and the arms of a stick insect
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Who has he coached that you want to perform like?
Funny cause I actually have some of the biggest arms in my high school
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that’s the funniest shit I’ve heard all day! Haha
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Well he’s the best when it comes to novices and his Texas method is a tried and true program that many people have benefitted from. In my opinion he just explains why you’re doing something in his programs the best.
You replied to my comment but didn’t answer my question. You might’ve missed it, so I’ll ask again.
Of all the athletes Mark Rippetoe has trained, which one performs like the way you want to (as per the goals you mentioned earlier)?
I’m not going to answer your question because it’s irrelevant. I’m a novice and he’s the best with novices, yes those are my goals but they won’t be accomplished anytime soon. Right now I’m just trying to put more weight on the bar, mainly for squat which is why I’m doing starting strength. And I honestly don’t keep up with many athletes other than basketball players.
You will forgive me, but I believe you will not answer my question because you are unable to do so, not because you choose not to.
If you are simply trying to put more weight on the bar, I think Starting Strength (or any sort of basic abbreviated program) is a solid approach; that is simply a different goal than the one you told me earlier. To reach THOSE goals, I do not feel Starting Strength will accomplish what you want.
If you have decided on this goal, then good luck.
Well you don’t build a house without a foundation.
Good luck with that.
You too with whatever you do
You remind me of someone… 
“I only travel and conjugate with the lions, I’m not a sheep. I’m not typing this to sound “hard” or whatever. I want this forum to understand who I am as a man.”
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To answer your original question OP. Start at a weight where you begin to lose speed on the movement and go from there.
Yeah, but Rippetoe only does them because he’s not a beginner.
The only way a beginner is ever going to get stronger is by not training.
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Hmm get stronger you say but what if that leads a beginner to start sprouting ‘unfunctional muscle’
WHAT THEN?
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I always preferred the term “dysfunctional muscle”.
Like, the muscle can’t hold down a job and it’s kids don’t respect it, and it’s locked in a loveless marriage, but for some reason it just can’t escape.
So I guess the muscle is Al Bundy.
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Yea I finished my 5/3/1 cycle and started SS today with just the right weights to get all the reps in with right form and added some chins at the end. Then went home and ate a whole box of hamburger helper, some corn, and a glass of milk lol
I’m pretty sure Jim Wendler has advocated for curls for years. They aren’t one of the big lifts sure, but they were part of his “Wendler 6”, or important assistance work you should be doing.
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You have to keep in mind though; Jim is big and strong, which means he doesn’t know how to train people who aren’t big and strong.
Lifters who aren’t big and strong yet should follow the advice of OTHER lifters/coaches that aren’t big and strong, because they “get it”.
Additionally, if someone has successfully produced strong athletes, a weak athlete shouldn’t follow their advice, because this coach doesn’t know how to train weak athletes. A weak athlete should instead follow the advice of either a coach that has produced only weak athletes or a coach that has produced NO athletes, because these coaches understand the unique qualities of training weak athletes.
Holy crap, I never though I’d use all that stuff I learned from Sophism.
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