SS:BBT3 Pulling Mechanics 2

This is the second part of an excerpt from the Deadlift chapter of Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, 3rd Edition, available for sale now. It deals with the non-vertical arm angle and the biomechanics of the position. This explanation is based on consultations with Dr. Dennis Carter at Stanford University and other mechanical engineers, and is not available anywhere else in the literature.

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SS:BBT3 Learning to Press

Figure 3-9. Moment arms that are created by an
incorrect grip. (A) Between hand and shoulder, and
between elbow and shoulder. (B) Between elbow and
shoulder along the sagittal plane. (C) Between wrist
and bar.

This is an excerpt from the Press chapter of Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, 3rd Edition, available for sale now. The revamped version of teaching the press is covered here.

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SS:BBT3 Pulling Mechanics

This is an excerpt from the Deadlift chapter of Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, 3rd Edition, available for sale now. It is the first part of an expanded explanation of some pulling mechanics topics we have been working on for the past few years. The second part will follow shortly.

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Wanna Bet?

by Bill Starr

For a competitive athlete to continuously improve in any sport, he must test himself against others on a regular basis. Not just at contests, but in training sessions as well…The small weight room had a record board where the top lifts in all the classes were recorded plus one column for the best overall lifter according to the Hoffman formula. The bets were for cartons of milk, which could be purchased from a vending machine in the lobby of the Y for a dime.

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Platform: The Squat - Bar Position

Rip explains the positioning of the grip and the bar for the low bar back squat.

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The Pioneers of Protein

by Daniel T. Hall and John D. Fair

In the 1950s when I started bodybuilding, most guys believed all you had to do to develop your body was lift weights. They didn’t think what you ate really mattered. Now we all know differently.
                  —Frank Zane

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