Just a tip, if you wana do well and the teacher isnt too strict on form, when doing situps, put your legs on the ground and put your arms/hands on or beside your knees, dont concentrate on using your abs either just pull yourself up. Thats what I used to do in the drills in football training...
how come madcow is a more advanced than rippetoes when in rippetoes you are doing 3 sets of your top weight and in madcow your are only doing 1?
and i want to add chin-ups into the routine, right now im at about 10 going all the way down and i want to get that higher...what days should i do chins and for how many sets and reps?