Starting Strength

All people who are serious about their training write down their workouts.

stronger does not necessarily mean more weight on the bar. Resist the temptation to add weight at the expense of correct technique

Don’t be in a big hurry to find your sticking point early in your training progression. It is always preferable to take smaller jumps and sustain the progress than to take bigger jumps and get stuck early.

greed is an ugly thing when uncontrolled and untempered with wisdom,

Ambition is useful, greed is not.

Warm-ups will vary with the lift being warmed up. If the room is cold, an initial warm-up on a rower or exercise bike might be useful to raise overall body temperature; if the room is warm, this will probably not be necessary. The squat, by its nature a total-body movement and being the first exercise of the workout, serves quite well as its own wa

If additional warm-up is desirable (as with a cold room, older trainees, or injured lifters), multiple sets can be done with the empty bar and the first loaded set.

The thing that differentiates a good program from a less-good program is its ability to continue stimulating the desired adaptation.

If the warm-up sets fatigue you instead of prepare you, they are not warm-ups and your strength cannot increase.