This routine.

[Foostaple]

This is the Mark Ripptoes starting strength routine. I was suggested it on another forum where its pretty popular and was wondering what you guys thought of it.

Im 14
125 Pounds
5'6
Begginer
Looking to build alot of mass on mainly upper body but legs are important to

 

[newf]

What are the loading parameters? Its a good routine but personally i don't like doing the same excercise twice in one week.

 

[Foostaple]

Sorry whats a loading parameter?

Im a begginer so i dont know what i like, ill find out in time

 

[newf]

The prescribed loads(weight) base on your 1 Rep Max - %80, %85 etc

 

[AJP]

It's decent, theres no way I would be able to squat on a wednesday if I had done squats on monday though. I also don't think you need both a barbell bench and dumbbell in the same workout

 

[abear]

thats not really what he has in his book. i did something like that when i first started lifting and went from 125lbs to 180lbs with it.

i started with just lifting twice a week with squats leading the first workout then deadlifts leading the second workout. then after awhile i went to lifting 3x a week.

it was just a matter of adding more weight to the bar. his book and the book brawn are good reads.

 

[abear]

here's something more along the lines of what he recommends