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Thanks it seems as if i get more and more confident each time i hear someone talk about that Mark Riptoe Book. I hear many other good things about it. What is so different about it? It sounds promising but im not sure what makes it so much more special from everything else.

I have been on these forums asking many questions. Basically im a junior in high school and have a major passion for weight lifting and football. Im 5 foot 9, i weigh 148 lbs, for my 1 rep maxes i benched 230 lbs, squated 320, and cleaned 230 lbs. So im decently strong for my size but i want...

Re: Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe??? Thanks guys, its just i really want to excel in the sport of football so bad. Its what i work really hard for.

Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe??? So many people that i have talked to on these forums are telling me that i should be getting the Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe book. They say it works and it will give me results. If it did give me results how will it effect my max cleans, squats...

Alright i have a question. I weight-lift 4 days a week, and i beleive that book or the programs are only 3 days a week. I just assumed that like a monday, tuesday, thursday, and friday schedule is where you kinda wanted to be at. I have also been really curious about 5 days a week, like...

Thanks guys, there was a lot of helpful information on this thread. Im going to work as hard as i can to make sure i get every step down that you told me. Hopefully i will keep you people here posted on my progress and how far i come. I cant believe i forgot how amazing this website is, you...

Wow thanks a lot. Yeah i will look into what you guys said. Oh and for the supplements im taking, am i on the right track or should i be changing or adding some things??? If i do everything right and i weigh anything from 145 - 148 right now, is it anyway possible to reach 170 by next football...

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Need Advice Hi, im 17 years old and am currently not in a sport until next fall for football. I weight lift 4 days a week and am right now trying to gain as much muscle and lean weight mass i can. I am only 5'8'' and 145 lbs, i am very strong for my size but my ultimate goal was to someday...

Yeah thanks alot biggt!!! All that will help me alot and i will bennifit because of it. Well thanks for all the pointers and tips all you guys gave me. If i have anymore quesitons again, i'll make sure to come back here again.

Just to make things clear, my 380 squat i was talking about before was my score, like my max. Thats not what i actually squat every rep for every set. Yeah today i did full squats at exactly parallel and i just did a score of 320 lbs so it was alot harder, i was feeling it alot so i'll just...

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Yeah ive been asked a couple of times to cut weight but i hate watching people cutting weight just so they win, i want to win because im good not because i lost weight and am beating someone lighters ass down. Besides my brother was actually really strong and he dieted like non other and saw...

No i make sure i dont cut weight during wrestling, i dont believe in cutting weight to bring success. I also just dont like what is does to you if you go to far with it. Besides i dont have the most to cut. Yeah for those squats i dont go all the way to 90 degrees with that weight. I get pretty...

16 years old 136 lbs, 5'8'' 11% BF Weight lifting for 4-5 years Current Personal Records > Bench : Max. 170 lbs > Sqaut : Max. 380 lbs > Arm Curl : Max. is around 100 lbs > not totally sure what my person records are for other lifts Goals: I want to be as strong as i can be, im strong for...