However, if you’re interested at all in logic, human behavior, and how “cults” form, it is quite fascinating. What’s even more laughable is that these same blind people take whatever Mark Rippetoe has said as gospel and will repeat everything like parrots without consideration to questioning what they repeat ad nauseum. SS may not be the BEST Olympic trainer thing out there but for most people it’s the best they’ll ever get as far as learning the basics. The perfect example are oly lifters, who many times under-eat or dont pay attention to their diets and still have thick and huge posterior chains (I am not talking only of the top guys in the sport but guys who compete at national or even regional level). All the mustachioed, short short wearing guys in the book were my classmates, training partners and friends. Hope that helped sorting out your enquiry. I’ll certainly take your comment as feedback though as I always like to hear how my visitors find the browsing experience of my site, so thanks again! Bill Starr was our leader and he changed all of our lives. SS is an overall good program for beginners but for power cleans, get yourself an oly coach. Required fields are marked *. Oh and yes I have access to a full gym membership and will for a long time. I don’t hate at all; I’m actually glad that bicep curl bros are now considering doing squats instead of leg extensions. Note that the deadlift is the fastest increasing lift and thus you may add 10 pounds per workout if you find this to be a comfortable rate. This is one of several videos that he has made to “prove” that his method is better. However, with heavy weights, your feet will not necessarily leave the ground even if you jump as hard as you can. He doesn’t say u shouldn’t do it and has it listed as an ancillary exercise, he also says he assumes ppl will be doing it anyway, thats all fine. For example, this is how you progress if you used the bench pres: Bench: work up to 200lbs in 5 sets (e.g. I’ve seen other people teach a jump-and-shrug technique, but I was able to recognize it, because they said I should jump and then shrug before I racked the bar. No serious weightlifting coaches will ever advocate doing a jump. If you were to use my program (Manly Strength), you’d have to know the lifts beforehand (e.g. If you are a seasoned lifter, there are better strength routines out there. They’ll put you on the right track even as a noob. If someone were to repeat the study, it is just as likely that they would get the opposite result. Its used in a very strict context in this program. Many don’t get real programming and it’s just about lift whatever you can that day. The book also gives a good no-bullshit primer on linear progression, proper programming, etc etc. The clean, on the other hand, requires athletes to “get the knees out of the way” by focusing on knee extension at the start of the movement. Lifting vertically on the shoulders starts the movement with an equal amount of hip and knee extension to begin the movement. What drew me to SS was its simplicity, apparent effectiveness and loads of support. I hate the word tone and since you are in my site and are interested in getting strong, from now on refer to your toning as “I have low body fat”. In this article you undirectly mentioned “Strongest Shall Survive” program as much better alternative to SS. With the power clean, the stronger you get, the better. Starting Strength brings nothing new to the strength arena, other than being marketed to average gym-goers and people who haven’t performed a correct Power Clean or Squat in their life (i.e. When the authors say there is no reason to focus on the shrug because it happens naturally as part of the rest of the movement, is that actually an insidious subliminal code to get me to practice the jump-and-shrug without realizing it? I didn’t read it fully as the only labcoat book that I prioritize in reading is Supertraining by Mel Siff (highly recommend it if you are into more than the basics of training). Long story short, I cut crap out of my diet, did cardio and starting strength, and lost about 55 pounds in 7 or 8 months. Does Bill Starr include the deadlift in the book. There are so many wacky ways people promote to get fit, but instead more often than not cause people to plateau and/or hurt themselves. Bravo! Now thanks to you and my own research I understand that his version of the power clean is wrong and I have to look elsewere on how to perform it correctly. https://www.manlycurls.com/2011/09/ask-rogelio-the-strongest-shall-survive/. This should be your maintenance routine. Starting Strength is just another routine, it is not the Holy Grail of strength training as so many Starting Strength advocates would have you believe, and it is not the only way to get stronger if you are just a simple gym goer who just wants to look good naked! 