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| View Larger Image | Starting Strength (2nd edition)
by Mark Rippetoe, Lon Kilgore
| | List Price: | $29.95 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 792 | | Studio: | The Aasgaard Company | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 320 | | Publication Date: | October 21, 2007 | | Publisher: | The Aasgaard Company |
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Product Description
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. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 110 reviews)
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Great first book on weight training 
I had been performing the big lifts (squat, bench, deadlift, rows) and supporting lifts (curls, shrugs, calf raises, etc) based upon the simple descriptions found in most books and online for the last few years. After the first year of decent gains, I started looking around for a reference which would spell out some of the finer points of technique to reduce the my chances of injury and to continue growth. I am now very happy to have found in "Starting Strength" a very detail oriented book on weight training which gives personal trainer levels of technique and program advice for all of the standard lifts.
When I got the book, I read-skimmed it quickly cover to cover, then I slowly read each chapter on a particular lift for about a week while trying to adapt my technique and take the suggestions the book had to offer. It did take me quite a long while to make it through all of the material and I still refer to the book and find something I had not noticed before. I am now lifting more weight with proper form across all of my lifts and I don't seem to get the same minor tweaks(lower back or knee soreness on squats, etc) I used to get without realizing why.
I recommend this book as the single best beginners book for any detail oriented person looking get into weight training.
September 06, 2008 | |
freaking awesome!
If you want to get strong like a bull, period, buy this book, and do this program. I have been doing this program for only one month, and am seeing steady progress in my strength. I do plan to switch to a hypertrophy program after I reach my strength goals (I want to bench press my own weight, squat 1.5 times my own weight and deadlift twice my own weight). So, for me, Rippetoe's program is a means to an end, not an end in itself.
But, I am confident that I am training The Right Way (tm), because once I have strength, I can then lift heavy weights for hypertrophy, to get the "beach muscles".
In short, this is the real deal for novices like me, I'm convinced. This book can change your life.
Regards,
Robert
September 05, 2008 | |
Good stuff!
If you're interested in coaching or performing the main strength/power lifts (squat,bench,deadlift,overhead press,power clean), gaining weight or getting stronger, get this book.
August 27, 2008 | |
The definitive weight book.
This is a must buy for the beginner.
Amazon is full of books filled with before and after pictures of little weeds who gained 200lbs of pure muscle in 7 days of training. They are all fads.
This book is about lifting free weights until you get good at it. I've been doing nothing but what this book says for months and I've had nothing but gains both in terms of weight lifted and physical appearance.
Utter quality. If you'd sooner buy the fad books go for it. This is a true weight lifting bible.
August 27, 2008 | |
Startin Strength
A must for anyone serious about getting the basics of barbell training right. A direct no nonsense approach to technique that will have a novice starting well and the experienced lifter adjusting their form to increase their lifting ability.
August 26, 2008 | |
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