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What You Should Know About Fasting And Lifting

By Grant Broggi   Weightlifters are Food Addicts  After 10+ years of barbell coaching I have concluded that most weightlifters are addicted to food.  That’s right. They’re food addicts. They...

What You Should Know About Fasting And Lifting

By Grant Broggi   Weightlifters are Food Addicts  After 10+ years of barbell coaching I have concluded that most weightlifters are addicted to food.  That’s right. They’re food addicts. They...

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Coaching The Deadlift

By Grant Broggi, SSC As more and more people become interested in barbell training, we often get asked many questions about the correct way to deadlift. Most trainees view the...

Coaching The Deadlift

By Grant Broggi, SSC As more and more people become interested in barbell training, we often get asked many questions about the correct way to deadlift. Most trainees view the...

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Learning How to Deadlift

Coaching the Deadlift As more and more people become interested in barbell training, we often get asked many questions about the correct way to deadlift. Most trainees view the deadlift...

Learning How to Deadlift

Coaching the Deadlift As more and more people become interested in barbell training, we often get asked many questions about the correct way to deadlift. Most trainees view the deadlift...

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Strength Training for the Elderly

By Grant Broggi, SSC Back in September of 2021 I wrote about Strength Training for Older Adults and how important resistance training is for the older population. We received lots...

Strength Training for the Elderly

By Grant Broggi, SSC Back in September of 2021 I wrote about Strength Training for Older Adults and how important resistance training is for the older population. We received lots...

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Strength Training for Older Adults

Capt Grant Broggi, SSC Originally posted on Starting Strength   I have learned quite a bit during my last ten years of barbell coaching. I first began by coaching young...

Strength Training for Older Adults

Capt Grant Broggi, SSC Originally posted on Starting Strength   I have learned quite a bit during my last ten years of barbell coaching. I first began by coaching young...

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Resistance Training in Your 60s

Connor King, SSC   Almost a year ago during the frenzy of the pandemic and the early days of our online coaching, our owner Grant shot me a text : “Need...

Resistance Training in Your 60s

Connor King, SSC   Almost a year ago during the frenzy of the pandemic and the early days of our online coaching, our owner Grant shot me a text : “Need...

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How To Grip Your Deadlift

by Grant Broggi, SSC I was coaching some lifters online and in the gym this week and I realized that a lot of new lifters do not know why we...

How To Grip Your Deadlift

by Grant Broggi, SSC I was coaching some lifters online and in the gym this week and I realized that a lot of new lifters do not know why we...

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Buying Your Own Belt

Grant Broggi, SSC Reposted from Starting Strength. Updated with video Sept 2022. In 2011 while stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma I began going to a local gym owned by Jim...

Buying Your Own Belt

Grant Broggi, SSC Reposted from Starting Strength. Updated with video Sept 2022. In 2011 while stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma I began going to a local gym owned by Jim...

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Training After Time Off

By Connor King, SSC   So you finally started lifting. You joined a gym, set up your garage, or started lifting with a neighbor. You’re fired up, you’re training and...

Training After Time Off

By Connor King, SSC   So you finally started lifting. You joined a gym, set up your garage, or started lifting with a neighbor. You’re fired up, you’re training and...

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What Women Need to Know About Barbell Training

By Juliette Gonzalez, RDN Strength training for the first time as a woman can be quite intimidating. I remember my first time walking into my gym’s weight room quite vividly. I...

What Women Need to Know About Barbell Training

By Juliette Gonzalez, RDN Strength training for the first time as a woman can be quite intimidating. I remember my first time walking into my gym’s weight room quite vividly. I...

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How To Get Your Parents To Lift

Grant Broggi, SSCThe Strength Co. Updated Aug. 2021 In August of 2019 I achieved what I consider to be one of the great accomplishments of my life. I convinced my...

How To Get Your Parents To Lift

Grant Broggi, SSCThe Strength Co. Updated Aug. 2021 In August of 2019 I achieved what I consider to be one of the great accomplishments of my life. I convinced my...

lifting and back pain

Lifting and Back Pain

By Grant Broggi As a lifter there might come times when you feel pain without actually being injured. If you’re hurting but you’re not actually hurt, it’s best to train...

Lifting and Back Pain

By Grant Broggi As a lifter there might come times when you feel pain without actually being injured. If you’re hurting but you’re not actually hurt, it’s best to train...