Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training

by Mark Rippetoe

Other authorsStef Bradford
Paper Book, 2011

Status

Available

Call number

G71.4 Ri

Call number

G71.4 Ri

Publication

Wichita Falls, TX : Aasgaard Co., c2011.

Description

"Now, after four more years of testing and adjustment with thousands of athletes in seminars all over the country, this third edition expands and improves on the previous teaching methods and biomechanical analysis. No other book on barbell training ever written provides the detailed instruction on every aspect of the basic barbell exercises found in SS:BBT3. And while the methods for implementing barbell training detailed in the book are primarily aimed at young athletes, they have been successfully applied to everyone: young and old, male and female, fit and flabby, sick and healthy, weak and already strong. Many people all over the world have used the simple biological principle of stress/recovery/adaptation on which this method is based to improve their performance, their appearance, and their quality of life. SS:BBT3 is your complete guide to developing strength -- the foundation of athletic performance and the key to long-term health" -- Publisher description.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member satyridae
Anatomically intense barbell instruction. Ever wondered what exactly was happening when you pick up a barbell? Rippetoe is here to tell you. He's also here to to tell you what you are doing wrong and how to fix it. I had to get this book through Inter-Library-Loan so did not get to spend as much
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time with it as I'd like- this is a book that should share the bench at the gym. I intend to get a copy so that I can stand on the street corner shouting from it. I'm not going to say it's highly recommended, I'm going to say it's indispensable.
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LibraryThing member SpencerWood
A quick read and a great practical approach to barbell training for the novice trainee. Rippetoe has decades of experience as a strength coach and it shows. While his dietary advice is insane (5-6000 calories per day?!), his breakdown of the core compound lifts is interesting and very helpful for
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someone like me who is just starting in the weight-room and looking for some direction.
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LibraryThing member jimocracy
This was very, very technical. I'm thinking rather than reading it in e-book form, I need to buy the hard copy so I can make notes and bookmarks to reference while working out.

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Physical description

vii, 354 p.; 28 cm

ISBN

9780982522738

Rating

(125 ratings; 4.3)
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