MARK RIPPETOE: The Truth about the Starting Strength Method.

MARK RIPPETOE IS BACK WITH THIS MODEST PROPOSAL: End Men’s and Women’s Divisions in Sports.

Normally I find myself in agreement with Mark, but this time I’m going to have to wait until he agrees to some kind of exemption or carve-out for beach volleyball.

MARK RIPPETOE: Why Your Kids Should Be Lifting Weights.

MARK RIPPETOE: Strength Training For People My Age.

MARK RIPPETOE: This Is Where You Should Start Your New Year’s Strength Training Resolution.

MARK RIPPETOE ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS, in Ask Rip #38.

JUST ASK MARK RIPPETOE: Can You Regain Muscle Mass After Age 60?

MARK RIPPETOE: Back Pain and Back Strength.

MARK RIPPETOE on exercise and soreness.

VIDEO: From Mark Rippetoe, a discussion of the light weights/ high repetition study.

MARK RIPPETOE: The Olympic Games: Time To Stop.

MARK RIPPETOE: Once Again, Terrible Exercise Science Gets Praised by Mainstream Media.

I’M GUESSING MARK RIPPETOE WILL HAVE THOUGHTS: Lifting Lighter Weights Can Be Just as Effective as Heavy Ones.

But they didn’t ask permission to use my picture with this story. For shame. . . .

MARK RIPPETOE: Another Example Of Why You Should Never Lift Weights Alone. “My questions for the Westchester County authorities investigating this incident: What weight was loaded on the barbell when Dr. Ashe was found, and how much was Dr. Ashe actually capable of benching? Somebody knows these numbers. If, for example, he was a 225-pound bencher and 405 was on the bar, this suggests either a critical lapse in judgement, or a different explanation for the unfortunate choice of the attempted weight. The folks in the Dobbs Ferry Police Department would do well to analyze their crime scene evidence with this in mind.”

MARK RIPPETOE on training and pregnancy.

MARK RIPPETOE: Can You Put Your Kids on a Strength Training Program?

MARK RIPPETOE ON Strength Coaches’ Academic Preparation.

The academic preparation necessary for becoming an effective coach is not being provided by the vast majority of Exercise Physiology programs in this country, and apparently abroad as well. This is a serious problem if you want to be a serious coach, and we need an approach to the situation that most efficiently provides the background material needed by a professional barbell strength coach.

Briefly, most – and by “most” I mean virtually all – Exercise Science degrees offered by institutions of higher education are essentially PE degrees. They are the academic equivalent of an Education degree – their required courses are lacking in academic rigor, they do not adequately expose their students to the basic sciences and math, and the program is largely devoid of lab hours.

The best programs would be administered by professors with hard science backgrounds, and would wash out the same number of unqualified and uncommitted students as the Chemistry department. The worst programs are provided as graduation vehicles for scholarship athletes. The latter far outnumber the former.

I find that highly plausible.

MARK RIPPETOE: The Mainstream Media Still Doesn’t Know Strength Training Beats Running. Why?

MARK RIPPETOE: Your Kids’ Health, or Lefty Agenda? New York Times Says Boys Eat Too Much Protein.

Is that pre- or post-the rules of the Sleeper diet?

MARK RIPPETOE READS NEWSWEEK SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO. Newsweek: Ken Dolls(!) Are ‘Too Lean, Muscular,’ Damage Vulnerable Boys.

For contrast, Rippetoe illustrates the story with “non-threatening, developmentally safe male fitness model.” Read the whole thing.

MARK RIPPETOE: Why Are You Doing Situps? Here’s The Truth About Your Gut and Your Health.

FROM MARK RIPPETOE, a video on shoulder rehab.

MARK RIPPETOE: Doctors And Exercise Advice. “I won’t bore you with the specifics of the physiology, but every word of this is complete bullshit – of the kind you’d expect from a bartender, not a doctor.”

MARK RIPPETOE: Progressive ‘Exercise Science’ Community Embarrasses Itself.