The Science of Weight Lifting Belts
The use of lifting belts dates back at least to the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Long before that, it is said that Milo …
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Progressive Loading
[This article is also available in Spanish / Este artÃculo también está disponible en español] When starting their training journey, people begin to learn many …
The Beginner Prescription
For an introduction to this program, please check out The Barbell Medicine Podcast: Episode #58: Programming For Beginners (and other musings on training) You can sign …
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Cholesterol – Causes, Prevention & Treatment
Note: This was a 2-part series (Part 1 & 2) that we merged together. The concluding article (Part 3) can be found here: Cholesterol: Myths …
Where should my priorities be to improve my health?
People are bombarded with conflicting and confusing information from multiple sources on health related topics. This makes it hard to recognize who to trust, what …
7 Rules to Optimize Protein Intake
By Jordan Feigenbaum MS, CSCS, Starting Strength Staff, USAW CC, HFS In general, I am not a fan of rules, dogma, or rigid guidelines. That …
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Pain & Rehab Resources
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The 3 Biggest Mistakes You’re Making with Lifting Rehab
Lifters commonly experience routine aches and pains in the context of their training, often affecting the low back, knees, hips, and shoulders. These are common …
Pain in training: What To Do?
So you’ve been training, but have started experiencing pain. This is an extremely common experience that we get asked about on a daily basis. Essentially, …
Fear, Catastrophizing, and Training
Introduction Regular followers are likely familiar with our interest in a “biopsychosocial” approach to both training and injury, particularly the modifiable psychological factors that can …
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