When you finally decide to get stronger you’re in a mental state of mind of both readiness and acceptance. It takes a while to get there and some never do, while for others, they wax and wane in and out of the mentality. Having to miss scheduled training days due to external conflicts can […]
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2015 Starting Strength Fall Classic Results
This Saturday, Oct. 24th marked the first ever Starting Strength Fall Classic (previously the October Iron Fest). Forty-eight lifters from all over the upper-Midwest (Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, and Iowa) traveled to Chicago to compete at Bucktown CrossFit. Meanwhile, this same weekend, at seven other gyms across the nation hundreds of lifters were […]
Starr Rehab Protocol for Muscle Injury
Starting Strength pioneer, Mark Rippetoe addresses a frequently asked question about muscle injury and rehab in his #AskRip video. I figured many of you may have the same type of question rolling around in your head and wanted to share with you the details of the Starr Rehab Protocol created by Bill Starr. Keep […]