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“Any Torah scholar who is not as hard as iron, he is not a Torah scholar.” - Ta’anit 4a 

In his classic work, “Orot,” Rabbi Kook writes that the exercise of young Jews in Eretz Yisrael, in order to strengthen their bodies to become mighty sons to the nation, adds overall strength to the Jewish People, which enables the righteous to bring more Divine light into the world.

There are not a lot of Jewish specific strength programs out there, but "Who is wise? He who learns from every man." - Pirkei Avot 4:1

  • Starting Strength

    The Starting Strength System makes use of the body's most basic movement patterns – barbell exercises that involve all the body’s muscle mass – utilized over the longest effective range of motion and loaded progressively, to force the adaptations necessary for increased strength.

    Unlike other popular exercise protocols, Starting Strength is a training system – a long-term process designed for getting stronger over time, not a random collection of exercises that just make you hot, sweaty, sore, confused, and tired today.

  • Westside Barbell

    The purpose of Westside-Barbell.com is to provide information and resources related to the strength training methodologies and philosophy developed by Louie Simmons, Tom Barry, and the Westside Barbell community.

    The website serves as a hub for those interested in learning more about the conjugate method and its applications to general training, athletes, powerlifting, grappling, combat sports, football, and other sports and forms of strength and performance training.

  • StrongFirst

    We are experts at making the weak strong and the strong stronger. On top of strength, we coach “strong endurance” and resilience for the most demanding applications. Distilled from the best of the Russian and Western sports science, our methods have a proven record with professional athletes, tier one special operators, as well as regular folks who have decided to earn self-respect and be weak no more.

  • These Are the Best Strength Standards on the Internet

    Strength standards are strength benchmarks for different exercises based on what other weightlifters with similar characteristics can achieve, and they’re useful because they . . .

    • Give you targets to aim for that are challenging but reasonable
    • Help you understand your strengths and weaknesses
    • Help you see how much progress you’ve made since you began lifting weights
  • Weightlifting Strength Standards

    The strength standards on this page grade your one-rep max performance against other adult lifters at your bodyweight.

    Our strength standards are based on millions of lifts entered by Strength Level users.

  • Maccabi USA - Weightlifting

    Maccabi USA builds Jewish pride through sports and promotes support for Israel, Zionism, and Jewish continuity through athletic, educational, and cultural experiences for participants of all ages.

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