STARTING STRENGTH Program Review | Are You doing it WRONG?

STARTING STRENGTH Program Review | Are You doing it WRONG? | Professional Powerlifter Reviews

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"Starting Strength Review: The Perfect Novice Program by Mark Rippetoe! 🏋️‍♂️💪
In this video, I explore the highly acclaimed 'Starting Strength' program created by renowned strength coach Mark Rippetoe. As a seasoned professional powerlifter, I shed light on why this program is a fantastic choice for beginners looking to kickstart their strength journey.
Join me as I share the key principles behind Starting Strength, focusing on its effectiveness in building raw power and strength gains. I discuss the program's unique approach to compound lifts, which lay a solid foundation for novices to develop a strong physique. Additionally, I highlight the program's ability to foster athletic development, enabling you to excel not only in powerlifting but in various other physical pursuits.
Discover how Starting Strength's simplicity and focus on progressive overload make it an ideal choice for newcomers to the world of strength training. Whether you're a complete beginner or transitioning from other fitness disciplines, this program is designed to optimize your results.
In this concise review, I cover Starting Strength's potential to help you break through plateaus and achieve new personal records. I also discuss the significance of recovery and provide practical tips to support your overall progress.
Ready to take the first step toward becoming a stronger version of yourself? Hit that 'Play' button now and unlock the power of Starting Strength! Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for more fitness insights and training tips. Let's conquer your strength goals together! 🌟🚀💯"

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@griffin7274 8 ай бұрын

RIP makes the fastest way for a novice to get to a indermidate level. He understands linner progression better then any other trainer. Once you become a intermediate you have to tailor your programing to your recovery and stressful lifestyle, which isnt easy. His grey book is the beat by far.

@quaribc 7 ай бұрын

Great video. Quite possibly the best and simplest breakdown of the Starting Strength program on KZfaq. Also, people need to read the blue book AND the grey book.

@scotta4527 9 ай бұрын

New to your channel (thanksKZfaq algorithm ) I'm loving this series explaining all the different programs! awesome

@gjmjblevins 9 ай бұрын

Glad you are enjoying it! Blessings

@shibby5535 11 ай бұрын

Awesome, concise, and helpful explanation of starting strength programming. Thank you and #Blessings

@gjmjblevins 11 ай бұрын

Glad you found it useful, more to come. Blessings

@neilcolligan9025 9 ай бұрын

You don't have to be 'just starting' to do this programme. Most people who consider themselves not a novice, are in fact a novice

@gjmjblevins 9 ай бұрын

That is the case sometimes :) Blessings

@Kuba-nk8zg 11 ай бұрын

I have been waiting for this review, thanks for it. Great thing about Rippetoe and his program is that he made it available for wide group of people, especially elderly adults. As a person he is controversial but at least honest and expressing his opinion loud and clear. It is up to us to agree or not but at least we know what is his position.

@gjmjblevins 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, he has helped a lot of people start their strength journey and the simplicity of the program made it very accessible. Blessings

@frankiemendez4601 9 ай бұрын

Starting Strength is a good program and it worked to get me back in shape. I also didn’t need to drink a gallon of milk everyday.

@jamesianv 3 ай бұрын

good video, you nailed it.

@patale1640 8 ай бұрын

This program also works best if you have a training partner or coach to spot you on those grindy 5ths reps. Micro plates also help. 5 pounds every time isn’t gonna happen at a certain point especially with strict press.

@davidkoch1520 9 ай бұрын

I started off with Starting Strength. I really liked it as a beginner. Then I went to the Texas method. That was good too. Then 5/3/1. Loved that one too. Then I went to Prilepins chart and worked that for several years. I would never have known about that chart or training method if you wouldn't have done a video on it years ago. After running these programs through their full course and my potential I've moved to conjugate. Which seems to me to be the logical progression. Capitalize on the newbie gains with Starting Strength. Capitalize on the intermediate gains with 5/3/1. After that you're going to have to figure out what your body reacts best to and what you can tolerate as a lifter. Thanks for your videos Garrett Blevins. I really enjoy the ones on programming. When people ask me about Prilepins chart I still direct them to your video...

