Please provide a bit more info on the machine you speak of.

Let's see, he works with about 700 kids? We need about, oh, tens of thousands more like Mr. Swords to get at part of the ills USA society faces. Thanks for doing your part Rip!

Don't know who might have seen this, but this is one of most uplifting stories I've seen lately involving kids: http://www.cncworld.tv/news/v_show/26241_Tomorrow_s_champions_from_garage.shtml

I'll be 58 this year. I do cleans and love the movement however, I'm not so hot with the form. DL is 315 now and the PC at 140, so my ratio is not so stellar either. Still, I see room for...

Thanks for posting such a fine article, for dealing with the complexities of the subject matter and for framing the subject in profound simple terms. We all see the cost our society is paying each...

Lets reign things in some here. I made some comments earlier in what were intended to be very tongue-in-cheek. In actuality what I believe is this: There's a place for everyone in this screwed up...

Since I may have to start traveling for work soon and was wondering how it might affect my training means and methods the question of what to do about weight variations between locations also...

haha, so true. Scared me at one time also, until I figured out that it is just another language, a strange language for sure. One only has to determine they are willing to learn it. Wait a minute,...

While I do agree that there are some messed up things going on with HB-1 Visas and so forth it also seems to me that your view on the matter is lop sided more to the negative than need be. My civil...

Rip, as usual you are spot on with the reasoning. Due to the exposure you've had to such things through your career you've had the opportunity to reach the correct conclusions about medical...

As with anything in life you get involved in, a few people will know what they are doing, but most will not. I suspect you got involved with someone who was in the former camp. Those who know what...

Lot of opinions here. Being as qualified as any due to back/neck injuries sustained in a car wreck, I'll offer my experience in the matter. For the record, the injury was what is called in common...

Assuming you are not a troll, I'm gonna politely suggest that you should do a bit of research. Just try and google "squats and milk weight gain" to see what you come up with. Not everyone will be...

Why edamame when Nippon restos make other great and much more edible stuff?

Soy and soy by products are in literally everything we eat. You can't know for sure it isn't there unless you grow your...

Ok, thanks again. I am taking the jumps lesser. In the past I've done the weight jumps as described in SS but found them too much for my circumstances and now micro-load the increases. Up to this...

Thanks Rip. Do you have a notion based on your experience as to what I might expect in terms of the weight gain and linear progress slowing down in more specific terms? I'm not really a true novice...

Just 5' 10" and 55 yo.

I have a problem that I'd like to be rid of, gaining weight too easily. Never have a I had issues with putting on weight, even now at 55, when working out. One thing about now vs back in the day is...

No, it wasn't ASScheeks, it was ARSEcheeks, that he mentioned and maybe a temporary transportation solution that might be of help could be a bike? At least the amount of time spent getting chafed...

This appears to have been the case with me also. There has been no other discomfort since the one described above, other than a dull ache that has now faded completely and I have done squats again to...