https://startingstrength.com/ https://startingstrength.com/ I did this with a coach for about a year. After that I installed a squat rack in my backyard and t

https://startingstrength.com/ https://startingstrength.com/ I did this with a coach for about a year. After that I installed a squat rack in my backyard and train on my own (with occasional one-on-one coaching sessions every six months or so to make sure technique hasn't gone to hell). There's nothing like gaining strength. It doesn't have to be monster strength either. Most people can't lift 250 lbs off the floor. Going from struggling to lift a 60 lb bag of dog food with two arms to carrying one bag in each hand is massive improvement for 95% of people. The funny thing is that this isn't a crazy goal at all and it is attainable within a year for almost anyone. One of my favorite things to do once I got to 250 lb deadlifts was to go to the regular gym every so often, pick up a 120 lb dumbbell with each hand and go do standing rows. I don't look like a bodybuilder at all. All the big huge guys doing 70 lb dumbbells could not understand what was going on. I'd literally grab 240 lbs of dumbbells and go to the bench to do a bunch of reps. A few asked what the hell was going on. There's a difference between strength training and bodybuilding. It is my opinion that, for the average person, strength training is what brings more benefits, particularly as you get older. Bodybuilding can look good (in terms of body shape) but I am not sure it carries with it the same benefits. This is just my opinion, never really researched the topic beyond the basics. As others have said: If you are going to do this, get a coach. It is critical to ensure you are using proper technique. Without this you could get stuck and struggle to make progress, get hurt or both.