Chins after standard exercises

[SJB]

On page 268 of THE BOOK it says: "Chin-ups are a better introductory exercise than pull-ups, and perhaps a better exercise altogether because they involve more muscle mass."

The "perhaps" in the text above poses some difficult interpretive problems. The word "perhaps" suggest that the text could be wrong. But we know that THE BOOK is essentially infallible. So we must assume that this is either an error in translation, transcription, or printing, else it must be some kind of complicated puzzle designed to test the understanding of the devotees.

Fucking heretic.

[ithryn]

The "perhaps" in the text above poses some difficult interpretive problems. The word "perhaps" suggest that the text could be wrong. But we know that THE BOOK is essentially infallible. So we must assume that this is either an error in translation, transcription, or printing, else it must be some kind of complicated puzzle designed to test the understanding of the devotees.

I'm not fluent in the language, but I think if we unpack the meaning of the original Texas English vernacular, the versatile word "perhaps" occasionally possesses a reverse meaning, an almost sarcastic nuance, as if the original author(s) 'R' (commonly referred to as Rippetoe or Rip) were only backhandedly extending the possibility that his chosen exercise may not be the superior one.

The polite insult could have been rounded off by the author adding "bless your heart," but this appears to be a phrase reserved for Texas females.