Starting Strength
Mark Rippetoe · A step-by-step guide to learning barbell lifts and building strength with basic weight training.
6 people say it helped them, in their own words on Hacker News.
What people said
After years of fumbling around in the gym this cut through a lot of bad ideas about fitness, exercise, strength, and health. It lead to the first real (and lasting) progress I've ever made physically.
I'm 46 now, before I began I was overweight and had frequent, severe back problems. I'm now two stone lighter, hell of a lot stronger and my back is just fine.
I ended up reading "Starting Strength" and started up on the program. It's been about 6 months now and I'm stronger than I've ever been in my entire life
This is the book that got me into powerlifting as a regular part of my fitness. I used this to heal my back, neck, and wrist pain. Changed my life.
Strength training with barbells fixed all those aches and pains in my knees and joints that braces and doctors and physical therapy couldn't.
"Starting Strength" taught me correct exercise technique that completely changed the outcomes of my strength training.
What people got from it AI summary
Best if you're tired of gym guesswork and want to build real strength or ease aches.
- Cut through bad fitness ideas
- Eased back and joint pain
- Built lasting strength
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Practical tools · 347 pages
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