Started squatting two years ago. No program and no idea how to squat properly. Knees and back hurt all the time. Came across Rip on KZfaq teaching the low bar squat. I’m now squatting with proper form and my back and knees actually feel better than they have in quite a while. Going for 500lbs by the end of 2024!

I'm 61yrs old. Discovered Starting Strength 3 yrs ago. This week happens to be PRs for almost every lift. Squat 375lb single PR Bench 280lb single PR Press 177lb Single PR Deadlift 450lb pull this morning. PR is 455lbs. Goals for the coming year Bench 315 Squat 405 Deadlift 500 Press 200

My son is a 15yr old baseball player. Pitcher for varsity . We used starting strength over the Summer. He put on 18 solid pounds in 3 months and increased every one of his p.r. by 25 to 30lb.

Started the program and am just finishing up my 4th week. 1rms changed: Squat 102kg for 1, now getting 140kg for one and able to do 3x5 quite comfortably. OHP 60kg for 1, now up to 54kg for 3x5 comfortably. Deads 140kg for 1, now able to do 130kg for 3x5 comfortably. Bench 80kg for 1, now able to do 60kg for 3x5 as if it's nothing. I've only actually tested the squat 1rm since starting and did that last workout. Bodyweight started at 196lbs, currently 204lbs, all muscle. This works.

I have been exercising most of my adult life. Read your book a year ago and really opened my eyes and made sense. Since then I have been training and at 47 yo I'm stronger than I've ever been

My wife saw me after a squat set, 450lb for 7. She looked at me like I was crazy with my red face and bloodshot eyes, heavy breathing lol I was like this is what strength training looks like when you start getting good at it

Completely agree. 52 y.o., 5'11', 248# 525 squat, 345 bench, 550 DL, 275 OHP. I keep written records so that I can visualize my goals. 1500# total for SBD is my next goal. 4 days a week, 60-75 minutes each, good clean food, no gear of any kind. I do wrap my knees for the squat.

So thankful to have come across starting strength. God bless mark ripitoe and the team

Great stuff!!!! 46 year old woman who loves everything starting strength.

I've been having reverse PRs for the past 4 years

Right now, I'm doing the first part of sit to stand.

Agreed. I'm up to a new 20 rep PR.

I first started lifting while also moving furniture full time, so I didn't even try to PR until the offseason. When I did, at a BW of 180, I was hitting 225 for 3 on bench and DL was in the low 400's. Still using 135 to squat due to recent serious injuries, still strong and lean and able to move furniture professionally, and I'm just going into month 6. Going to start fixing my squat so I can really train it like they are talking about.

PRs mean more the first couple of years you are lifting, at least for me. I'm 72 years old, and have been lifting ~8 years now. I might try for a PR once or twice a year, or not. There are often little nicks to be managed. There is no sense trying for a PR then. Lifting heavy is tremendously good for anyone, especially an old man. In the last year or two, my PRs are a 250# bench, 350#squat and a 400# trap bar deadlift. I know you don't like the trap bar, but I do.

Dude I so appreciate you and your teams instruction. Everything I’ve read over and over In your books are FACT….FACT! I’ve proven it in my own plan after a 10 year layoff and trying to get back at it. Keep telling the hard truth! Screw pussyfooters. Ripp Rocks!!!

Suggestion for APP to track progress?

I aspire to one day be on comments from the haters . Even though I kinda like Rip lol. I actually agree with a lot of what he’s says but still lol

Hi Rip! Thanks for the great content! 295 bench 355 squat 405 deadlift @ 50 years old, 215 pounds, 6’1”. What do you think about kettle bell swings for cardio on days I’m not lifting? My cardio is in the tank but the usual cardio fitness options feel like a waste of time.

I have increased my high bar ATG squat 60 lbs in 5 weeks

How much strength someone has gained is easily quantifiable. Increases in logic and character aren't so easy to quantify, despite clear connections to prolonged barbell training.

Yep 👍

I'm 127 yo and been training since i was -3 current bw of 456 #, with squat in low 7000's, press atg for every rep and benching school buses, my deadlift is in another timezone, train insane or remain the same ammirite? Sure i wish my dad would have hugged me as a kid, but prs are ample compensation.

I just did a strengthlifting meet but for USSF I wasn’t aware that starting strength and USSF went own way because of a legal dispute. But anyways why not just start a different strengthlifting federation that protocol seems to have worked for powerlifting why not strengthlifting?

I feel like Rusty was talking to me lol

For once I actually agree with this channel!

When are the floral heights cafe shirts dropping? 👀

what about my family?

Rip's hair transplant looking well

Take a shot every time Nick gets interrupted

To be clear, grinding (RPE 10) is an important skill, but that's not something trainees should be doing _regularly_ during training. Also, not sure why you're making fun of RPE, it's one of the best ways to train when you reach high intermediate/advanced levels.

Rippetoe once farted so loud, he made Thor jump.

This will work for less than 1% of peoples we live in a world where few people have enough mental strength to get through PRs new generations of people have everything easy smartphones from childhood without joining army or hard physical work they are taught to easy life

"Leave a rep" - Kirk Karwoski ???

Last night Coors Light led me down a KZfaq rabbit hole and I ended up at the Starting Strength channel. Now I know how to PR squat for no quad gains and power-blast my deadlift PR with diarrhea thanks to MARK “RIPPETURD”’s GOMAD.

lol

Can I run the Texas method on the planet fitness smith machine

LOL the "only one's who trained" and nobody on this show looks big. These are strength guys, they're not concerned with muscle size like most of the population. Any hypertrophy workout with periodization outperform their 3x5 garbage. RIP joints, tendon's and cartilage.

I'm sorry but this is just not the case. You can take this route, but let's not pretend you absolutely need to do bone one bone 5rms to get stronger

PR's don't matter at all unless you're a competitive lifter. What matters is being physically fit.

#mikementzer

training with higher reps close to failure is way more painful than your last rep of 5 will ever be.