@gjmjblevins 9 ай бұрын

That's a really common path and an effective one for many - thanks so much for taking the time to comment and stay on the gains! Blessings

@luggischimmel5204 11 ай бұрын

Really liked the video. When will the one about the Texas Method come out?

@gjmjblevins 11 ай бұрын

Working on it now - probably in a week or two. Blessings

@Jimlifts1 10 ай бұрын

Made my noob gains on a starting strength 3x5 style program with more volume. Love this style of training for a novice.

@gjmjblevins 10 ай бұрын

For sure, it is a good place to start. Blessings

@K4R3N 7 ай бұрын

Thanks man.

@Jimlifts1 10 ай бұрын

Also Greyskull LP is a great version of this style of training too. Not the one I ran, but makes a ton of sense.

@gjmjblevins 10 ай бұрын

Just made a video on it - really like Greyskull LP personally. Blessings

@theodoricthegoth4027 2 ай бұрын

I use a Novice progression after any break or big PR. It’s like pulling the slack out of your lifting numbers and helps you get to the upper end smoothly, so I can get into bodybuilding work at a heavier weight.

@jms0313 10 ай бұрын

It works better than any other program

@gjmjblevins 10 ай бұрын

Amazing, case closed :) Blessings

@johnpymn9869 10 ай бұрын

Why do we complicate this shit,,, do SS until you can't then switch to 5-3-1,,, you WILL continue to add weight to the bar for YEARS !!!!! I'm 63 and can testify to this ,,,

@drunknnirish 10 ай бұрын

100%!!! It’s really doesn’t need to be anymore complicated than that.

@jms0313 10 ай бұрын

They complicate it because they don’t actually train and have low IQ

@gjmjblevins 10 ай бұрын

Case closed!!!! :) Blessings

@peppers1616 11 ай бұрын

I've been loving evolve AI. I wish I had something like this when I was finishing my linear progression. I wasted a lot of time program hopping after I was done with starting strength

@gjmjblevins 11 ай бұрын

So glad that you found us! Yeah it can be tough to know where to go after being on these novice programs and people can waste a lot of time - glad to hear you are on the gains now! Blessings

@JC-yt1pm 2 ай бұрын

Been on the Starting strength program three times I can do it all summer but when winter hits I have to stop for months so I start over in the spring. I have went from benching 160 at 49 years old to 330 at 51 years old. My squats are over 700 and my press is 205. Works very well for me.

@footballover01 7 ай бұрын

Starting Strength was the program that got my Squat from 50KG to 135KG for a 5s. My deadlift from 60KG to 150KG for 5, my Bench from a measley 40KG to a less measley 80KG, and my press from 20KG to 60KG singles. The linearity and simplicity of the program are, in my humble opinion, essential for a novice to progress.

@timhale4779 6 ай бұрын

Great to read your improvements. What was the time between your initial lifts to your improved lifts?

@footballover01 6 ай бұрын

@@timhale4779 That would have been a more relevant question if I had hired a coach to teach me, but doing it myself it took way longer than it should have, 1.5 years. Biggest mistakes: 1. Not eating enough 2. Bad form 3. Not doing the program It's so easy for form-creep to occur, so constant monitoring is vital.

@DrJacobGoodin 11 ай бұрын

Echoing the others here to say that while Rippetoe is controversial, he's done so much for the strength community. Starting Strength was the first strength training book I ever owned, and although I had fully moved on from it 1-2 years later, it helped lay part of my foundation after transitioning from endurance sport.

@gjmjblevins 11 ай бұрын

I think he impacted a lot of us - I was already well into my lifting before I was made aware of the program but purchased and read the book - it was part of the starting point for my own education in powerlifting. Blessings

@DavidVingTsun 11 ай бұрын

Why is he controversial?

