

Froe Edition - Starting Strength Weekly Report August 25, 2025 startingstrength.com/report/the-rep…

Can You Grind Through Your Heavy Bench Presses? | Rusty Holcomb startingstrength.com/video/can-you-…

Rusty Holcomb discusses the skill of grinding - pushing hard against a bar longer and harder than you want to - and demonstrates how to use pushes against the pins at the bench sticking point for lifters who need extra practice with this skill.