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@terbo826 That's a great example of his bombastic messaging getting away from him. He's clarified that that approach is for only a certain type of person. Unfortunately he didn't learn the lesson about how the outrageous things he says are understood by others and he continues to say stupid...

@vanessa2685 Also keep in mind that Mark is extremely dogmatic when it comes to training - he's literally said that sets of 5 is all anyone needs to develop strength and muscle to the extent that he says "the experiment is effectively over". So it's either his way or the highway. I can sum up...

@lukemoers I was not aware of that, thanks for sharing.

@chrisard Jim Wendler's 531 private forum is a quiet place to talk about strength training and conditioning. There is an absolute policy of no politics at all. There is an off topic section for movies, music, and food mostly. The basic principle is to train hard and support others. Well worth...

@b3nzyme To his credit he gave up on Qanon after getting tired of the next big thing always being right around the corner. However he still believes everything Qanon believes he just doesn't mention Q anymore. So, not much has changed there.

@platina Darn you! I totally forgot about that and now I know about it again. Ah...I liked not remembering Mark Rippetoe's erotica.

@adajane Thank you for this

@prepperoni HAVE YOU CONSIDERED READING THE WORKS OF THE ONE TRUE COACH MARK RIPPETOE WHEREIN EVERYONE ON EARTH SHOULD BE PULLING WITH A STRAIGHT BAR FROM THE SAME HEIGHT REGARDLESS OF ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS? /s I imagine that if the trapbar had been invented before the straightbar deadlift...

@dawn16 You can return it. Alex Bromley's book Base Strength has a far better approach to beginner strength training and there are a lot better instructionals for the main lifts. I really think the Starting Strength approach to training is toxic, it's polemic and narrow minded. Just like the...

@cirix Yes! And this is a topic I'm personally affected by. Years ago I bought into the whole Starting Strength ideology and ended up with a really bad knee. I blame myself for the injury but also for not doing the logical thing to fix it (more of the same wasn't the solution). Finally I...

@siphosethu I know what you mean, it's why I don't subscribe. I was a bit surprised by his demeanor during the YouTube Q&A, first time I've seen him speak. He's very chill. About once a year I'll subscribe to his forum for one month to check out what's new, he posts new training programs and...

@siphosethu FYI, Jim gets zero money from those apps. They're not his, it's other people profiting from his work. He has a private forum that's only $5/month. It's mostly middle aged dudes who talk about their own training and getting their kids into strength training. No political talk at all...

@ren53 https://locations.startingstrengthgyms.com/ a few women on his list of gym owners. Amanda Sheppard: https://beaverton.startingstrengthgyms.com/coaches Rachel Fox: https://boise.startingstrengthgyms.com/ Megan Yeh: https://columbus.startingstrengthgyms.com/ Jen Pfohl...

@brianhex If anyone is surprised about Mark's comments they probably haven't been paying much attention. He's got a favourable review of Mein Kampf on his Starting Strength forum. There's a thread with thousands of Qanon/Trump is God posts. He's 100% convinced that covid is a hoax, the vaccine...

@followerofchrist27 I instinctively wanted to downvote your comment because of what Mark said. What he said is just so stupid. Imagine having the compulsion to degrade someone who asks a question about trying to improve themselves? He's sick.

@dilynwrcrist Strong Lifts isn't a great program, and the fact that you're starting all the lifts at the same weight reflects that. The greyskull LP is a much much better program and a big improvement over the Starting Strength program on which it was based. In particular, the reset you do...

@spunky82 Thank you

@villa143love Thank you! I felt bad writing that because he says it's part of his "character" but it's an awful way to try and excuse that kind of behaviour by painting everyone in the State with the same brush and saying "it's ok because everybody is like this". No Mark, they're not.

@roman1982 This is one of the best overall transformations I've seen on here, as you noted, great overall progress. Especially the delt/lat area. But don't sleep on your calf development, that's a very noticeable difference. Quads look great as well. Those two together (but mostly calves IMO)...

@uktom Thanks for the link! I was trying to remember this but was thinking he said jail so couldn't find it. But OF COURSE he said concentration camps! Because of his obsession with Jews, Hitler, and Nazis. For a strength training forum those three plus women, immigrants, and gays get...