@martystrasinger3801 10 ай бұрын

@@DavidVingTsunI have several thoughts on that. One is that people don’t see the word “starting” in starting strength. The program never claims to be for elite-level, competitive lifters but people make the assumption it is. Another is that the program spells out the details of the lifts in great detail, and some who have a few years of lifting under their belt are not happy with the thought that their lifting form can be improved. One more is that, with social media influencers having a certain look to them, since Rippetoe doesn’t have that look then he must not be a good coach which is pretty faulty logic. And his occasional statements on other topics, such as politics, economics and the environment have a tendency to alienate folks who have different views on those topics.

@telelg8441 10 ай бұрын

@@martystrasinger3801 thank you for your response. I have seen some videos from him and I guess why he can be considered controversial. He is a straight person. No bullshit. And people don't like that. They like sugar on their ears.

@TheGreasyGamer 10 ай бұрын

@@DavidVingTsunmost of it comes from the thought that “his program will make you fat” I don’t think he’s that controversial in the strength training community, it comes more from the 160 lbs divas who work out to have abs because they don’t have an interesting enough personality for women to want to talk to them without the abs

@oggsmash9989 9 ай бұрын

I have used his novice (advanced novice at this point and considering a move to texas method) program to recover from a long time of not lifting and rehab from a pretty nasty injury (grade 3 pec tear where my tendon has been replaced by an achilles tendon from a cadaver). I have used this for the past year and a month. I have been at the novice phase for so long due to some intentional slowing down of progress (I am 51 years old) but am still making progress with the advanced NLP. I do not bench press too often and substitute incline press in its place (skittish with recovered pec). At 51 and 225lbs I can OHP 217.5 x3x3, incline press 255x5, squat 450 x5, and DL 475x5. I can not recommend this program enough for a person returning to lifting after a long lay off or injury. From what it has done for my son, it looks like it is also fantastic for a full on novice as well. As a note, I did adjust the volume with the squat at around 9 months in as I felt the volume was a bit rough at 51.

@gjmjblevins 9 ай бұрын

Awesome and glad to hear you are still pushing some big weights! Stay on the gains. Blessings

@Cormac-jd2kx 2 ай бұрын

Definitely works

@SLouiss 11 ай бұрын

I did get good intermediate results from a modified four day version of the Texas Method in their Practical Programming book.

@gjmjblevins 11 ай бұрын

Cool! I wish I had known about it earlier in my career (along with some others) - stay on the gains! Blessings

@oldercloudify Ай бұрын

How do you feel about zercher squat?

@goosegang4046 Ай бұрын

I was planning on doing starting strength until phase three where i would carry on for abut but then swap over to 5-3-1 but I’m not sure if it will be good can anyone help me?

@benjaminwetscher9614 11 ай бұрын

🙏🏼

@gjmjblevins 11 ай бұрын

Blessing to you!

@MegaMikhail123 3 ай бұрын

Thanks you! Could you give me some recommendations? I used to do powerlifting 15 years ago, also later but only briefly. I want to resume training, but I’m wondering how to start as correctly as possible. My weight is 120 kilograms, but I don't look fat. I don't care about my weight, but my knees hurt because I’m too heavy, and my body is not trained. Also, during training, my shoulder was injured in the overhead press, after which I pumped up my shoulder with light weights to heal the injury. While I was training, my shoulder didn't bother me. What result do I want to achieve? Become strong, get rid of joint pain. How would you recommend starting? 4 week cycle, with very light weights in basic exercises for 20-30 repetitions, also accessories and cardio? Thank you in advance !

@MegaMikhail123 3 ай бұрын

Also, In recent years, there have been attempts to do circuit training with your own weight at home, but the home atmosphere does not allow to do it effectively

@JasonLeeno 11 ай бұрын

The Blevins, Campbell special!

@gjmjblevins 11 ай бұрын

Throwback! Blessings

@AI-ml1sl 2 ай бұрын

SS is the best program I have ever done.

