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Rippetoe's Starting Strength for an intermediate lifter Anonymous
Been lifting on and off for quite some time. About 1 month ago I decided to stop being a dick and learn to do things the right way. Tried incorporating some Rippetoe stuff. I'm not really a noob, but wouldn't consider myself advanced.

Experienced Lifters out there, do you feel that the plain old Starting Strength program would be effective for a guy with some experience?
>> Anonymous
Some experience? Fuck yes.

Why? Because "some experience" usually consists of doing whatever program looks interesting until you get your first real injury. That's when you need the basics the most.

Back in the 40s amd 50s, they said to stick to squatting 2-3 times a week for something like four or five years. (This was before steroids became popular in the US and forever fucked our perspective on athletics.)

tl;dr: By the time you're advanced enough not to need the basics, you won't need a book to tell you what to do next.
>> Anonymous
>>243850
OP here. I suppose that is as good an answer as I'll get here. Thanks, it was actually helpful.
>> Anonymous
If you haven't done a basic linear progression then you are a novice lifter, regardless of the numbers you can pull. Do the program and you will definitely see results, though not as exponential as a rank novice, but results nonetheless. I would recommend 6 weeks of strict novice program (WITH THE WHOLE MILK).

If you are in fact "intermediate" then you will notice that you will begin to plateau. There are many solutions to this, my advice is to switch to Rip's "Advanced Novice" program found in Practical Programming. SS is perfect for beginners and still applies for everyone - PP expands on the programming aspects of that with specific advice for novice, intermediate, and advanced lifters. Buy this book as well.
>> Anonymous
>>243884
Thanks Mark.