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The way he teaches the technique to the Power Clean is unlike that taught by actual Olympic Weightlifting coaches (and I have been under the wing of several international Olympic coaches) and he teaches a “jump and shrug” motion for the Power Clean which is just something he made up to make Starting Strength look like a novel and pioneering method. Edit: In any case, I recommend you to either get the book The Strongest Shall Survive as Bill Starr covers everything about the program and the book is worth the purchase. I actually came to that same conclusion myself earlier this week before you had replied. But I feel fine and burn some calories along the way. Starting Strength, they answer. Feel free to let me know how you get on with it. P.S. Been training for 5 months (from nov2011-march2012), 3 day split with many iso’s, gained around 18 lbs, but not much strength. This is sometimes done for the first couple of weeks of SS, before you start doing power-cleans, but certainly not for any length of time. I’ve squatted (full ass to grass) double body weight for 20 reps, which is a nice goal to shoot for; but by then you will be a killing machine and no jeans can fit you. This is usually the best method to teach beginners or non weight-lifting athletes. That’s how a squat is done. Oh, and update your site more often, man! In 1978 R.A. Roman, a Russian biomechanics expert, wrote a guide for coaches as to what is the most efficient pulling technique given the change in the rules that allowed the bar to touch the body. 2.) Starting Strength is a popular barbell lifting routine developed by Mark … Press J to jump to the feed. 3×10 Cross crunch, Calves Going up in the air is just you exploding the barbell into triple extension. It may be until one is 40 or 60, but strength training is the healthiest thing a male could ever do in his life. I personally don’t share it as I believe it is in a beginner’s interest to squat Olympic style as the Olympic squat develops flexibility and doesn’t allow for cheating the lift. Most important the book tell’s me in detail why it has to be done that way. Rippetoe’s Starting Strength comes equipped with the power clean as one of the pulling exercises. The fact that you are or aren’t doing a certain movement does not make you a good or a bad person. 5) I would not recommend Starting Strength to a beginner. 100% agreed especially the last paragraph. He then leaps to the conclusion that this more-efficient FIRST pull has a positive effect on the SECOND pull. I agree with him on many things, but it is true that he does have an attitude against bodybuilding stuff. It is a very athletic and explosive exercise (and a lot of fun) but it should be learnt for best results under instruction. Thanks for mentioning it although the category was/is already in the front page; it’s on the (right) sidebar, just under my second book (The Men’s Hair Book, yellow/black cover; the text for the category is “Strength”). Of course that was almost 45 years ago and I have corrected those issues long ago. It goes with the persona and his primary audience loves it. Rogelio gives his opinion on the Starting Strength routine by Mark Rippetoe. You seem like someone who knows what they are talking about, I feel there is way to much info on the internet and I would like one good source that’s it. As I’ll explain, Rippetoe’s recommendation to start with “high hips” simply allowed this lifter to be better at using her incorrect technique. Notice how in Week 2 you used the same working up sets with the same weight as Weeek 1, you only upped the last set by 5lbs in Week 2. If you are wasting time going up in the air when the barbell is already flying up, you are not going to maximise the lift, which equates to not moving big weights no matter how strong your posterior chain may be. "Conventional deadlifts actually work the back and hips harder, and a mechanical analysis of the two styles will show us why this is the case." I’ve got my dumbbells very near me in my house so…. I know I’ll gain strength but, because of my background I feel I will hit a wall faster than a “beginner”. It’s so out of this mind that you just shrug your shoulders (no pun intended) and move on with life as you wish good luck to anyone following the advice from this guy. He’s never wrong even when he’s wrong which is all the time. Rip himself has always admitted that he was trained and inspired by Starr and that his program is based largely on TSSS. I guess the correct way to describe Rippetoe’s recommended start position is with “relatively” high hips – given any lifter’s proportions, the hips start higher than they normally would. Add in some cardio if you want and keep yourself active while choosing a good diet. Sad state of affairs. Really appreciate your site and tips. That’s a great question, and although they might appear similar, there are some differences that can help you as … Never seen anyone on starting strength do a decent power clean, not even Rippetoe himself lol I think Bill Starr getss to little recognition for what he has done for modern-day weight training by the way. Unless OP is a chick, I think the deadlift should be developed a little more before introducing power cleans. I guess that, as no one is injured, then people paying Mark Rippetoe to learn a lift in an incorrect manner is OK (?). Military press technique described in the book looks very different to what I saw in videos from earlier Olympic competitions, but it seems safer because it minimizes stress on waist. https://www.manlycurls.com/category/strength-fitness-muscle/, My Manly Strength program 95×5, 115×5, 135×5, 185×5 200×5), Bench: work up to 205lbs in 5 sets (e.g. Glad to read someone