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    • Kathleen, 62

      After One Year at Starting Strength Denver

      • Squat: body weight (box assisted) to 103lbs
      • Bench: 15 to 90lbs
      • Press: 15 to 73lbs
      • Deadlift: 30 (rack pull) to 185lbs
      • Zero falls since she began strength training

       

      "I can't tell you how much better I feel in general from coming in and doing all this weight lifting"

      Charles, 44

      After Six Months At Starting Strength Dallas

      • Lean body-mass: +16.5lbs (-6.1lbs of body-fat)
      • Squat: 135 to 335lbs
      • Bench: 225 to 335lbs
      • Press: 95 to 170lbs
      • Deadlift: 175 to 335lbs

       

      "As I entered my 40s and things started to hurt and bark at me, I became more interested in form and doing the lifts right."

      Phoebe, 32

      After Six Weeks at Starting Strength Houston

      • Squat: 135 to 185lbs
      • Deadlift: 135 to 290lbs
      • 1200 calories to 2000 calories per day
      • Zero weight gain

       

       

      "I have better results now than I did doing any other program."

      Max, 27

      After Four Months at Starting Strength Dallas

      • Body Weight: 160 to 219lbs (+60lbs)
      • Squat: 155 to 350lbs
      • Bench: 135 to 230lbs
      • Press: 55 to 152.5lbs
      • Deadlift: 155 to 385lbs

       

      "I couldn't have made as much progress without all of the help of every coach here."

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