See Figure 2-45, p. 51, and Figure 4-31, p. 126.
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Illustration request for future editions of Starting Strength
Love the illustrations by Jason Kelly and others in Starting Strength, especially the cover illustration of the back squat.
The other day a strong man with short legs (femurs) and a long torso was squatting serious weight with what looked to me to be great form with a close to vertical back. I was doing my squats with a more horizontal back to accommodate my long legs and short torso. The man politely offered to correct my form and said my back should be more vertical. I told him I was using Starting Strength and he said he used Starting Strength and his more vertical back allowed a plum line from the barbell to his center foot. I told him that that was because he had a much longer back and shorter legs than me. He politely told me that my argument made no sense.
The above is my long winded request that in future editions of Starting Strength there be comparison illustrations of people with different body proportions performing the back squat and deadlift with perfect form. Obviously there are hundreds of variations of the human skeleton, but I think a comparison of a least three (average proportions, long torso /short legs, and short torso/long legs) body types in the same illustration would be really helpful.
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See Figure 2-45, p. 51, and Figure 4-31, p. 126.
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Rip, with your permission:
Although, keeping in mind the advice the OP was given, it looks like the gym-bro backwards hat was drawn on the wrong dude.
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Thank you. Don't know how I miss them. Now they are bookmarke
d on my Kindle.
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Good. Now, next time you see that guy in the gym locker room, whip it out, and show it to him.Originally Posted by crabcakelover
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Smack him upside the head with it.
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Yes, that. I fucking hate these guys. "Oh I squat a ton of weight with a vertical back, you should be able to as well!" They're pretty much the same assholes that are yelling at me to keep my head up during an intensity set.
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famous last words...
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We are still talking about the book here, right? Right?
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