The guy has the ethics and the courage to contrast his real life and non-photoshopped pictures with an author’s totally crafted pose and modified front cover picture. That’s a steel man comparison.
Love this posting. The words "enough," "average," and "normalcy" have vanished from the vocabulary of this generation. Instead, they have been equated with being a "loser." An exaggerated emphasis on aesthetics has led to mental illnesses. What truly matters is being there for your loved ones, not just having six-pack abs. That fleeting glance from someone at the beach won't have any lasting impact, no matter how defined your physique may be. It's an illusion to believe that you are the protagonist in other people's lives. Work hard and train diligently without pushing yourself to the brink of exhaustion. Maintain a clean diet while adjusting it according to your goals and feedback. Give yourself sufficient rest. Be hopeful but also relaxed at all times. Find contentment and satisfaction within yourself. Seek balance and modesty. Focus on building your character, as it is far more valuable than having a superficially attractive body for a short period.
Grant, I would’ve never guessed that you weigh 220 I don’t know who the hell could think that you’re chubby at all. I totally get what you’re saying it’s great to be strong and lift but you still have to have a life. You can’t do something that’s unsustainable for a long period of time, and be happy. And that’s the byproduct of being stronger, it creates an overall better sense of well-being, because you feel better and are stronger.
Im 5'8, 220. According to that same chart, I'm "supposed" to weigh 154. A recent dexa scan has me at 20% bf, which means I'm carrying 44 total lbs of body fat. If i could cut down to literally 0% bf, i would weigh 176. That means that, according to that chart, at 0% body fat I would be 22-lbs overweight. I got out of the Navy in 1993 and I thought that, for sure, the military would have had all of that stuff updated by now.
Details scans are wildly inaccurate. Give yourself enough 5 percent. For you go be a low bodyfat you'd probably have to be 160-165. Not zero. When you lose weight, you inevitably lose muscle. Truthfully, you'd probably be more like 12 percent if that if you went down to 160-165 pounds.
@@Jdm5299 My point isn't about practical fat loss and actually cutting to 0% bf. My point is that, considering only my lean mass I am still overweight according to that chart. Also, every technology we use to measure body fat -- including hydrostatic weighing -- has an error measurement. Then, each individual machine or apparatus within each technology has its own tolerance measurement. They are no more likely to weigh you too heavy than they are to weigh you too light. That's not how standard deviation is interpreted.
Great to hear. I'm also 5'8, and my goal is to get to at least 200lbs between 15-20% bodyfat. I wasn't sure if this was even possible genetically. I'm 170lbs atm. May I ask, what is your wrist and ankle circumference? Do you have thick bones?
Most people in the USA should watch this video instead of watching another copy of their preferred media. Thanks for being real in today's plugged-in world.
I'm 38, married with 2 kids, at this point in life, I don't give one shit about having a 6 pack. In addition to that, as a natural lifter I've learned that as a natural if you want to be big and strong, you cannot be super lean too.
@@thestrengthco Assessing how heavy my heavy single should be when my coach hasn't prescribed a weight, ie last session before sets/rep strategy changes to a new progression. And I still love my plates!
Grant, Mike Matthews' book for women is in fact called Thinner Leaner Stronger. I noticed you said "She" when referring to the commentor who inspired this video, so she actually isn't wrong. The topic came up on the podcast and Mike told Rip that the women's book has a different title because "Thinner Leaner Stronger" appeals to women more than "Bigger Leaner Stronger" would, even if both programs rely heavily on basic barbell lifts to increase strength and muscle mass. The ladies program focuses more on the lower body while the men's program is more focused on the upper body but mostly it's just branding.
A common critique of Starting Strength (which, as Rip has said many times, is not about powerlifting per se) is that he and other coaches encourage trainees who are already fat to continue gaining weight in order to milk more out of the LP. I have mixed views on this. On the one hand, critiques of Rip’s advice tend to be based on advice he gives to guys who are technically overweight for their height, which (as this video makes clear) doesn’t tell the whole story. Only you know yourself and what your goals are, and if you’re really worried about how fat you’re getting and it’s not just that you’re heavier because you’re jacked then you can always choose to reject the advice whilst accepting that you’ll have to switch to intermediate programming earlier than you would otherwise. And it’s also true that some people’s perception of being “fat” is a bit skewed and the obsession with visible abs stunts your progress needlessly. That being said, it’s quite clear that Rip and some of his coaches are only really interested in strength. You might say “well duh, it’s called “Starting Strength”, but a lot of people do the program in order to build strength and muscle to help with some other activity or simply to look good. I think Rip would help his reputation a lot if he provided more guidance on topics like how to lose weight effectively after you finish the LP if that’s your goal, or what a sensible cut off point is if you’re really getting fat. I think it would do him a lot of favours because it really is a great program; he just needs to recognise that people seek strength for different reasons.
The guy has the ethics and the courage to contrast his real life and non-photoshopped pictures with an author’s totally crafted pose and modified front cover picture.
That’s a steel man comparison.