@andersmadsen3676 7 ай бұрын

how do you know when you move to phase 1 2 and 3

@joeygold24 5 ай бұрын

it works. it works for anyone who can still move and eat. you probably are still a novice, yes even if you’ve been lifting a long time. you will all probably make linear or near linear progress for the better part of a year at least. and yes, RPE is total bs. film your lifts. get a coach and if you did it without your form totally crumpling, add 5 pounds. no matter how much it sucks

@AI-ml1sl 2 ай бұрын

Rip is not controversial, he is just an old school man. You know, what America used to full of. Not that the ultra sensitive, narcissistic males we have nowadays.

@JesseLinkes 2 ай бұрын

Been doing 10 sets of 5 and my chest grew 2 inches

@yesitsme6 4 ай бұрын

Hey! Great review. Can i do Front Squat instead of Power Clean?

@JonesyJSU 27 күн бұрын

Stronglifts 5x5 does bent rows instead of the power clean, which feels better to me.

@yesitsme6 27 күн бұрын

@@JonesyJSU i used to do rdls for 1 set 5 reps, now i do bent over rows 3 sets 8reps.

@jeffreyabelson7171 10 ай бұрын

60 year old here - I did 375 off the rack for 5 this morning - squatted 200 3x5 on Monday - will those numbers win me anything or impress the guys in the gym (or the ladies)? never. Do i owe a huge debt to Rip? you bet!

@gjmjblevins 9 ай бұрын

Nice - at 60 I hope I can still hit some good numbers so count me impressed. Blessings

@rpinchbe 11 ай бұрын

I'm really liking the progression here. My training history started with StrongLifts 5x5 and then Starting Strength. After that, I moved onto Barbell Medicine's Bridge program (before spending a few years on their strength and hypertrophy templates). So suggestion for your next video could their Bridge program?

@gjmjblevins 11 ай бұрын

That's a good one to cover - I will add it to the list I am planning to review. Blessings

@jakubchrobry3701 9 ай бұрын

Is this common for people to use these brand-name training programs? I've always just made my own training programs using simple general principles that I picked up in the 1980s. I haven't seen any of the basic stuff overturned by anyone from the likes of Mark Rippetoe to Brad Schoenfeld.

@RafaeoNobre1 11 ай бұрын

I am 32 yrs old, 160lbs and have been working out doing lots of isolated exercises for about 1 year. After I started to understand Rippetoes advices and his opinion on what training really is, i am really tempted to follow his program and leave my "bodybuilding" exercises behind. I started lifting this week and these are my loads : 3 sets of 5 reps squatted 140lbs and deadlifted approx. 180lbs and benchpressed 160lbs What are the most important advices you guys would give me ? And what are te most important sources of studying and materials you would reccomend me ? Thank you so much My objective is to build a strong foundation on my body. I guess i understood that strenght is the most important long goal term to be achieved, and aesthetics should stay always in second plane.

@gjmjblevins 10 ай бұрын

Whatever program you choose run it as it is written for at least a couple months before making alterations - find something you like but hold off on tweaking it or programming hopping too much - that is the best advice I can give :) Blessings

@RafaeoNobre1 10 ай бұрын

@@gjmjblevins Thank you much for taking your time to answer me, your humble fan ! I will be following always your work here on youtube and instagram! My wife is 5 months pregnant and Im trying to keep myself as organized as possible because I know when the baby is born, he's gonna turn everything upside down ! 😝😝😝

@Laddieri 9 ай бұрын

I had similar numbers to you when I started. My advice to myself would be, eat more than you want to. The body needs fuel to grow.

@pala_sh_arma 8 ай бұрын

It's been 2 months. How's it going?

@jamesc4378 6 ай бұрын

You need GOMAD!

@lceburns 10 ай бұрын

Do you prefer starting strength or stronglifts? That also includes both their follow up programs

@gjmjblevins 10 ай бұрын

I will make a video on that later on - both have good things about them and are really very similar IMO. Blessings

@shifter8207 11 ай бұрын

Hey Garrett do a review on Candito s program please

@gjmjblevins 11 ай бұрын

It is on my list - that program is all over the place :) Blessings

@nachojimenez2420 10 ай бұрын

it works if you eat enough, rest enough and adjust for oldness.

