If you're new to weightlifting, the articles below are the perfect reading material to get you started off on the right foot. Follow the advice and training programs of Jim Schmitz and Bill Starr in the following 26 articles and you can't go wrong:

"Don't Forget the Middle" by Bill Starr, Vol. 5, No. 3
"Weightlifting Starts with the Feet" by Bill Starr, Vol. 6, No. 1
"Knowing When to Make Changes" by Bill Starr, Vol. 6, No. 2
"Ordering Up Results" by Jim Schmitz, Vol. 6, No. 3
"Assistance Exercises for Strength and Power" by Jim Schmitz, Vol. 8, No. 1
"Get the Right Start" by Bill Starr, Vol. 8, No. 3
"Taking the Confusion Out of Sets and Reps" by Bill Starr, Vol. 9, No. 2
"Olympic-style Weightlifting for Fitness and Physique" by Jim Schmitz, Vol. 11, No. 2
"Salvaging a Crummy Workout" by Bill Starr, Vol. 11, No. 3
"Taboo Exercises for Strength Athletes" by Bill Starr, Vol. 11, No. 4
"Training Programs" by Jim Schmitz, Vol. 13, No. 2
"Sets and Reps for Success" by Jim Schmitz, Vol. 13, No. 3
"Olympic Lifting is Still a Sport of Strength" by Bill Starr, Vol. 13, No. 4
"Cycling, Peaking and Periodization" by Jim Schmitz, Vol. 14, No. 1
"Be Aware of Sequence" by Bill Starr, Vol. 14, No. 2
"Before You Begin . . . Serious Weightlifting" by Jim Schmitz, Vol. 15, No. 1
"Exercises That Teach Technique" by Jim Schmitz, Vol. 15, No. 2
"Battling the Weak Links" by Bill Starr, Vol. 16, No. 3
"Using Singles Wisely" by Bill Starr, Vol. 16, No. 4
"The Tale of the Scale, or Making Weight" by Jim Schmitz, Vol. 16, No. 4
"Making Weight: The Forgotten Discipline" by Bill Starr, Vol. 17, No. 1
"Twenty Reasons for Doing Olympic-style Weightlifting" by Jim Schmitz, Vol. 17, No. 2
"Utilizing the Heavy, Light, and Medium Concept" by Bill Starr, Vol. 17, No. 2
"Three Lessons Learned from Jim Schmitz" by Darryl Jarman, Vol. 17, No. 4
"Getting Things Straight, Part I: 'Core' Principles" by Ken E. Leistner, Vol. 18, No. 1
"Five Exercises to Increase Your Olympic Weightlifting Total" by Karsten Jensen, MSc, Vol. 19, No. 2

Issues included are: 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 8.1, 8.3, 9.2, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 14.1, 14.2, 15.1, 15.2, 16.3, 16.4, 17.1, 17.2, 17.4, 18.1, 19.2.

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