http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/index/ en stef@startingstrength.com Copyright 2012 2012-01-27T04:07:16+00:00 http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/the_york_barbell_series_exhibitions http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/the_york_barbell_series_exhibitions#When:04:07:16Z by Bill Starr ...By the time they got home, they had covered over 3000 miles and had put on thirty exhibitions. And they wore out a new set of tires. Little wonder, with such a load. Grimek said they carried so much weight that the big car set low like a sports car and was a lethal force with the 400 lbs suspended on the front bumper. Article: pdf Resources Page Discuss This Article Articles, 2012-01-27T04:07:16+00:00 http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/the_year_in_strength_science_2011 http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/the_year_in_strength_science_2011#When:23:01:24Z by Jonathon Sullivan This will be the first in an annual series surveying the scientific literature on strength training. Hopefully, it won’t also be the last, but that’s really up to you. It’s an experiment. I’m going to present a selection of papers published over the last year relating to That Thing We Do. While they’ll all have relevance, they won’t all have quality. The goal is to highlight some papers that may fruitfully change our practice, while exposing some papers which are just baloney, but which may be waved in your general direction as an excuse for doing something stupid. Article: pdf Resources Page Discuss This Article Articles, 2012-01-19T23:01:24+00:00 http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/starting_strength_series_kirk_karwoski http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/starting_strength_series_kirk_karwoski#When:22:56:24Z Powerlifting - training - strength. Resources Page Discuss This Video Interviews, 2012-01-11T22:56:24+00:00 http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/strength_training_stroke_recovery http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/strength_training_stroke_recovery#When:22:49:11Z by Todd Peters It was Thursday, October 29th, 2008 and I had evening no-gi practice at my local Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu club. My neck had been sore for a few weeks, but anyone who has spent any amount of time training in a grappling sport knows that this is nothing new – you do your neck bridges and get stronger, then next time you get thrown you won’t tweak your damn neck. What I didn’t know was that this time there was a bomb waiting to go off inside my head… Article: pdf, Kindle Resources Page Discuss This Article Articles, 2012-01-06T22:49:11+00:00 http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/strength_training_seniors http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/strength_training_seniors#When:22:38:06Z by Gillian Mounsey   My philosophy was and remains focused on what a client can do versus focusing on what he or she cannot do. There is nothing worse than beginning with a list of contraindications that left both me and the client unclear as to how to proceed. I chose to begin with a list of “can dos.” My programs are guided by three principles: 1) Is it safe? 2) Is it fun (fun being relative)? 3) Are they making measurable progress? Article: pdf, Kindle Resources Page Discuss This Article Articles, 2012-01-02T22:38:06+00:00 http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/instavision_ironpundit http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/instavision_ironpundit#When:22:35:49Z Mark Rippetoe, author of “Starting Strength” joins Glenn Reynolds to discuss body building, weight training and barbell training. Hear how the Instapundit stays in shape, and what it takes to build a body of steel. Planning a gym related New Year’s resolution? Then watch this InstaVision. Interviews, 2011-12-22T22:35:49+00:00 http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/utilizing_intuitive_training http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/utilizing_intuitive_training#When:03:53:13Z by Bill Starr [At] some point, any athlete who really wants to move ahead of the pack has to take it upon himself to adjust and revise his routine. Doing what everyone else is doing works well in the beginning, but to continue following the herd even when things get sticky is not the right path to the top. Article: pdf, Kindle Resources Page Discuss This Article   2011-12-14T03:53:13+00:00 http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/ssbbt3_pulling_mechanics_2 http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/ssbbt3_pulling_mechanics_2#When:18:19:36Z 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. Article: pdf Resources Page Discuss This Article Articles, 2011-11-14T18:19:36+00:00 http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/ssbbt3_learning_to_press http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/ssbbt3_learning_to_press#When:23:40:06Z 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. Article: pdf Resources Page Discuss This Article Articles, 2011-11-12T23:40:06+00:00 http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/ssbbt3_pulling_mechanics http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/ssbbt3_pulling_mechanics#When:06:06:32Z 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. Article: pdf Resources Page Discuss This Article Announcements, Articles, 2011-11-11T06:06:32+00:00