Equipment Needed for Starting Strength

One of the most common questions we get is what equipment do I have to have for the Starting Strength Novice Linear Progression.

In this video Grant goes over the basic requirements for a home gym to be able to squat, press, bench press and deadlift.

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[carps_gym]

YEP! Don’t forget the flat bench for horizontal pressing

[cjmorgani]

Oh, well now this is an interesting development. Two races at the same time.

[elobiretv]

4:00 this man has definitely watched Rips video on how to pick up a plate properly 😂

[Trenchant]

Frail old ladies also need to lift (very carefully, with supervision). We’re starting with 5#, so no, no 45# bar. One hope to get to substantial weight, eventually, without compression fractures.

[Blockhead_teda]

I got a $200 squat rack from Walmart for free lol they sent 2 I sent one back an got a refund 😂 then got all my weights & bars from the junkyard . Dirt cheap 50 cent per pound

[BaldurNorddahl]

Interesting that they might sell broken sets of lb plates. Here we do kg and the kg sets are 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 with possibly some smaller micro increment plates added. The lb set is broken because you did 2.5, 5, 10, 25, 35, 45. The plates before the jump to 25 only add up to 17.5 lbs. There is a missing 20 lbs plate needed. Or an extra 10 lbs to emulate that missing 20 lbs plate.

[samuele.marcora]

Is the plywood there to bolt the rack down? What are the dimensions of that platform?

[gregorymccoy]

My first weight set had 2 35lb plates. Still have them 🙁

[kylechrystal]

35's are like those extra knives they throw into the set just to up the part count - useless. What is needed is the 2nd set of 10's.

[wildthrows]

What are the dimensions of the deadlifting section of the platform? Is it big enough to do cleans and snatches?

[tzzlite]

What about a bench for bench pressing??

[Pope]

I respectfully disagree, sir.
I'm 5'11½" (yes the ½" matters, ask my wife), 44 y/o, 95kg (209lbs) on December 1, 2022.
My squat was 182lbs, bench was 149lbs, deadlift 225lbs.
Today is January 13, 2023.
My diet has been poor, my sleep irregular, my drinking sporadic, my training inconsistent...
However yesterday was NLP day 15.
I am now 105 kg (231lbs)
My squat was 260lbs
Bench was 199½lbs
Deadlift was 271lbs

These are not impressive numbers. In 41 days though I have begun approaching a third pair of 45s on my deadlift. Within the next 6 weeks I'll likely also surpass 314lbs on my squat (that's three 45lbs plates on each side).

My point is that you can be an old, fat fuck-up and still need a third set of 45s within 12 weeks of beginning NLP. 🙏🏻

[urdadshusband]

Do you have a specific bar you recommend people who are starting

[samuele.marcora]

Why do you recommend 2 pairs of 10s instead of only one pair?

[BlueBusssss]

Do you “tap, rack, bang” before you squat?