What it Takes to Become a Starting Strength Coach, Part 1
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- Mark Rippetoe discusses the Starting Strength Coach certification and how its roots in the Starting Strength Method makes it the most valuable credential in the fitness industry.
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I had heard it was a difficult process, but I had no idea about the exact expectations. This explains why I was EXTREMELY impressed with both coaches I’ve gone to. It’s refreshing to see such high standards in place. Keep up the great work.
That sounds hard
“hhwhy”
Rip, I’ve been watching your videos and listening to your podcasts for 3 months. I’ve never seen anyone with as much knowledge with strength training, and I’ve been in the gym consistently for 26 years. Extremely good information, and as I get older, I realize how important it will be as a 42 year old lifter and beyond. I’ve incorporated the bench, press, deadlift, and as much of the squat that I can as you teach it. I’ve got psoriatic arthritis so damn bad in my lower back/hip in addition to an abnormally long torso that I haven’t been able to perform them at all without serious pain. I want to continue to learn your material and become a Starting Strength coach, and I’m thinking seriously about looking into your franchise. That’s how much I believe in what you are doing. My question is if my back issues continue to prevent my ability to perform and show how the exercises are to be performed, will that prohibit or inhibit my ability to be a Starting Strength coach? Apologies for the long thread, but I’d really appreciate some feedback. Huge fan for life, and y’all continue the great information. Thank you.
I have watched rips videos for over 10 years. I could probably ace it:)
Is there any seminars Australia? So I can get certified.
How about sb outside US. How long does the whole process of examination that needs my physical appearance there take?
I have a long road ahead, but it is worth it.
What about USAW performance coaching?
For the past couple of days i have been researching this stuff a lot. Back to basics with the "blue book" and hoping to get my chance for a couple of years. Still need more platform experience. Funny how you released this video just now.
drahve
Blue book?
swoopes No he’s obviously studying from: The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised
swoopes
It’s on Amazon or the main website.
I worked as a “big box gym” “trainer” at 19 and have leaned plenty since then. Only did it for a year and have had a career outside the health profession. The richest info I have gotten is from starting strength. I no longer hold my certification but am contemplating the idea of becoming a coach. I built a garage gym. If I train people from my church for free to get them started do you think that is a good way to get on the floor practice and then start the certification process? I am weeks away (hopefully not) from stopping linear progression.
Ive learned a ton by being coached and coaching my parents, girlfriend, and a handfull of friends the past 2 years. Made many mistakes, but i fixed those. They are all much stronger now. Experience is the best teacher. Just jump in there.
Sounds great. No coaches in my area 😑 . I remember 4 years ago going to a YMCA and asking for help with the squat. A young man about 22 gave me 15 minutes of help. I could tell he was earnest in his attempt but I learned nothing of value. It required my own reading and watching others to sorta figure it out. Actual coaches seem to be rare. Fitness centers are, however, in every strip mall. Most of those have no squat rack, let alone anyone to teach it.
No coaches in your area sounds like a business opportunity.
More than 300 minutes of in-class training?
Goals.
Would you ever upload a full seminar or even just a full section of the seminar?
We have lots of videos from pieces of the seminar on our channel. The whole seminar is way too long to upload. It's 2.5 days long.
@@startingstrength I would definitely pay for a online stream.
I guess the conundrum is you need coaching experience to get the cert, but it's hard to coach without a cert. Almost like getting your first job. I agree it's a cert people with seek out- I did. Lots of gyms in my town but I drive almost an hour to meet with a SSC. The Body of Knowledge is pretty extensive too.
I heard something about an apprenticeship. Don't take my word for it though. You're actually lucky you live in the US. You have a options.
How would you recommend getting coaching experience without a certification (other than coaching friends and family)?
Maybe find an already certified coach and ask if you could be their assistant ?
If you're near an affiliate or Starting Strength Gym, those are your best options. Otherwise, you'll have to build your own practice. Get strong and start coaching people at the gym where you train.
@@startingstrength if you lift in a commercial gym they will pull your membership for trying to train people. Seen it done. Don't want to embarrass their "trainers".
@@bmstylee I'm currently doing that exact thing lol
Have you guys ever considered expanding to Europe?
i'm looking forward to Starting Strength: Milton Keynes in 2020!
I bet most wash out over the extension cord roll-up.
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Can you become a starting strength coach outside of the USA ?
Yes
You can, yes. However, they only have seminars in the states so you would need to come here for the test
I WILL BE A STARTING STRENGTH COACH
I emailed one of your coaches & never got a response
Persistence pays.
Ken MacDonald I actually own a business and I’m also the top selling trainer at my gym but whatever you say my friend. I didn’t realize i had to chase someone down for consideration to spend my money and time toward they’re certification.
Preach
Hahaha!! The oral board?!?! Fuck sure wish I could have passed that instead of my 75 pages 40+ hours of writing, editing and re-writing I did to get my SSC, back when it ment something. Actually sad to see Rip is lowering the standard:(
only if you consume the milk lactated from rips hard nipples™️ will you ever become a certified starting strength coach™️
ROTFLMFAO 🤣🤣🤣
Who certified Mark Rippetoe? Anyhow, I don't do dogma, and only one way approaches. Can someone post a list of all of the world record powerlifters, and Olympic weightlifting athletes who have followed this method, and brought home the gold? To be fair, I fell asleep at 8:56, so some of this may have been covered?
How about getting edumacated before commenting?
@@BitMatt1 You bought the book, didn't ya?
It's not as if Rippetoe invented the linear progression. You can easily trace it back to Bill Starr and probably further (even back to Seyle who first formalized the concept of stress adaptation). Post-novice training principles are discussed at length in PPST and they're far from dogmatic but that's almost beside the point - the SS method is not empirical at the core. You can't just look at what the top weightlifters, or any other athletes, are doing right now and conclude that this is the best technique - you can't derive an ought from an is. Although one might compare the state of weightlifting in the USA and, for example, Bulgaria then ask which regimen more closely follows the principles formalized, but not invented, in PPST.
@Ken MacDonald Progressive resistance was not invented by Mark Rippetoe, and in general is not dogma, as there are many applications. Again, what records does Mark Rippetoe have? What records do the proponents of this method have? Records in Weightlifting, powerlifting, and strongman? You bought the book too, didn't you?
@Ken MacDonald Of course you bought the book. I got news for you Ken, there are many, many systems involving weight training, that are applicable to fitness. There are many methods that will produce world champions. If this is the best method, there should be countless people who have won awards, using it. Remember, this involves a certification. To become certified in a system that trains people to lift weights, one should show how effective it is, by being able to point to world class record holders, who have medals hanging around their necks, no? All I have seen here, is fellas who bought the book, defending their purchases. You are a fan, and bought the book; cool. You can't answer one question I have asked, but come in here expressing your point anyway. If you are a fan, hey that is alright. So, keep defending your purchase out of ego. This is how your above posts look to me: "I bought the book, I likey, I bought the book, I likey, doo bee doo bee doo bee dee bee doo bee dee bee do, and you are a stupid poo poo head, cause you ask questions."
Good day to ya Ken, but I really have no more time to devote to discussing with you. Now, go get me the answers I asked, and we can continue to communicate. Buh Bye Ken.
Trainers pay them to get training cert. to work for them. No thanks
Please don’t listen to this guy please