Practical Programming for Strength Training
by Mark Rippetoe and Andy Baker
The companion to Starting Strength: how to program for novices, intermediates and advanced lifters, with the theory of adaptation. Technical and foundational.
Read it if…
you have stalled on a novice program and need the next step.
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Skip it if…
you are brand new; see Starting Strength.
Try instead: The Barbell Prescription →
Three things you will actually use
- Novices adapt every session.
- Intermediates need weekly periodization.
- Program to your level.
Do this first
Read the novice-to-intermediate transition chapter.
Our verdict
Strength programming theory.
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