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Starting Strength - The Aasgaard Company Author, Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, 3rd Ed. Starting Strength is a website promoting effective, barbell-based strength training.
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Starting Strength is a systematic approach to the classic barbell training method of improving Strength – the most critical characteristic of successful athletes and healthy useful people. The Aasgaard Company publishes articles, videos and other resources on this site. It also hosts the Starting Strength Forums, providing an active community for the discussion of training questions and achievements, as well as the famous Mark Rippetoe Q&A forum.

How to Set Up a Training Log | Major Grant Broggi, SSCGrant Broggi, Starting Strength Coach and Owner of The Strength Co...
10/08/2026

How to Set Up a Training Log | Major Grant Broggi, SSC

Grant Broggi, Starting Strength Coach and Owner of The Strength Co, explains the purpose and set up for a proper training log.

Observations on Training by an Old Guy | Phil RingmanFor a long time I had a mental block that I had to do sets of five ...
10/07/2026

Observations on Training by an Old Guy | Phil Ringman

For a long time I had a mental block that I had to do sets of five all the time, and if I wasn’t, I was somehow failing. I discovered that is not the case, particularly for old guys.

The Pause Squat | Mark RippetoeRip talks about how, when, and why the Pause Squat might be used appropriately in a train...
10/05/2026

The Pause Squat | Mark Rippetoe

Rip talks about how, when, and why the Pause Squat might be used appropriately in a training program, then runs Rusty through some demo reps.

X Edition - Starting Strength Weekly Report October 5, 2026Equipment at WFAC; Strength Training Culture; Equipment you N...
10/05/2026

X Edition - Starting Strength Weekly Report October 5, 2026

Equipment at WFAC; Strength Training Culture; Equipment you NEED for Children's Weightlifting; Hitching the Deadlift; Materials Science of the Barbell; My First Search for the X-Factor: York Barbell; Back Angle and Spinal Position; Shoes for a LegLengthDiscrepancy; deadlifts

Weekend Archives: My First Search for the X-Factor"I had been Olympic Weightlifting about three years when I got the ide...
10/04/2026

Weekend Archives: My First Search for the X-Factor

"I had been Olympic Weightlifting about three years when I got the idea to drive to York Barbell to see if I could find what Tommy Suggs so rightly refers to as the X-Factor. I had heard all the legendary stories about the York Gym from my coach, mentor, and friend Bill Starr..."

Equipment at WFAC | Starting Strength Light Day #29Rip and Rusty talk about equipment - necessary, unnecessary, and rec...
10/02/2026

Equipment at WFAC | Starting Strength Light Day #29

Rip and Rusty talk about equipment - necessary, unnecessary, and recommendations - as they walk through Wichita Falls Athletic Club.

Materials Science of the Barbell | Andrew Lewis, SSCAnything not directly contributing to the movement of the bar should...
10/02/2026

Materials Science of the Barbell | Andrew Lewis, SSC

Anything not directly contributing to the movement of the bar should be as rigid as possible to maximize force transfer in a lift. This is why a trainee should hold their breath when they squat. This is why you clean and sn**ch with straight arms. This is why you lock out your knees and squeeze your abs in the press. This is also why you squat in hard-soled squat shoes on rigid, hard platforms, and not in tennis shoes on a mattress.

Strength Training Culture | Jim SteelThe strength training culture is an interesting one. There is a general feeling amo...
10/01/2026

Strength Training Culture | Jim Steel

The strength training culture is an interesting one. There is a general feeling among older, experienced lifters that they should give back to the activity that has given them so much. They want to help people, especially beginners...

Hitching the Deadlift | Mark RippetoeIf your heavy deadlifts move up your thighs in a series of "jumps," you are perform...
09/29/2026

Hitching the Deadlift | Mark Rippetoe

If your heavy deadlifts move up your thighs in a series of "jumps," you are performing what is called "hitching the bar." Hitches are illegal in powerlifting competition, but they are also a bad idea in general. Here's why.

Equipment you NEED for Children's Weightlifting | Rusty HolcombRusty takes you through some equipment that you need for ...
09/28/2026

Equipment you NEED for Children's Weightlifting | Rusty Holcomb

Rusty takes you through some equipment that you need for children's training. A bit of a preview for this Friday's Light Day episode.

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