[quote]Oxblood wrote:
I have a friend who hasn’t been training for almost two years now, and he ask me for a program and I’m thinking I’ll put him on this one. Was wondering that what to do with the chins cos I really dont belive he can do 8 reps? should i sub them with pull-downs or star working with the chins in rep range he can manage?[/quote]
[quote]Dexter. wrote:
I’ve ordered ‘Starting Strength’, so I probably will give the program a try. But what about a rowing? Alot of coaches talk about imbalances, if you don’t row, will the power cleans make up for that in the Rippetoe program?[/quote]
Do you currently have any major imbalances?
If you do have any major imbalances, you might want to address them first (with the help of a professional) before picking a generic strength program (regardless of how many athletes he got jacked)
Barring the previous and you’re in a position to try out this program - who cares if it isn’t perfectly balanced (assuming that it isn’t)? Do you plan on staying on this exact program for the rest of your life? Chances are you’ll give it a shot for a few weeks or months and then switch to something else. Do you really think that “imbalances” are produced that quickly? Especially on a program with such low volume?
Right now you’re “majoring in the minors”. I know, because I do it more times than I care to admit.
If you’re laying on the floor gasping for air, throwing up, or seeing stars after you squat it means your cns is shot to hell, you atr contaminated canned mackerel, or someone hit you over the head with a 25lb plate. You shouldn’t be experiencing any of that while squatting–it’s just something the meatheads say so they seem hardcore.
[quote]USNS physique wrote:
If you’re laying on the floor gasping for air, throwing up, or seeing stars after you squat it means your cns is shot to hell, you atr contaminated canned mackerel, or someone hit you over the head with a 25lb plate. You shouldn’t be experiencing any of that while squatting–it’s just something the meatheads say so they seem hardcore.[/quote]
Wkout B:
3x5 Squats
3x5 Standing press
3x5 Bent over rows
2x8 Chinups
Done 3x a week, rotating A and B.
Anyone ever tried this with good results? I’m not sure why the deadlift volume is so low… I want to focus more on deadlifts, do you think I could switch the squats and deadlifts around? Or could I do one day of deads and one day of squats, rather than 2 days of squats?
Thanks[/quote]
Well first of all, this program came from a book called Starting Strength which about strength training general athletes who are relatively unadapted (to weight training). If you’re wanting to focus more on deadlifts I’m curious as to why? If it’s because you want to get better at deadlifts then you’re probably more inclined to be a powerlifter. This routine wasn’t designed for powerlifters necessarily.
[quote]USNS physique wrote:
If you’re laying on the floor gasping for air, throwing up, or seeing stars after you squat it means your cns is shot to hell[/quote]
O really?
I don’t encourage any of the squat till you puke crap but I think you may be sensationalising the whole ‘cns shot to hell’. lol
[quote]supermick wrote:
USNS physique wrote:
If you’re laying on the floor gasping for air, throwing up, or seeing stars after you squat it means your cns is shot to hell
O really?
I don’t encourage any of the squat till you puke crap but I think you may be sensationalising the whole ‘cns shot to hell’. lol
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YEah I agree… somebody’s obviously never tried smolov or any other high volume squatting programs!!
It goes without saying you can’t do this week in, week out forever, but it does no harm to push yourself to breaking point every now and again.