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Read Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe.
by gadders 5y ago
Read Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe.
- martythemaniak 5y agoYes, this is the best book for a beginner. Not only will it explain how to do the lifts in great detail, it'll also make you appreciate why you should be lifting. After reading the book, I would still go to a personal trainer. A few hundred dollars to have someone help you learn an important life-long skill is good value. Book is great, but having someone watch over you and correct you in the beginning is still very important.
- gadders 5y agoAgreed, but I'd get someone familiar with the book or that specialises properly in powerlifting or strength training. Not personal trainer of the day at the nearest Globo Gym.
- dhuk_2018 5y agoThis, and definitely watch the Starting Strength YouTube channel...
- Apocryphon 5y agoNever quite understood why r/fitness was so against it and StrongLifts: https://thefitness.wiki/faq/starting-strength-and-stronglifts-not-recommended/ https://thefitness.wiki/faq/starting-strength-and-stronglift...
- gadders 5y agoStarting Strength is really two books. One part teaches you the most effective form for each lift, and the second provides a programme for a novice lifter. Both will be modified as you become more experienced - you might tweak your form to take account for EG short upper body, or you might find you respond better to volume rather than intensity in your programming. But it's like a lot of things - you need to learn the rules before you can break the rules. I'd say it's a good, simple starting point to find those things out about yourself. There are also a lot of Starting Strength adjacent companies that also provide good programmes - Barbell Medicine, Barbell Logic, Andy Baker etc.