Love this posting. The words "enough," "average," and "normalcy" have vanished from the vocabulary of this generation. Instead, they have been equated with being a "loser." An exaggerated emphasis on aesthetics has led to mental illnesses. What truly matters is being there for your loved ones, not just having six-pack abs. That fleeting glance from someone at the beach won't have any lasting impact, no matter how defined your physique may be. It's an illusion to believe that you are the protagonist in other people's lives. Work hard and train diligently without pushing yourself to the brink of exhaustion. Maintain a clean diet while adjusting it according to your goals and feedback. Give yourself sufficient rest. Be hopeful but also relaxed at all times. Find contentment and satisfaction within yourself. Seek balance and modesty. Focus on building your character, as it is far more valuable than having a superficially attractive body for a short period.
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Grant, I would’ve never guessed that you weigh 220 I don’t know who the hell could think that you’re chubby at all. I totally get what you’re saying it’s great to be strong and lift but you still have to have a life. You can’t do something that’s unsustainable for a long period of time, and be happy. And that’s the byproduct of being stronger, it creates an overall better sense of well-being, because you feel better and are stronger.
Im 5'8, 220. According to that same chart, I'm "supposed" to weigh 154. A recent dexa scan has me at 20% bf, which means I'm carrying 44 total lbs of body fat. If i could cut down to literally 0% bf, i would weigh 176. That means that, according to that chart, at 0% body fat I would be 22-lbs overweight.
I got out of the Navy in 1993 and I thought that, for sure, the military would have had all of that stuff updated by now.
Details scans are wildly inaccurate. Give yourself enough 5 percent. For you go be a low bodyfat you'd probably have to be 160-165. Not zero. When you lose weight, you inevitably lose muscle. Truthfully, you'd probably be more like 12 percent if that if you went down to 160-165 pounds.
@@Jdm5299 My point isn't about practical fat loss and actually cutting to 0% bf. My point is that, considering only my lean mass I am still overweight according to that chart.
Also, every technology we use to measure body fat -- including hydrostatic weighing -- has an error measurement. Then, each individual machine or apparatus within each technology has its own tolerance measurement. They are no more likely to weigh you too heavy than they are to weigh you too light. That's not how standard deviation is interpreted.
Great to hear. I'm also 5'8, and my goal is to get to at least 200lbs between 15-20% bodyfat. I wasn't sure if this was even possible genetically. I'm 170lbs atm. May I ask, what is your wrist and ankle circumference? Do you have thick bones?
@@Jdm5299 The only method of precisely establishing a person's bodyfat has the unfortunate side effect of killing them.
Very nice
He called Grant chubby 😂 these aesthetics/body builder types have the most ridiculous expectations of what lean and healthy looks like
They don't actually have concrete expectations. They're beauty pageant contestants who call people fat to be bitchy.
On a day-to-day basis, Mike Matthews doesn't even look like photoshoot-ready Mike Matthews.
Most people in the USA should watch this video instead of watching another copy of their preferred media. Thanks for being real in today's plugged-in world.
That Rip impression was dead on lol. Good stuff
Was it a woman that made this post? If so, she could had been referring to the women’s edition of BLS, TLS.
I'm 38, married with 2 kids, at this point in life, I don't give one shit about having a 6 pack. In addition to that, as a natural lifter I've learned that as a natural if you want to be big and strong, you cannot be super lean too.
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Grant, Mike Matthews' book for women is in fact called Thinner Leaner Stronger. I noticed you said "She" when referring to the commentor who inspired this video, so she actually isn't wrong. The topic came up on the podcast and Mike told Rip that the women's book has a different title because "Thinner Leaner Stronger" appeals to women more than "Bigger Leaner Stronger" would, even if both programs rely heavily on basic barbell lifts to increase strength and muscle mass. The ladies program focuses more on the lower body while the men's program is more focused on the upper body but mostly it's just branding.
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A common critique of Starting Strength (which, as Rip has said many times, is not about powerlifting per se) is that he and other coaches encourage trainees who are already fat to continue gaining weight in order to milk more out of the LP.
I have mixed views on this.
On the one hand, critiques of Rip’s advice tend to be based on advice he gives to guys who are technically overweight for their height, which (as this video makes clear) doesn’t tell the whole story. Only you know yourself and what your goals are, and if you’re really worried about how fat you’re getting and it’s not just that you’re heavier because you’re jacked then you can always choose to reject the advice whilst accepting that you’ll have to switch to intermediate programming earlier than you would otherwise. And it’s also true that some people’s perception of being “fat” is a bit skewed and the obsession with visible abs stunts your progress needlessly.
That being said, it’s quite clear that Rip and some of his coaches are only really interested in strength. You might say “well duh, it’s called “Starting Strength”, but a lot of people do the program in order to build strength and muscle to help with some other activity or simply to look good. I think Rip would help his reputation a lot if he provided more guidance on topics like how to lose weight effectively after you finish the LP if that’s your goal, or what a sensible cut off point is if you’re really getting fat. I think it would do him a lot of favours because it really is a great program; he just needs to recognise that people seek strength for different reasons.
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