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Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training is the new expanded version of the book that has been called "the best and most useful of fitness books." It picks up where Starting Strength: A Simple and Practical Guide for Coaching Beginners leaves off. With all new graphics and more than 750 illustrations, a more detailed analysis of the five most important exercises in the weight room, and a new chapter dealing with the most important assistance exercises, Basic Barbell Training offers the most complete examination in print of the most effective way to exercise.
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Only wish i bought it sooner - |
Starting Strength Review |
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This book was a godsend. I bought it after about a year of training, when i began to stall on my lifts. I self taught myself many all of my lifts, and as i rose to higher weights i was beginning to miss lifts, and was getting discouraged. After picking up this book i was able to notice many small cues that shored up things no one else recommended, and my lifts have since shot through the roof. The book is filled with detailed descriptions and pictures to show you exactly what is being discussed, this is a must buy for anyone starting to strength train. |
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Starting Strength Review |
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The content is excellent overall, however this book would benefit greatly by including better anatomy graphics and photography. It give it the feel of a lower budget book. The author is very knowledgeable and is a great teacher, but not necessarily the best "author".
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the subject! |
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Starting Strength Review |
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I had messed around with functional training and weight training for years. It was not until I bought this
book that I finally had the details of how to do these exercises correctly. Rip explains how to safely perform the five basic barbell exercises along with several accessory exercises. He laid out a program that was simple to follow. I have been following the program for 8 weeks now and am increaseing my poundage each workout. My wife is commented on how muscular i am becoming. Not bad for a 50 year old hey. Buy his Practical Programming book also. It explains the programming in more detail and will be needed when you need to move from Novice training to Intermediate and beyond. |
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The book and service provided was better than expexted. Could be recommended to others. Excellent!! |
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Unless you are a professional strength coach, this book is going to be one heavy read. You'll need a degree in kinesiology to wade through this stuff. One is reminded of Socrates, who after reading Heraclitus, said: "What I understand is splendid; and I think what I don't understand is so too- but it would take a Delian diver to get to the bottom of it."
The book is as well organized as the Keystone Cops on parade. The text meanders from one technical point to the next, with the occasional practical interlude. And regarding the so-called humour in this book, either Webster's definition differs from the OED, or the writers should leave the humour to Ambrose Bierce and W.C.Fields. The book leaves a whole lot of questions unanswered. For example, on p.145 the trainee demonstrating the deadlift has a hyper-extended neck; is that correct? and the description of the dip doesn't tell the trainee whether the scapulae should be depressed &/or retracted during a rep. In addition, two good exercises aren't prompted in this book: 1) the push-up with feet elevated and wearing a weighted vest (or even chains) and hands gripping dumbells; 2) the supine ("inverted") row with feet elevated and wearing a weighted vest. All the useful info the trainee needs to read could be condensed into about 30 pages. The book is over-padded with irrelevancies. So, what's the trainee to do? Either get the excellent companion DVD, or seek out the Aasgaard posters on the big lifts (now O/P), or get a copy of Stuart McRobert's weight-training technique handbook. McRobert's book has flaws but at least it's addressed to the trainee, rather than the trainer. |
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