Starting Rippetoe workout

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This week I'm doing some pretty standard lifting just to get back in the swing.
I lifted solid for 2 years and had amazing results but life seems to get in the way. Now I'm interested in the Mark Rippetoe routine and getting into a good lifting pattern. The routine is old and widley used because it's simple and supposed to be effective.
I look at pitures of how I was and how I am now and know I need to get back to it.
Google Mark Rippetoe. Sounds good and it's been around a while. Not another "Fad" workout program.

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I'll have to look that up sometime today. Thanks for posting it!

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This is week 1 of the Rippetoe workout.
As of 12-10-08
45 years old
6'3"
213.6 lbs
26.3% body fat
B/F % measured on the scale. I know they aren't
very accurate but it gives me a baseline...reference point.

Workout A this week is Sunday and Thursday
Workout B is Tuesday.

A is
3X5 Squat at 200lbs
3X5 Bench at 130
1X5 Deadlift at 220

B is
3X5 squat at 200
3X5 standing military press at 70
3X5 power cleans at 80

I did workout A Thursday so Saturday I'm doing B.
making Monday A and Wednesday B and Friday A
then it's back to Sunday.

Follow that????

I like this workout because it will bust your ass and won't take all
day to do it.
I'm staying with this for a month then adding more work exercises
to it according to the program.

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How long does it take to do? Looks short, but effective.

Do you work in bi's and tri's?

Thanks for posting!!!

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Originally Posted by unchained

How long does it take to do? Looks short, but effective.

Do you work in bi's and tri's?

Thanks for posting!!!

Bi's get hit on the cleans and tri's on most of the others.
The thing with Rippetoe is big compound moves not isolation.

I'll have to look ahead to see if they're separated. Right now
is building a strong core to support heavier weight down the road.
I'm sore all over and it seems like every muscle group is hit.

I think it takes about 30-45 minutes.

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Cool.

I had to look up the power cleans to see exactly what those are. We did a similar move in my BodyPump class, but added a bent row at the bottom and a military press at the top and the first upward movement was more of a deadlift. Those were my favorite.

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B is
3X5 squat at 200
3X5 standing military press at 70
3X5 power cleans at 80 now 90

These workouts wipe you out.