Sorry to be a little off topic.

Once someone comes out of the intermediate stage, it's time that he ensures his programming is suitable for him in order to gain as much as possible.

There are some individuals who naturally have a high composition of fast twitch muscle fibers. These are the people who have been naturally been able to run very fast and/or jump very high even though they had not received proper training. Individuals like these respond better to a high sets low reps approach.

Then there are others who naturally have very high endurance, obviously these individuals would respond better to a program based on low sets and high reps.

This applies if your intention if to get HUUUUUUUUUGE, however if you train with other intentions (such as for a specific sport) then obviously your training would have to be based on the sports demands.

That being said, beginners should stick to a basic program such as Rippetoes. The problem is, many people think that they are 'advanced trainees' when they're not even close to being intermediate.

Until you are able to deadlift and squat 1.5x your bodyweight and bench your bodyweight, chances are you are no where near intermediate yet.

This post has been edited by Desvaro: Aug 27 2008, 09:12 PM