About this episode

The episode reviews Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength program, discussing its structure, effectiveness, and suitability for different individuals.

The episode introduces Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength, covering its alternating workouts, simple progression, and focus on squat, press/bench, and deadlift. It also explains why the program works and who it suits best. Chapters 0:03 - Getting Stronger Basics 4:45 - Strength Journeys 10:30 - Starting Strength Overview 15:19 - Novice to Advanced 20:09 - Who Should Use It 25:33 - Verdict On The Program Long Summary In this episode we begin a series on strength training programs and focus on Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength. We explain that the discussion will cover who the program is for, how it is structured, and what we think of it overall. We also share our own training backgrounds. We both describe moving between bodybuilding, football-based training, powerlifting-style work, and more concurrent training with lifting and conditioning. We note that strength training has always been part of our routines, even when our goals changed. We then outline the basic Starting Strength approach. The novice version centers on two workouts, A and B, built around squat, press or bench press, and deadlift, with simple progression and very light starting weights. We emphasize that the…

People in this episode

Host: Jerred Moon

Topics covered

• strength training
• Mark Rippetoe
• Starting Strength
• fitness program
• weightlifting

Keywords

• strength training
• Mark Rippetoe
• Starting Strength
• squat
• deadlift
• fitness
• progression

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Organizations: Starting Strength

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