help with rippetoes

[MJW]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=712752

No offense intended, but that is THE worst possible Rippetoe thread out there. Lots of bad information there, including the 2.5% thing. That was just something the guy who started the thread made up because Starr's intermediate 5x5 program uses it. There is nothing in Rippetoe's book that talks about increasing the weight by 2.5%.

Here's a great, very comprehensive source of information for the Starting Strength program: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=998224

 

[anotherbutters]

Agreed, I didn't think the first write-up was a particularly accurate description of Rippetoe's beginner program. Great second link mjw! Lots of reading to be done there...