in the “fitness niche” who writes things as they are. Rogelio is the go-to guy when it comes to men's hair. I actually gained more muscle training the Olympic lifts than powerlifting but I seem to be made for the explosive lifts. IMO Starting Strength was a waste of my efforts for 18 months when I would have made faster gains with a program that didn’t try to convince me that the deadlift would kill my lower back from a single working set/week. Beginners will gain strength and muscle mass on just about anything, even when no load progression is there (eventually they’ll need it, though); Starting Strength is a way to get there (i.e. Bingo! There are other excellent strength tutorials on this website which surprises me since it’s about curly hair or is a personal blog? Aiming for body weight (in the Press)? Getting a cK model type can be done by getting strong. Having said that, you are correct in that I have also yet to see anyone doing Starting Strength who has gotten impressive results from the program (strength and/or muscle gain). It should not be taught either in the US but it seems that in the USA we love discussing about vacuous stuff like doing a catapult or or going up on feet in the 2nd pull. The dictatorial behavior draws in exactly the people who fall into cults. When the ones do go pro, 90% of them do not get any stronger or indeed weaker. TDEE and protein in g/lbs/day should be presented instead of the GOMAD approach but any book pushing the big 3 compund lifts should be praised in this age of treadmills. Maximum madness. Copyright © 2020 The Lifestyle Blog for Modern Men & their Hair by Curly Rogelio. I have trained with guys Olympic squatting 250kgs after cleaning 200kgs so, needless to say, the Olympic squat builds tons of strength and is not difficult to perform. It was basically their Starting Strength alternative. I teach the Power Clean from the lessons that I obtained from Olympic coaches while he teaches the Power Clean with his own technique, which no one else uses or coaches. And rolled his eyes first time we said the SS & Rippetoe powerclean bullshit haha All that is fine. I am currently 19 (turning 20 this year) college student. It came to light with coach Mark Rippetoe from Wichita Falls and it has gained popularity from both weight trainers and bodybuilders alike. Furthermore, the mechanics of a vertical jump is not akin to how you get to the triple extension in the power clean, the power is created differently in both motions, thus the comparison is irrelevant. I am not questioning your efforts but it is very easy to fool oneself into thinking all the gains are muscle when one gains so much weight. people who don’t mind becoming fat) and not for others. Please read the paragraph of my tutorial again: the bag is started from the floor, you don’t (vertical) jump from a crouched position, do you. Other strength models promote being strong while still having decent muscle mass without fostering a “dad bod”. In your power clean tutorial, you say “The triple extension is … the consequence of exploding the barbell up into the air… All your points of flexion (ankles, knees and hips) are straightened…” I don’t think anybody disagrees with that, but isn’t a vertical jump the same thing as an explosive straightening of the ankles, knees, and hips? I know of powerlifters who don’t approve of his squat technique either, but the squat allows for preference in technique and can be approached in a less strict manner than the power clean. The height of the bar at the top of the lift will vary depending on arm and leg length, as well as placement of the feet. I do more of a bodybuilding style of workout. In this article, we will not discuss the sumo deadlift. Just don’t do power cleans if you do Starting Strength. Natty Maximization – A New Book By NattyOrNot.com, “My opinion about barbell rows is as follows: fuck barbell rows. There’s nothing more to it. By the way, were you one of the weightlifters depicted in The Strongest Shall Survive? Mark Rippetoe has both and thus his cultists take him for a god. I have read parts of Practical Programming for Strength Training as one of the guys in our gym lent it to me some time ago. Just skip the bit on power cleans (although I believe he has changed his stance on the lift recently) and go on a diet that emphasizes fat loss. I guarantee you and anyone that, were Mark Rippetoe to step into an Olympic-weightlifting hall with his power-clean methodology, he’d be laughed out left and right before getting kicked out. He also is massively sarcastic. I know that if I were to try to throw a loaded bag as high as possible, I would crouch down, and then try to explosively jump up and throw the bag. Great article exposing Rippetoe and the comments are worth reading too. But never I have seen a charlatan like Mark Rippetoe continue to misguide trainers AND insist his way is the right way when it’s actually wrong. Mark Rippetoe, on the other hand, has zero experience in Olympic weightlifting and teaches an incorrect form of the Power Clean, as one would expect from someone who has no relevant Olympic weightlifting experience. Mark uses his word salad explanation using muscle groups and kinesiology terminology to baffle, confuse and bully dissent or discussion. Starting Strength and “jump and