The Process Is The Goal | Starting Strength Network Previews

[@geo525252]

Motivation will only get you so far. Consistency is what it takes, and discipline is what drives Consistency.

[@vic4g63]

You can suffer discipline or suffer disappointment

[@wreagfe]

Motivation is the carrot you put in front of you. Consistency is when the process itself is the carrot.

[@matthewstrauts5427]

Well said

[@Adamaeus88]

“The struggle itself towards completing to a set of fahves is enough to fill the trainee’s heart. One must imagine the trainee happy.”

[@kwAnthony]

Tried working out with an older magnus magnuson when he visited my gym. My max was 325 bench and 505 deadlift. His workout for that day was 315 5x5 and 495 5x5. I hit 315 for 2 and he helped a lot for me to get 5. And I pulled 495 for 1 then took some weight off and finished with 465 for 3. He said when he trained for strongman he just did 5x5. Never anything related to a strongman event.. Then he said "you know why the newer guys are breaking records? They train specifically for the events and they made the events like farmers walk shorter distances, so they can use more weight". He was a cool dude

[@jeffriesmovies]

“Now god dammit listen to me” 4 1/2 minutes into talking to no one 💀

[@lincolnuland5443]

Somebody needs to combine Rip monologues with some heavy metal so I can get Ripped while I'm shredding PR's for reps. Maybe Rip can sell his sweat as an injectable PED...

[@johnhintz9823]

So True 💪🏻

[@RenkoGSL]

LMAO DRINK WHOLE MILK, its in the book! lmao that was awesome.

[@MsCwebb]

In the wisdom of Mark, a truth revealed, A philosophy shared, a vision unsealed. The process unfolds, a journey untold, In the fabric of moments, a story to hold. "Not just the end," Mark wisely imparts, "But the path we tread, where passion starts." In each step, a lesson untold, The process, a treasure, more precious than gold. Through trials and errors, a dance in the mist, Mark emphasizes, the process exists. Goals may shimmer on the distant pole, Yet, the heart of achievement lies in the stroll. Patience, he preaches, and resilience too, In the tapestry of progress, a thread so true. For in the journey, the story is spun, The process, the goal, when all is said and done. So let the wisdom of Mark echo clear, In every endeavor, hold the process dear. For in the rhythm of the journey's scroll, Lies the essence of achievement, a timeless goal.

[@doubtingthomas9117]

“This is GOLD, Jerry! GOLD!”

[@twistedtrailerparktales2126]

When can we expect Mark's top five fight and or sports movies?

[@exec9292]

Hell yeah!

[@kokolokoblaszczak]

Me and the other ppl in the room do not agree that 5s is most common way to get bigger - I do not agree by the comment they by breathing heavy

[@javi8129]

What would you say are the best rep range to train for strength?

[@kokolokoblaszczak]

@@javi8129 having sex with an owls

[@GISALEGENDYT]

I've trained since I was a kid, brought up on running cross-country then track, done that for long enough with training/competitions alike. From there had weight training but more so in recent times, where now I just train to be healthy and have little goals along the way. My main goal just now is to be more defined in my body and be eating the best I can and as long as I'm healthy, training away I'm happy. I have no aspirations to compete in running, weightlifting or that.

[@louissinuel917]

In the book Practical Programming for Strength Training, It was stated in the intermediate section of the book (pg 107) that "for those primarily interested in hypertrophy will use isolation with higher reps and shorter rest". You seem to be stating a different opinion in this preview vs the one in the book. Have I misunderstood something? Or is it as simple as this change being used when you reach intermediate level only.

[@lincolnuland5443]

For hypertrophy.

[@treasurethetime2463]

In conjunction. You still gotta get strong to reach the upper limits of your genetic potential. I learned a looong time ago, even the pros you see barbell curling 40lbs, really concentrating, "working the muscle", are still really strong is shyt. Newbies get it twisted. There is no man on the planet walking around with 20inch arms who can't barbell curl 125lbs with impeccable form for reps. You may never see him do it. He may stick to 80lbs barbells and maximize gravity, time under tension etc... But he's definitely strong enough to do it.

[@rodrigorodriguez509]

(sigh)

[@footballover01]

Exactly, in the intermediate chapter 😊

[@Adamaeus88]

You’ve got to remember when Rip is doing one of these monologues he’s responding to questions (normally) submitted by people running the SSLP outlined in the blue book. Noobies who have only been running the program for a few weeks at this point. Novices who are only able to squat 135l and bench 95 shouldn’t be too concerned with isolations at that stage because what’s going to give them more bang for their buck is to get their squat (at least) up to 225 and their bench up to 185 for reps. Then, once you can no longer continue to add weight to the bar each week, you can start adding isolations where they make the most sense or more volume at a lighter load to facilitate growth. In the PP book, most of the programs were actually written by Andy Baker, not Rip. Rip is mostly concerned about novices while Andy focuses more on those in the intermediate stages.