@gjmjblevins 10 ай бұрын

Adjust for oldness indeed :) Blessings

@PappaAlvaro 20 күн бұрын

If you only can progress a couple of weeks the program is not the isseu

@GuitarsAndSynths 10 ай бұрын

I have been doing a modified version of SS and see good results in more muscle and body changes. But I modify it to use more than just press, squat, and deadlifts. I only lift 2x a week doing full body workout with dumbbells and barbell exercises.

@gjmjblevins 10 ай бұрын

Awesome, stay on the gains! Blessings

@uglytuco3829 7 ай бұрын

I lifted years ago and moved to bodyweight exercises after a long stint with endurance training. I've been doing calisthenics consistently for about 4 years now and have made some progress. I'm 175lbs, doing weighted pull ups with 25lbs for 8-10 reps, for context. Would starting strength be worth my time since I'm starting weight training again or does this apply to resistance training in general?

@MonsterNewfie 7 ай бұрын

I started “Starting Strength” 5 months ago. I use a coach. I could feel my chest, back and shoulders have grown. I went to put my suit on for the Christmas party, and it didn’t fit right. I bench more at 49 years old, than I did at 19. If I could make a recommendation, start lighter than you think you should. You will perfect the technique as the weight increases.

@uglytuco3829 7 ай бұрын

@@MonsterNewfie thank you, man. I'm right behind you at 47. Are you doing the 3 days a week split? How are you handling soreness and hitting the same muscle groups 3 times a week?

@MonsterNewfie 7 ай бұрын

@@uglytuco3829 I’m doing it 3 days a week. I started light, and experienced soreness the first couple weeks. I got used to exercising and the soreness went away. Now that the weight is getting heavier, I can tell that I worked out, but it’s not painful. I started out with rack pulls, due to not being flexible, and I’m overweight. I’m now lifting from the floor and working my way towards my rack pull max. The overhead press was the first exercise I stalled on at 115. I kept at it and I’m at 135 now. I turn 50 next week. My numbers aren’t brag worthy, but they are going up.

@davidbenning10 6 ай бұрын

@@uglytuco3829If you start out lighter than you think you should on each of the lifts, you really won’t get too sore as your body will slowly adapt to the lifts over weeks as you add weight to the bar. I wouldn’t worry too much about the soreness. I got sore initially when doing squats 3 times a week, but that’s because lifting was new to me. After the first week or two, I would sometimes get sore once the weights started to get heavy, but not as bad as when I was an absolute beginner.

@jeffreybabino8161 10 ай бұрын

Hi great job on the video ripatoe is a little controversial but he gets it done he has trained a lot of people

@gjmjblevins 10 ай бұрын

For sure and thanks! Blessings

@jeffreybabino8161 10 ай бұрын

You too blessings

@trevorvarney4900 7 ай бұрын

If programs like starting strength and stronglifts work well for novices, i don't understand why so much criticism of these two programs

@BeStill-zy5ye 11 ай бұрын

Yes it works and yes everyone does it wrong including me

@gjmjblevins 11 ай бұрын

lol so true - most of the time at the stage where we are using programs like this we want to make our own tweaks and changes - all part of the process :) Blessings

@jmc407 9 ай бұрын

What novice can do chin ups? Or power cleans?

@gjmjblevins 9 ай бұрын

Lots, you just have to start light (or with bands to make chins easier) and not push the weight too fast - but power cleans are a tough one to learn on your own which is one of the reasons I think this would work best under coaching supervision. Blessings

@BerserkerBarbell22 11 ай бұрын

Bullmastiff or 5th set for powerlifting

@gjmjblevins 11 ай бұрын

I just learned about Bullmastiff a little while ago - I really like the wave style it uses and will be reviewing that one in the future as well. Blessings