Coach Rusty – ATLETA EXPLOSIVO

Coach Carmen Phillips, Coach Rusty, How to squat with limited shoulder range of motion, How to squat with limited shoulder ROM, Learning to squat, Shoulder injuries, Squat, Squatting with limited shoulder range of motion, Squatting with limited shoulder ROM, Starting Strength

Hugo Noya Enríquez

SQUATTING WITH LIMITED SHOULDER RANGE OF MOTION

What do you do when injuries and structural changes make it so that holding the bar in the squat is limiting? In this post I´ll show a couple options that Rusty and Carmen, both coaches at the Wichita Falls Athletic Club, use so that their clients can still train the squat. Coaches Rusty and Carmen…

HOW TO SET UP THE MONOLIFT IN THE RACK FOR A SAFE BENCH PRESS

Mar 14, 2026

Weight training

Bench press, Coach Rusty, How to do a safe bench press, How to set up the monolift in the rack, How to set up the monolift in the rack for a safe bench press, Learning to bench press, Monolift, Safe bench press, Starting Strength

Hugo Noya Enríquez

We’re going to talk about the monolift today. When you’re benching by yourself, you need to be safe. The monolift and a good power rack is a good combination to stay safe while still lifting the heaviest amounts of weights as you can. So we’re going to talk about how to set it up, and…

WHAT IS THE PROPER SQUAT DEPTH AND WHY?

Mar 1, 2026

Weight training

Coach Rusty, Full low bar squat, Full squat, Learning to squat, Low bar squat, Proper squat depth, Squat, Squat depth, Starting Strength, What is the proper squat depth

Hugo Noya Enríquez

Today we´re going to discuss the standard for squat depth, comparing and contrasting the positions in high squats with proper squats. In Starting Strength, coaches like Rusty from the Wichita Falls Athletic Club have the reasons why they want to be squatting to the proper depth. It involves the hamstring, back angle, knee angle, most…

STOP THROWING THE BAR FORWARD IN YOUR PRESS

Feb 21, 2026

Weight training

Coach Rusty, How to stop throwing the bar forward in the press, How to stop throwing the press forward, Learning to press, Overhead press, Press, Shoulder press, Starting Strength, Stop throwing the bar forward in the press

Hugo Noya Enríquez

STOP THROWING THE BAR FORWARD IN YOUR PRESS

Today we´re going to talk about a common movement error starting the bar in the press that throws the bar forward and how to stop this from happening. Starting Strength coaches teach a hip movement when doing the press. The trainee dip the bar and drive through the bar. The bar stays midfoot at the…

PULLING WITH A DEADLIFT BAR

Feb 1, 2026

Weight training

Coach Rusty, Deadlift, Deadlift bar, Deadlift barbell, Learning to deadlift, Olympic barbell, Pulling with a deadlift bar, Pulling with a standard bar, Starting Strength

Hugo Noya Enríquez

Today we´re going to explain what a deadlift bar is and how it can be used. Let’s first talk about the difference between a deadlift bar and a regular standard bar. Some examples of stardand bar are: The Texas Strength System bar. It has really good knurling. The only thing that it doesn’t have is…

IMPROVE YOUR SNATCH DOING SNATCH BALANCE DRILLS

Jan 25, 2026

Weight training, Weightlifting

Coach Rusty, How to do the balance snatch, How to do the power snatch, How to do the snatch, Improve your snatch, Learning how to power snatch, Power snatch, Snatch, Starting Strength

Hugo Noya Enríquez

IMPROVE YOUR SNATCH DOING SNATCH BALANCE DRILLS

Today we’re going to be talking about the Olympic lifts. We’re going to be talking about the snatch and one of the best accessory lifts to do for the snatch. The snatch and the clean have a similarity: it is a rapid extension, then a drop to get under the bar and then a hard…

THE IMPORTANCE OF FOREARM POSITION IN THE BENCH PRESS TO AVOID IMPINGEMENT AT THE SHOULDER

Dec 26, 2025

Biomechanics, Weight training

Bench press, Coach Rusty, Forearm position in the bench press, How to avoid shoulder impingement in the bench press, How to do a safe bench press, Learning to bench press, Safe bench press, Shoulder impingement, Starting Strength

Hugo Noya Enríquez

THE IMPORTANCE OF FOREARM POSITION IN THE BENCH PRESS TO AVOID IMPINGEMENT AT THE SHOULDER

In the last post we talked about the close grip bench. We explained why you would do a close grip bench, how to do close grip bench… Now, we´re going to talk about the way is teached the regular bench press, that is to say, the standard bench press from the blue book that Starting…

HOW TO RESET BAR POSITION IN THE DEADLIFT

Oct 25, 2025

Weight training

Coach Rusty, Deadlift, How to reset bar position in the deadlift, How to reset bar position in the pull, Learning to deadlift, Starting Strength

Hugo Noya Enríquez

Bar position at the start of each pull is critical. In this post I´ll explain the method coach Rusty from Wichita Falls Athletic Club utilizes for getting reps 2+ set correctly without spending time searching for the sweet spot. Today we’re going to talk about the deadlift, particularly the second, third, fourth and fifth rep.…