Starting Strength (2nd edition)
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The first thing I noticed when I picked up Starting Strength is that Rippetoe and Kilgore spend 60 pages on the squat. That is, put a heavy bar on your back, lower yourself down, and stand back up again - 60 pages. Sure, there are plenty of helpful illustrations and photos, but the pages are packed with text telling you how to squat. The crazy thing is, they don't really repeat themselves. Sure, they'll provide a new focal point that might help with the same aspect of form previously discussed, but they unload so much information in the pages of this book that it's stunning. I never imagined there was so much to know about putting a heavy bar on your back, lowering yourself down, and standing back up. The depth of their knowledge is stupendous and their ability to convey that knowledge clearly is equal to the task. There are many pursuits in life where you boil things down to basic principles, get the hang of it and say, "that's really not that complicated." Then, a true master comes along and renews your understanding and appreciation for detail in simple things, and you get to start all over again. Mark Rippetoe is one of those masters, and that shines through clearly in the pages of this book.
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