Bet Chazak Strength & Conditioning

09/24/2022

She gets it.

09/17/2022

This man isn’t the only one to rehab a terrific injury using the Starting Strength Method.

On 11 June 2004, around midnight, I fell 40 feet off a building and broke my back. Since that time, I have been through an interesting rehabilitation. The story is lengthy, but barbell training figured into my recovery. Strength training is the basis upon which I continue to keep myself functioning....

09/03/2022

A classic article from Starting Strength - The Aasgaard Company

"[A]t present there is absolutely no solid evidence that strength training—or any other exercise or dietary program—will substantially prolong our life spans. But the preponderance of the scientific evidence, flawed as it is, strongly indicates that we can change the trajectory of decline. We ca...

08/30/2022

30 Aug Workout. Upper Body; Bench Intensity, Press Volume.

Left shoulder is feeling better. First set of presses were rough but I cleaned it up after that and it felt pretty good.

08/26/2022

Rip talks with Matt Larsen about his recently released Combatives Belt system, and why he chose the squat, bench, and deadlift as the test for the strength standard. Matt Larsen, the father of Modern Combatives, is a former United States Marine, United States Army Ranger, and Black Belt Magazine Hal...

08/25/2022

08/25/2022

Great short article that really helps to crystallize the Starting Strength Model.

Integrating what may seem like disparate concepts (e.g., mechanics and physiology) into your understanding of the Starting Strength model may seem a little daunting at the beginning of your coaching development. To help you, I would like to give you a M.A.P. to the model.

08/25/2022

25 Aug Workout. Upper Body:Press Intensity, Bench volume.

08/20/2022

08/15/2022

Strength Training Needs To be Part Of Your Retirement Plan

Just Hoping For Good Health In Old Age Is Like Financial Planning with Lottery Tickets

08/15/2022

Ray Gillenwater and Chris Reis talk about medical bureaucracy and how physical therapy studies work.