[@eclipsez0r]

Did you all hear that Mark Bell's power project podcast just got completely erased from youtube. What a joke of a world this is 2024. Smart how Mark Rippetoe got ahead of the curve and pulled his podcast off youtube some time ago

[@Paulito941]

7 or 8 eggs in the morning? JEEZUS 👀

[@MrGuano11]

What if I don't want to get fat

[@matthewstrauts5427]

Then you will remain weak

[@ankitpradhan4183]

i think rip should just add 4 accessories exercise containing 12 reps workouts with some bicep, "core", and so on. and SS will shine like no one else

[@footballover01]

Starting Strength is for novice trainers. Novices do not need bicep/core exercises, they need to get strong, and doing the SS will get them strong in the shortest possible timeframe by adding 5lb per workout. Once they squeeze all those sweet novice gains, then they will have to move to more complex programming, and that can and will include accessories.

[@connorw360]

To recap: Do your FAAAHVEEEESS

[@treasurethetime2463]

It's funny how people think bodybuilders are weak. What happens is they get big being hardcore. Then they start "playing it safe". Newbies see them in their "safe" training stage and assume that's how they got that big. Arnold, Dorian, flex, Paul D, all did dumbbell kickbacks. I assure you however they did not build their triceps with em.😂

[@jacklauren9359]

Well they are weak. You really think they are stronger than weight lifter yeh? There’s a big difference between physique bs goals vs performance goals.

[@javi8129]

​@jacklauren9359 I think the point he is trying to make is that body builders didn't get big by lifting light weights. Rip has made this point several times. By the way, there are some very strong bodybuilders.

[@treasurethetime2463]

@@javi8129 thanks. You've restored my faith in the possibility of intelligence from the Internet for a day. Jay Cutler in one video said he didn't really bench. Look up and there is a video of him incline pressing 405 for like 8 easy reps. I think when people hear "bodybuilding" they think of a guy doing curls and a pec deck trying to "feel the muscle".

[@northpaul3276]

​@@jacklauren9359put powerlifter under exercise that you cant cheat with "optimized" technique, like any pushing machine for example and make him do it for same weight, sets, reps and tempo as bodybuilder and lets see who can match who, id bet strength endurance wise bber will be better

[@twistedtrailerparktales2126]

I was curious of your guys opinion on this Bradley Martin guy. I know he has the personality of a picture of a dead guy but he seems to have the mma community in an uproar by claiming size and strength matter. To my knowledge he didn't say he can beat any professional heavyweight, light heavyweight, or even middleweight, or welterweights that cut from over 200lbs because then the size difference would be too small and their elite skills would win the day. He's currently something like 30-3 over little wrestlers and bjj blue belts. The 3 guys that beat him are current competing collegiate wrestlers or bjj blackbelts that insisted on no striking. And the mma community wants to point to those 3 that skill always beats strength. I've watched my fellow fight fans go from urging Demetrius Johnson fight Bradley to the former middleweight champ Strickland skipping right over the 135, 145, 155, and 170lb pros real quick as Bradley powerbombed his way through a slew of smaller martial artists. As a former little martial artist myself this just seems like ego. Weak men trying to convince themselves those three months of martial arts training five years ago woukd save them in a fight against some Jack Reacher type.

[@rodrigorodriguez509]

I want to hear about the teeth

[@darkslayer7131]

By process he means process of becoming obese

[@GreyRock100]

If you want to get stronger you have to become obese. In order to become obese, most people don't need to gain any weight at all. 😂

[@wreagfe]

Which group is more obese? People who train or people who don't train?

[@tiitjuhei]

You can walk off fat of 6 month of bulking in one month while maintaining strength. Because your walking limbs get so big and hungry.

[@Cormac-jd2kx]

@@GreyRock100you need to become obese to get stronger?? Really? 😂

[@GreyRock100]

@@Cormac-jd2kx a joke bruv

[@johnodonoghue651]

this is false. you can build muscle with 12 reps.

[@wreagfe]

Translation: you can build muscles with light weights up to a point. That's why you aren't as big as you could be, because you are lazy.

[@johnodonoghue651]

nonsense...multiple studies have proven this@@wreagfe

[@javi8129]

If you haven't gone through the process of training your lifts through a novice liner program then your still a novice. Anything you do will work..... up to a point. Heck even riding a bike will make you stronger. The point is, 5 reps for 3 sets, adding 5lb to the bar every workout, will give you gains for months. Optimizing your time and effort.

[@Cormac-jd2kx]

@@javi8129and what when you reach your limit? Or you think you are gonna add 5 lbs in every workout?

[@matthewstrauts5427]

@@javi8129exactly