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Old 05-11-2008, 10:02 AM   #115 (permalink)
NutFlea

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Originally Posted by anaconda View Post
Great recommendation, I'm actually going to pick up this book. The reviews are pretty phenomenal:

Amazon.com: Starting Strength (2nd edition): Mark Rippetoe,Lon Kilgore: Books
This is a great book -- I highly recommend it. Rippetoe is a great coach! He's running a Q&A thread here: Mark Rippetoe Q&A - Strength Mill Forums

Check it out to see what Rip has to say as people send in videos of themselves lifting for his advice/feedback.

And I'll just go ahead and repeat what so many people have already said, only because I want you to have great success: BIG COMPOUND MOVEMENTS! Forget about isolating calves, biceps, triceps, hamstring curls, etc. Instead: deadlifts, squats, standing overhead presses, bench presses, dips, cleans, pullups, etc.

Also, I know it gets a lot of flack here in these forums, but Crossfit.com is a great program that works well for people with broad fitness goals. It's scalable for all abilities. Check it out.
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