Thursday, June 14, 2012

Super Max

I can't say enough good things about Starting Strength.  If you're new to lifting, new to lifting correctly, or are still a novice* lifter, you gotta check it out.  

I am super excited for this new program, though.  Super Max promises to be an amazing program.  If you're an intermediate lifter, you should check it out and seriously consider trying it for a cycle or two.



*"Novice lifter" is a deceiving term.  Being "novice" is not a commentary on your expertise or familiarity with lifting weights, proper form, or what the various exercises are for.  "Novice," "intermediate," and "advanced" all refer to one's recovery. There are LOTS of factors and variables when discussing recovery, such as nutrition, rest periods, age, testosterone levels, etc.  But, assuming your nutrition and rest are sufficient for optimal recovery for someone of your age and hormone levels, then a "novice" is someone whose weights are "light" (another relative term) enough that you can follow a novice program (like Starting Strength) with little-to-no DOMS (of course, if you're new to working out, you'll always have muscle soreness to begin with, so don't do two weeks of SS and then think you're not a novice because you're sore).  I moved on to SM, not because I thought my novice period (also known as Linear Progression, or LP: the concept that you can continue to add weight--usually 2.5 to 5 lbs--to all the core exercises each workout; again assuming your nutrition and rest are adequate) was exhausted, but because work, family, and other obligations dictated that I will not be able to eat and sleep enough to sustain LP.

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