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Because it's one of the few resources which systematically teaches necessary foundational knowledge such as:
>technique and injury prevention
>progressive overload
>consistency of programming
>effect of nutrition
If you think SS is just about a set of specific lifts, you're missing the forest for the trees. Actually read the fucking book.
The Starting Strength program should be seen primarily as just that -- a start -- and the program as simply practice in applying all the above principles together in a training plan, and developing the discipline in following a program for a while.
Just a while.
You're not supposed to slavishly follow the program forever. If you failed to notice that it's called "starting" and that you're no longer a starter, that's on you for following it all the way to T-rex mode.
You're supposed to take those concepts and principles and apply it to wherever you go next. Whatever you do, do with good technique, and get the technique right before increasing resistance in order to prevent injury ... and the exercise should be one where it is straightforward to add resistance because progressive overload is how strength is icnreased. Be consistent. Nutrition has an effect. These habits of thinking will continue to be key to your lifting journey whatever you do after Starting Strength. And rather than you discovering all of this through trial and error after many years, SS will teach you all of this from the get-go.
