The Novice Linear Progression: Your First 30 Days 

This was a great video! Short and to the point! Please continue the series.

Fantastic video! Great reference to caloric intake, always mindful of refueling and eating enough!

Great video! Very informative!

Awesome content! 💪

Finally a good explanation of how to start and progress initially in all the lifts! I have the book and it kind of touches on it a bit, but I may have been too dense to catch it. It is nice to see the numbers and the workouts day to day written out, with details on how this works.

Thanks for all the informational content you put out :)

Excellent video.

Hay great job on the video thanks

With the deadlifts, now that I started lifting again, I made 10 lbs jumps (at one point I lifted 250 lbs), and am now at 180 lbs. For the squat, I’ve used to (when I was lifting last year) do 5-lb jumps before, stopping at 160-170 lbs. then when I resumed the squat (around June). I’m at 115 lbs now (to go up). How might I be able to make more efficient 10-lb jumps on the squat starting out? And then press and bench press, now that I started again, I’m doing slower jumps, by 2.5 lbs, press now at 57.5 lbs, and bench at 102.5 lbs.

This is a perfect video format, wish I would've had it a month ago! I hope you'll demonstrate the what the next phase looks like in similar detail (when you start alternating deadlift/power cleans etc)

Thank you

I've got the blue book, I've listened to the podcast, I've watched videos like this. I start on Monday, wish me luck,!

What if i have an intermediate level deadlift (470 lbs) and remaining lifts at novice stage due to prior training of deadlift? Should i continue novice progression while adding weight on deadlift or try the texas method instead?

This is the Way

On day 31 does Bri show up to crush my head with her thighs?

Do you have a starting strength for women bc I def have to work my way up to 135

Great videos. I´m really interested in geating stronger. But I live in Portugal. Are there any SS gyms outside the US?

Nice video! What percentage of people won't make a month on NLP? Either quit because it is "too hard" for them, or injury of some kind?

Just discovered NLP! Don't think I can add 5lbs per workout though on my squat, or maybe I started to high? Prior I had been squatting once a week doing 10 x 10, started with 40KG and gradually got up to 90KG. From this tested my 1RM at 115KG. Started NLP this week at 100KG, then 105KG, will end with 110KG (unfortunately smallest plates in my gym are 2.5KG). Don't see myself increasing every workout, but weekly feels doable. Or should I back off a bit? Oh for context I'm 5'8 at 89KG (47yrs).

im so new i need a little more info for this to make sense, we are rotating bench and press. i thought a benchpress was one thing? does this mean we are trading in a solid 5 ft bar for dumb bells? but still using the bench?

This made me sad when I realized it was a disguised gym ad. Then happy there was one near me! Then sad again when I realized it was $360/mo.

Ray, you think we could get a similar video but relating to special populations (women, older people, etc)?

My problem encountered here, when doing this in the Philippines is that the plates where gym that I'm going is all in Kilo with plates of 5k, 10k, 15k, 20k and 25k. Finding it hard to apply this prog. BTW, nice presentation. I learned alot.

Are you having your clients weigh in at the gym? I’m wondering if that would be ideal. I can see consistent compliance being a factor outside the gym.

What kind of body physique is achieved with this program, will I just get bigger thighs and glutes and not much else or can I get ripped? Also how does squat numbers improve so much in a few months, does it get easier or something cuz you do it 3x a week?

Amazing video. What week would you change deadlift frequency?

Great video. I’m doing the NLP now but I’m having trouble progressing my squat past 165. I did 3 reps last work out and 4 this past one. Not sure if I’m just naturally weak or not paying enough attention to protein intake. (I’m male, 41, 6 feet at 183). Any ideas? DL is at 205, bench 115, press 70.

At what point in your weight gain did you find yourself experiencing less back and neck pain? I used to get it overnight pretty badly before getting to at least 185

I normally listen to the SS podcasts on audio and I envisaged Ray having more hair! Anyway good stuff!

Do I need to gain weight if I'm already big?

At what weights do most men switch to 2.5 pound jumps on the pressing movements?

So SS isn't recommended for cutting if you're in a caloric surplus? Side note - can you do accessory/isolation exercises on the off day?

If you put in your screen numbers kilograms along with the pounds it would feel so related for us European and etc

does the book recommend what food to eat? also, might be an obvious answer, but do these example weights include the bar itself or without?

Hardest part of NPL is showing up 3x/week 👍🏻

What about rest Time between sest ís it allways 5 mín?

Can I add in Chinups and dips during the first month?

If you are say, 30 pounds over-weight (body fat % too high) when you start, can we expect our weight to go up or hold steady with a drop in body fat?

Can SS be done well without a training partner??

Can i use this programme for weight loss and getting stronger

Hi is it possible to add 10 pounds per workout on the deadlift thanks

Squat and deadlift on same day ? I thought that was on separate

Does SS work without trt?

Nice breakdown and example, but that music is just grinding after 5 minutes.

I thought the book said 5x5 on everything.

Can I dead lift with hex bar?

How to squat for no quad gains, bend forward from the first rep

This presumes that each and every one progresses 5 lbs each session. What if I cant increase my plates for a whole month? What then?

What about for women ☹️

resting for 5 minutes between sets? im no expert, but that just intuitively feels too long

5 lbs of muscle for a female in 10 weeks?? Maybe a TOTAL novice 2-3 lbs wouldn’t you think?

Bench press and deadlift on same day? Not so good idea.

yeah great video, 0 info for women 👍

Can you explain more why we should not do more than one set of deadlift? Thanks!

Love how people just pretend Ray is a real strength coach, the guy is just a businessman. His background is with Blackberry not with lifting. Starting Strength is a joke and setting tons of people up for heart attacks and joint issues in the future by pushing obesity and barbells. Once Rip croaks (probably soon given the looks of him), the brand will become invisible and hopefully go away.

I'm trying to lose a pound or more a week. I'm 6'2", 205 pounds. The best BMI for me is 187-192 pounds which puts me in the healthy range for weight. A doctor told me to keep your weight down as you age. I'm into health and fitness not looking like a monster.