Product Details

• Actors: Mark Rippetoe
• Directors: The Aasgaard Company
• Format: Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Keeton Productions
• DVD Release Date: February 25, 2009
• Run Time: 147 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001U9FDP2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,433 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Master Class, March 11, 2009

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Headshrinker (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training (DVD)

I am a practicing physician in his early 40s who had never seriously done strength training until last August and I have come to the opinion that there is no better investment you can make in your health and fitness than to buy this DVD and Rip's book Starting Strength (2nd edition). I especially recommend the DVD and book for older trainees like myself and women - people whose idea of fitness is doing hours of mind-numbing "cardio" or doing useless isolation exercises on machines trying to "tone."

I have used Starting Strength to guide my weight training over the last eight months and it has changed my life and health tremendously. I just got this DVD and it is awesome - compliments the book perfectly. I read parts of Starting Strength 10-15 times, e.g., about Power clean technique, but seeing the exercise on video cleared up some remaining issues. Very helpful seeing all ages, sizes, and levels of trainee, both men and women. Buy the book and the DVD and you will have a master class right at home for less than my monthly gym membership fee. Learn to do strength training properly and safely - especially how to squat. As Rip sez:

"There is never an absolute answer to everything, except of course that you have to do your squats."

Buy it - use it - get strong. The price is an absolute steal.

80 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training DVD -- Trailer, March 19, 2009

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The Aasgaard Company - See all my reviews

This review is from: Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training (DVD)

Length:: 2:28 Mins

Watch the trailer here!

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD, March 4, 2009

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Wendy Fernandez "wendalynn11" (nc) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training (DVD)

This is the companion DVD to Rippetoe's Starting Strength book. At almost 2 1/2 hours, it is an absolute must for anyone who either has the book or is interested in learning how to perform the major lifts correctly. The book covers squats, deadlifts, power cleans, presses and bench press. Each segment has several people of different ages who are "coached" through each lift, starting from the basics and progressing from there. While the book in and of itself is fantastic, there is some truth to "a picture is worth a thousand words", especially in video format. Unless you are able to attend one of his certification seminars, this is the next best thing. Actually, it may be better than the seminars in that you can pause, rewind and learn at your own pace. I have done both the seminar and own the DVD, and would not hesitate to recommend this product.