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As I was working with a couple of clients yesterday, we discussed the nuts and bolts of their programming. Both clients, (one young, one middle aged) are using a heavy-light-medium approach to their training. Both are getting great results, but within the context of the HLM programming, they are each using two different methodologies.

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Most lifters assume intermediate programming fails because the weights finally get heavy enough to overwhelm recovery. The stress piles up, progress slows, and eventually things grind to a halt. That explanation sounds reasonable, and it lets the lifter blame physiology instead of behavior, which is why it’s so popular. It’s also usually wrong.

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You know what Heinz Ketchup is, right? Ubiquitous. Recognizable. The gold standard. You can try to copy it, but it never tastes quite the same. That’s Starting Strength. It’s the Heinz Ketchup of barbell training - often imitated, never duplicated.

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Rusty goes into detail about setting up and using the monolift with the rack for bench pressing.

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​Calder Edition 2026-03-09 | Holy Wars; Yet Another Squat Grip Article; Using the Rack and Monolift; Lift Silently; The Double Layback: A Lifter’s Approach; Barbell Training is Big Medicine; The Most Important Aspect of Programming; Download the all new Starting Strength app!; Personal trainer questions

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