Love the Rippetoe book, his logic, and instruction. 10 years ago I started following his method to get back to basics (squat, dead, bench, standing military press). He's got some great technique and teaching videos on youtube.
Then I found the Jim Wendler 5-3-1 method about 6 years ago and really took off with strength gains. With 5-3-1, you figure out your maxes, then plug them in to Wendler's formula to determine a month's worth of sets and reps for your routine. Refigure your maxes every 3 months. HIGHLY recommended. No bulls* method that gives results and progression. Then I (re)discovered kettlebell workouts, which I'm doing now. Kbell workouts are intense and short ... just the ticket for burning fat and increasing strength. - 4 sets of single-arm swings - 4 sets of turkish get-ups - 4 sets of presses (one arm at a time to also stress your core) - (my addition) 4 sets of single-arm dumbbell curls, strict I rotate that workout 3x/week with a 2x/week core routine. Rotate between any set of good methods and you'll get results. Run endlessly on a treadmill for years on end and, well, you don't get anywhere :) Tom, who still loves to throw heavy stuff around... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