shrug, bro“, they respond. Different paintings require different palettes. Heavy Dumbbell work is always coming in around 80% of what you can handle on a bar but the carry over when moving back to a barbell clean and press is massive. You writed: “Note that you use the same weights as the previous week for your working up sets (first four sets) and it is the final 5th set that is solely upped by 5lbs”. The first pull in a power clean (or regular clean) isn’t quite vertical; rather, the lifter keeps the barbell extremely close to the shins as it goes up, which requires that the shins and knees be gotten out of the way and this can thus can lead to a slightly-curved path of the barbell when seeing the first pull from the side. Much better strength training programs for beginners and novices. Thanks for your comment. I should know since I’m a Redditor and Rippetoe gets called out all the time. That being said I felt there was a little cocky tone in the article and it made me feel I had to defend Mark a little. The fitness industry is full of such uninterpreted fallacies as so is the supplement industry. The Power Clean is a great strength exercise. As a weightlifter in the Olympic-weightlifting sport, I have never seen such messing about of a simple exercise that’s barely even implemented in Olympic-weighlifting training. Please help me sort this out. At best this is sloppy research, at worst, deliberate misinformation. They apply science to weightlifting. Moreover, Mark Rippetoe has ensured to provide the program with other integrated goodies such as nutritional extremism in the form of advising his Starting Strength trainees to drink a gallon of milk a day, regardless of the fact that 50% of them turn overnight into overweight potatoes, or calling those who don’t agree with him a range of pejoratives. I don’t feel like I’m engaged in some tug-of-war battle to move the bar towards me. I have been on Starting Strength and it is as you say, a good routine for beginners. The Difference Between the Clean and Deadlift Setup Position. But as you say, for a novice level person with limited goals, it’s a workable place to start as long as you take it all with a grain of salt. Thanks! If, however, one engages the hips and legs, then the bag can be thrown much higher. You start the power clean just like a clean and just as high or low as your Olympic-weightlifting coach advises you. The elevating of the tips off in the air in the power clean (which is what many people think is actively jumping) is so as to split the legs wider, there are many weightlifters who do NOT go up in the air when triple extending; I’ve actually trained with 2 lifters (one who could clean 190kgs) who would not leave the floor. Serious, pick a program, squat all the way down and stick to the program for a year. It’s only another trainingprogram that works well. 3) Mark Rippetoe’s power clean is just as cringe worthy as his bravado. Seriously how long can one put 5 lbs a week on your lifts? However, in both videos the lifters practically “swing” the bar up. You just cannot make this up, only Rippetoe, the king of weak fat trainers, would be so adamant with his stupidity. You want to get stronger in the Power Clean? I absolutely appreciate it and I’m very fond of the old-time lifters. The problem is that I don’t know your strength levels nor how much you can push yourself but once you get an OK strength base (bench: 225×5, squat: 300×5, deadlift 400×5), you should be performing your 4th set at 80% of your 5 rep max. Go lighter, or change something. I think the “this is THE program” attitude from Mark and SS stems from all the crap programs that are out there. I don’t do cleans so I can’t really comment on that but the instructions on bench, OH press, low squat and deadlift were very helpful and I think correct. Of course, this whole cult-like status is powered by Rippetoe himself who has separated himself from conventional smiling and gentle fitness coaches and proudly made his way with a “take no prisoners” attitude that all pseudo-hardcore gym warriors love to hear and read about. Well it was a Crossfit box (…OK lol) but one of the guys running it was a weightlifter and knows how to coach the powerclean and olympic lifts. So I guess he’s not completely evil if he sent me a free book, but the squat chapter did not adequately address my criticism. Regards, At least that was the case before Crossfit, Instagram, posers, people advocating incorrect lifting, etc. Oh that program the strongest shall survive, brings back some good rookie memories. The technique with light weights is the same as with heavy weights, you’re wrong if you think that your feet will leave the ground with lighter weights. So me telling you my goal and my current body state, is this a good program for me ? Thanks. Technique is so bad on our guys that we never medal and never will except for maybe CJ but his technique needs more improving. Some 6 months later my squat was OK but my deadlift was lacking a lot. Its used in a very strict context in this program. I sometimes cry when I go look up the so-called “studies” that supplement companies reference as part of their products’ claims. Now I switched the Starting Strength program, mainly because it is just simple – 2 types of workouts…not too much to think about besides