Articles | programming


Bill Starr | May 26, 2010

"[S]ince the overhead press fell from grace, I’ve never seen anyone press 75 pounds over bodyweight, or very few, for that matter, who could even handle bodyweight. Yet I know it can be done because I saw it done countless times and did it myself. It’s simply of matter of putting in the necessary work in the weight room."

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John Sheaffer | May 21, 2010

"What is it that you have to do? What does your life entail? What is appropriate 'conditioning' in your given situation?"

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Mark Rippetoe | May 07, 2010

Attention novices! Are you starting to get strong by following the program? Or have you left out key elements and modified it into something quite different? Are you wondering why you aren't getting very good results? You're Not Doing The Program

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Mark Rippetoe | January 04, 2010

"We have a member here at WFAC who gained 55 pounds in 11 weeks. I shit you not. Zach Evetts started with us here in late August of 2009 and by November 12 when I weighed him and measured his bodyfat he had gained a total of 55 pounds of bodyweight and a little over 31 pounds of lean body mass (LBM). This calculates to a LBM gain of 2.84 pounds per week, approximately the rate of growth seen in young farm animals. Little baby pigs grow about this fast, and lots of people make money by raising baby pigs."

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