Excercise Help Needed

[AdipoPuff 4]

I really like the previously recommended book "Starting Strength" by Mark Rippetoe. But I do not think it is for every one here. In fact, it's probably not for many people here. It was really designed for young aspiring athletes. If you want to get into resistance training but have no idea where to start, a better book is "New Rules of Lifting." There is also a "New Rules of Lifting For Women" for the ladies. Very good instruction and well laid out but simple workout plans for beginners.

Hi, Thank You

You're probably right.

I recommend Starting Strength for a couple reasons.

1: During dieting phases, lean body mass loss is big issue for those getting lean, and resistance training is the best way to deal with the maintenance of it and/or in addition with complicated diet setup with maconutrient cycling with regards to nitrogen sparring.

2: Muscles are cells containing their own genes for coding their own little Proteins, and proper gene expression occurs when a stress(exercise) induces a adaption(transcription, translation, and coding of these Proteins to their proper products) and that is based upon specificity. I figured Marks program, essentially a progressive overloading programming setup, could apply the proper stress to induce adaption people here are looking for which is more muscle and strength without boring them with exercise physiology and theory. It already has the proper lifts to setup them for advance training later too.

I mentioned the above with specificity in mind.

Either way newbie adaptions occur regardless even with the worst training setup, and it can come quick or it can come slow but it has to come first before a more advance setup can be used.

[Butterthebean 8,146]

A very good point. As I said, I really like Mark Rippetoe's plan. I basically follow it when I want to improve strength. If you never have check out the New Rules Of Lifting books. They are also very basic but effective. The workouts are based on the popular lifting sequence of a push, pull, squat, lunge and twist. It's sequence has been used very successfully in the crossfit routines as well as many met training routines.

The books also lay out a very simple and easy to follow plan for beginners. It's why I like them so much for many people here. There seem to be many people here who do not have a lot of experience with resistance training. My one knock on Starting Strength is that Mr. Rippetoe is so precise and detailed with his form and technique. While that's good, it's very difficult for a new, novice lifter to do unless they have some coaching. While people who have many years of lifting experience have less trouble with the technique.