SO I’VE BEEN USING THE RIPPETOE BOOKS, but while I was in LA this week I took the opportunity to visit InstaPundit reader Paul Horn, who’s a Rippetoe-certified Starting Strength coach and who has his own gym near LAX airport. I dropped by on the way back from the TV studio and emerged, a couple of hours later, and much tireder.

I found it very helpful. The books are nice, but there’s a lot to learn from hands-on training. Although my deadlift form was “perfect” — amusing, since I hadn’t done those in a while — my squat form and overhead press required some adjustment. Nothing drastic, but I could certainly feel the difference. Sadly, Rippetoe himself will be there tomorrow doing a clinic, but I’ll be home in Knoxville by then.