Archive for March, 2008

Starting Strength Routine FAQ

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Most of you must already know this, but kethnaab’s infamous thread on Bodybuilding.com forums has now been converted into a PDF document (thanks to thepointman). For archival purposes, I have uploaded the FAQ on this website for everyone to download. You will require Adobe Reader (free download) to open this document.

Still Alive & Progressing Into the Intermediate Stage

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Hey everyone, I’m still here and alive. I have been training non-stop and enjoying every minute of it. I have now progressed into the Intermediate stage of strength training, as Rippetoe’s Starting Strength routine was no longer effective (I have been following it for over a year and a half mind you). The gains I have achieved with the beginner program were phenomenal, and I have been grateful for finding about the routine at the right time. I have been reading Practical Programming for Strength Training for a while now and it’s great stuff. I am learning way too much to list about it in this small post, so I encourage everyone to grab a copy and check it out for themselves instead of waiting for me to spill the beans. :) I recently found out that Mark Rippetoe released another book back in November, titled Strong Enough? Thoughts from Thirty Years of Barbell Training. I will be ordering it very soon alongside my fractional plates for micro-loading.

For those who are curious, I am following Bill Starr’s 5×5 program, featured on Madcow’s site.