Rippetoe'll work relatively well with most people, at the beginner levels. Problem is at higher levels, it becomes ridiculously difficult to complete a beginner's routine because the weight progression pace has increased to a level that's only adaptable to beginners or genetic freaks. Can't understand?

For a beginner who just started with 100LBS, it's much easier for him/her to progress to 200LBS;
Compared to a veteran trainee who's been lifting 500LBS to move to 600LBS.

See what I'm getting to? If you can complete a beginner's routine (which is incidentally or IRONICALLY, what you'll notice in more advanced training progs, it becomes more simple, with either higher volume or more weights) you'll find yourself breaking a tremendous plateau.

Get me?

you........have a phenomenal bench compared to the rest of your lifts.

Yoh...so many isolation exercises....why you want the pump is it?

It's not really necessary. Furthermore the concern will be more about, how well can you perform next in your upcoming workouts?
I'd rather not go about more isolation workouts, maybe just a few bicep curls and dumbbell pullovers, won't hurt but that's about it.
Pull-ups are okay though

I explain to you how this works alright?

Your delts is meant to move 360 degrees. Try rotating your shoulders, see they move in a full circular motion right?

But the smith machine, only moves up and down.

Restricting isn't it if for your delts?

I'm gonna be a b****

My bro who was 16, did deadlifts 3x5 @ 135LBS, 5x5 squats @ 115LBS and benched 95LBS at a bodyweight of 154LBS, first time he lifted weights.

Better bust your ass

Tell me about it. Bloody mesomorph kid can run 40 in 5 seconds and doesn't even train! Blooody kicks a futsal ball into my face from the other end of the court and it'll still come flying faster than a plane. Thank you dad for the genes!
YEH!!

it's actually pretty fast...but maybe some people can do better lah.

This post has been edited by pizzaboy: Jul 24 2008, 06:58 PM

Can you power yourself over the pain in the quads?
I really don't recommend people that just start, to reduce weights.....if possible that is.

You'd be very surprised to know that you can actually push through the pain. Depends on whether or not you want to and dare to. Your body definitely can.

He has improved a tremendous amount. However, if you constantly listen to your mind speak, and not your body speak, you end up cutting yourself short of what you can really do.

And when you do that, you can't progress. Pain is the first hindrance. Break that and you're on the second level. And then progression comes. If one doesn't increase weights, fight past pain, increase reps, increase intensity, there will be minimal if any improvement.