Rippetoe's Starting Strength -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is it? Rippetoes is a strength program designed by Mark Rippetoe. It is designed mainly for beginners to give them a good strength base. Who can benefit from it? Though Rippetoe's is aimed at beginners, anyone can truly benefit from it. Can I gain mass while on Rippetoe's? Yes. The routine is aimed towards strength, but you can still make gains off of it so long as you're eating enough. How much strength can I gain on this program? You should be getting noticably stronger each workout. Aim to put 2.5 lbs atleast on the bar each workout. If you absolutely can't add weight, do the weight you did last workout and move up the next. Is Rippetoe's for everyone? No. Most everyone can benefit from this, but for those who can't, look into one of the beginner routines posted in a sticky. So here it is. *do the SAME weight for all 3 sets Workout A: Squat-3x5 Bench Press-3x5 Deadlift-1x5 *2x8 Dips Workout B: Squat-3x5 Standing Military Press-3x5 Power Cleans(or Bent Over Barbell Rows)-3x5 *2x8 Chinups(palms facing you) Week 1: Day 1: Workout A Day 2: Rest Day 3: Workout B Day 4: Rest Day 5: Workout A Day 6: Rest Day 7: Rest Week 2 Day 1: Workout B Day 2: Rest Day 3: Workout A Day 4: Rest Day 5: Workout B Day 6: Rest Day 7: Rest Rotate between weeks 1 & 2.