I've never spent that long in the gym on starting strength. For beginners i doubt there is much variation in progress from one program to the other, and rememb

I've never spent that long in the gym on starting strength. For beginners i doubt there is much variation in progress from one program to the other, and remember SS is for beginners. The benefit of SS is its simplicity, 4 basic lifts with simple programming. Beginners benefit from such simplicity.