lifting. https://www.mastersweightlifting.org/uploads/3/4/9/7/34977925/2018_american_masters_results.pdf. – The jump and shrug is bad technique cue. You want to lift some weights to get in shape? I had to take 2 months off because the Rippetoe power cleans destroyed my joints, so I started in the new powerlifting gym on a beginner program. Also what do you think of P90x? My advice for you is to try and find a weightlifting hall near your location and try to train there at least once per week. 1) To do strength routine for 3-6 months (will see how it’s going) You should simply thrust your hips forward as the barbell reaches knee length to commence the second pull while keeping the arms with the elbows flared out. As you’ve pointed out, there’s more (flaws) to Rippetoe’s power clean technique. So, why not take his methodology and put it into the context of the target audience? I have used SS successfully after making modest gains using Eric Creasey’s method (which was complicated with the changing lifts). That’s because with Rippetoe’s lifter, the bar had moved away from her and she had to pull it back resulting in a crash. The tripple extention is at the end of a vertical jump. Changing topics, I saw that you do a lot of strict presses and are very strong, do you feel that strict presses help the clean and jerk or the snatch? I want to add, I don’t do anabolic steroids. I always invite my readers to update me on how they go about their progress and, in your case, it’ll be my pleasure to hear from you again on your progress and you can count on me for support, buddy (use the Contact Us link on the menu to reach me on the blog’s email which I check regularly). It has been my go-to lift when I could not find a place to do snatches as I’ve traveled a lot in the past and lived in several countries, so finding a weightlifting hall was almost impossible in some countries that I moved to. I know, I know, this is the internet and armchair experts abound. Never underestimate the power of being strong. I’m still dialing in my form for the squat, press and deadlift. Put the barbell higher up in the traps so you can keep the elbows down and torso more vertical. My deadlift is 365x5 and my power clean is only a few reps at 205 hah. Rather, we will discuss the conventional deadlift, where the feet are placed almost directly belo… But first, get on Starting Strength and then hit that wall (and it will take you longer than you think). Do not be put off Starting Strength because of the GOMAD thing. Great comment and you’re right in that Mark Rippetoe jumped into a fallacy by not understanding non-statistically significance in studies and how difficult it is to control all variables without randomness creeping up and polluting results. It (my tutorial) is currently being used by high school/college coaches as I have received numerous emails from coaches thanking me for putting up, for free, a tutorial that is taught from the Olympic lifting perspective. So according to Rippetoe science, bar position does not affect leverage. My technique is not 100% perfect especially when I’m tired (all my weightlifting and power clean videos are after dozens of sets with anywhere from 250lbs to 275lbs as I like to record my lifts at the end when I’m tired to spot where I’m failing), but what I preach does follow the teachings that are taught by successful Olympic weightlifting coaches. He’s a character and part of “getting” the program is understanding where and how his sarcasm comes through. Mark Rippetoe advocates lower volume for older guys/women. are nice folks and always welcome newbies, so definitively try to find a weightlifting hall around where you live. For those not aware, coach Bill Starr popularized a solid strength routine in the 70’s called The Strongest Shall Survive that was advertised as packing on bulk (muscle everywhere) and overall body strength. However, it is also true that Starting Strength, as a resource for the weight training beginner, does more good than bad because apart from some nonsense spouted by Rippetoe, the book is full of training gems and will give the beginner some common sense advice that will build the foundation to building strength over the long term. Unfortunately, the magnitude of your injury is out of my scope in that I only have experience with partial tears and the likes. In other words, perhaps “not-Olympic” technique is more safe, but does not allow to achieve maximum results. Thanks for your input as an experienced weightlifter. And, unlike the trainer at my local gym, they don’t promote muscle confusion lol. I knew about Rippetoe’s power clean being a bat crazy power clean that makes no sense but also trying to prove it is superior to the S shape pull used by champion weightlifters all around the world… Beyond stupidity. Well to a point at least. 3) Add more weight to the barbell over the long term. – You don’t catch a power clean like your doing bicep curls. I didn’t know who Mark Rippetoe was (he is practically unheard of as a coach outside the US) nor did I know that Starting Strength was supposed to be a popular strength program. this routine and states himself that he isnt an olympic lifting coach. Having said the above, the book by Mark Rippetoe is worth the purchase. 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