Bill Starr

Bill Starr was a leading weightlifter during the 1960s who became a high- profile author, editor, and coach in the burgeoning field of strength and conditioning. His intimate knowledge of training and fluent writing style led to an almost cult following in succeeding decades among strength athletes and serious sport connoisseurs. Although he subscribed to many of the revolutionary elements of America's counter-culture during those turbulent years, the soundness of his thinking and advice had a wide appeal. Most influential was his The Strongest Shall Survive, Strength Training for Football, which remains a strength and conditioning classic.