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Starting strength + GOMAD (gallon of milk a day) is responsible for a bunch of memes on 4chans /fit/. Do SS with caution.
by Der_Einzige 3y ago
Starting strength + GOMAD (gallon of milk a day) is responsible for a bunch of memes on 4chans /fit/. Do SS with caution.
- pc86 3y agoAny reason to say you should do starting strength "with caution" other than it's mentioned on 4chan (and a million other places)?
- gammarator 3y agoIt’s a fine beginner program, and as the original article inadvertently shows, one common failure mode is not getting enough calories. GOMAD is tough to mess up.
- lc9er 3y agoIt’s fine, if you don’t take it as dogma, understand that Rippetoe isn’t a particularly great coach or lifter, and it should only be run 6 to 12 weeks - maximum. I think most folks would be better off doing 5/3/1 with cardio and/or a sport or doing any number of programs from John McCallum’s classic, “The Complete Keys to Progress”.
- kelipso 3y agoIt's popular because it works. Though it's not like you really have to drink a gallon of milk a day, the idea is that you eat way more than you would as a skinny person.