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Originally Posted by vince89
I dont know the whole book is essentially a routine explained in detail - I was hoping for more information on lifting things like technique, progression, programming. I should have done more research on the book, its good for people who like to be told what to lift but not for someone who likes to actually learn about lifting and read about the WHY and HOW instead of the what.
Also I think theres way too many exercises and some are the type of things not all people can do in their gym so its not a very good routine imo. And the technique for each exercise is described very briefly. He should have dedicated a few pages to squat/bench/deadlift technique.
The part about foam rolling is useful if youre into that but theres probably more detail in his other books.
It wasnt too expensive so Im not bothered.
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Thanks for the review. The comments like "It's not very good" aren't helpful but this was.
I've got Starting Strength to teach the lifts, and I'm actually looking for a 'routine' book rather than an introduction to programming. But the squat and deadlift are so easy to do incorrectly that all the books should have a few pages on them. I'd say 95% of the books only have starting positiong and finishing position photos of those lifts with very little instruction, which is why everyone should have Starting Strength.