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Nah, I have you lot :P
As for that article above, I get what he's saying but he's coming at it from a strength coach point of view. I'm "just exercising" but I'm still getting stronger. But I'm not training to get stronger, it's just happening because I'm exercising in a gym. Thing is, that's why I like it. It's doing exactly what it's supposed to do. It's cross training for cycling during the off season. I'm not trying to lift more (though I am) and I'm not doing anything cycling-specific, the whole point of me going to the gym is to be active but not cycling. It's to burn some calories and add some muscle and address some imbalances, it's not to compete in weight lifting comps or tone my arms or whatever normal people are doing in the gym.
If I stopped going to the gym and started skateboarding, I wouldn't be going "oh I need to do 1400 left leg pumps and 1400 right leg pumps and work on my kickflip" I'd just be hooning around on a skateboard (NB: I can't skate this is just a random choice of physical activity to make a point). So unless Rippetoe rides across America he can fuck off :)
But I'll get his book...
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But I'll get his book...
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The article interested me because it made me think about the reasons for doing weights - which leads on to goal setting. As ‘exercising’ it is brilliant.
The downside relates to form, if exercising, you still need proper form to avoid injuries. The book I mentioned is useful 😀😀😀
Mr_Sworld
TGR
The internet is great!!!! I am an avid viewer of Reddit - usually for funny videos and memes etc. A lot of stuff appears there before LFGSS.
I happened to have a search for StrongLifts and Starting Strength on it and found the both have sub-forums there. A load of useful info is available. Also, some rubbish. The most interesting thing I saw was on the SL forum. People post vids and ask for form checks. From what I saw, if they had read the Starting Strength book, they could answer their own queries.
Hippie- you need that book!