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Q&A Episode - Stop Worrying About Your Weight, Star Wars, and More | Starting Strength Radio #271

Jun 28, 2024
Topics include skepticism towards experts, lack of science majors in government agencies, criticism of Dr. Fauci, deadlift form critique, humorous Jeremy Renner discussions, weightlifting with a colostomy bag, body weight goals, transitioning to intermediate training, optimizing strength gains, managing back injuries, and embracing gratitude in daily tasks.
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Quick takeaways

  • Address grip & limb length for deadlift improvements.
  • Transition from novice to intermediate training for progress.

Deep dives

Transitioning to Intermediate Training Phase

After following the novice linear progression for nine months with successful PRs in squat, bench, and deadlift, the listener contemplates moving to an intermediate training phase. With a total of 1265 in those lifts and a body weight of 255 pounds, there is a desire to reach 1500 total. However, the deadlift progress seems to stall with misses at lower weights in the previous sessions.

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