People on the fitness Reddit have it out for Rip since they feel his beginner's program is not suitable for intermediate and advanced lifters. I used it for ab

People on the fitness Reddit have it out for Rip since they feel his beginner's program is not suitable for intermediate and advanced lifters. I used it for about 6 months and I followed a couple of other programs (5/3/1 was the longest at nearly an year and a half). The emphasis on squat / deadlift / press / bench has all paid off years later and the only time I really learn a new movement is when I'm doing an isolation exercise. I DO think the attitude Rip has towards movements like rows, Romanian deadlifts and machines (especially cable machines) was bad for my mindset, but I learned a lot by having my field of vision narrowed; I find a lot of the other criticisms of him to be irrelevant to his beginner-focused exercise program.