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The BEST Beginner Training Program
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The best training method for new trainees is Mark Rippetoe’s Starting Strength. This simple template will pack on muscle and make new lifters stronger than any other program I’ve witnessed. I wasted plenty of time doing silly routines copied from bodybuilding magazines, only to learn the hard way that those bodypart split systems only work well for dudes with, ah, let’s just say they’re getting a little extra help from the needle. The amazing thing about SS is that even after all that silly training, I still gained size and strength from using its simplified outline.
Despite being an internet legend, or perhaps because of its wiki-fied viral spread, SS is widely misunderstood and misused. Some versions only use the five major barbell exercises Coach Rip devoted a couple hundred pages to describing in his signature witty style. Other ‘versions’ of SS float around the internet. A change here, a change there; soon enough, you’ve got guys doing ‘Ripetows’ that miss many of the key points from the irreproachable original. I’m going to discuss what I feel is the ideal program for new trainers. Those familiar with his work will understand why I’m giving much thanks and a lot of credit to Rip, but you can still learn a thing or two about how to properly utilize SS: Read More→
Movement Mastery – How to Power Clean
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I’ll give you $20 bucks if you can name an exercise that is as widely misunderstood and commonly executed as poorly as the power clean. It’s a staple of high school football weight training routines, yet for some reason, many coaches never bother to teach their kids correct form. It’s just like the quarter squats these seemingly well-meaning ‘mentors’ espouse: poor form to boost the numbers. If you’ve been reading our other articles, you notice that we preach the gospel of good form because it both puts you in the strongest position and helps you avoid injury. We’re going to dramatically simplify the power clean here today so that you can learn how to do it, possibly in one session: Read More→
Movement Mastery – How to Deadlift
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Chances are, you know someone with chronic back pain. Americans spent a staggering $86 billion (eighty-six billion dollars!) on spinal treatments in 2005. The interesting thing is that this increase in spending seems to have had no positive impact, and researchers concluded that spinal problems actually *increased* during the decade that witnessed a 65% hike in back remedy spending. Having worked with plenty of friends and clients and discussed the topic with peers, it seems clear that this Madoff of a wasted investment could have been solved by one simple word: deadlift.
