Reddit reviews Practical Programming for Strength Training
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No. If you can't already tell if your routine will help you achieve your fitness goals, you do not have the requisite knowledge to design a routine, and you should instead adopt a routine recommended by the program picker, written by redditor RHAINUR, based on your goals and constraints. It's not possible to critique a routine without explaining why, and entire books are written on the topic (you can read these if you like; one is Practical Programming for Strength Training). But, if your routine is designed around very specific constraints (specific equipment have to be used; or a physical limitation) then post a question about how to form a routine within the constraints (assuming they aren't already addressed in this FAQ), describing them as completely as possible.
Practical Programming for Strength Training is an amazing book by Mark Rippetoe.
This seems pretty lame unless Rippetoe's decided to make it publicly available.
http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Programming-Strength-Training-Rippetoe/dp/0976805413
It's $9.99 on Kindle and $21.95 in paperback.
For strength training, I'd recommend a program like Starting Strength for 3-4 months to build up some base strength. Then switch to a more specialized program with a focus on muscle endurance, while still spending some time on building strength. Maybe something like 5/3/1 lifts first, and then some longer sets of 12-20 reps.
Practical Programming for Strength Training talks a lot about how to design strength training programs to support sports-specific goals. I'm in the middle of it now and definitely recommend it.
Sounds like a quote from Practical Programming by Rip. I agree, in the beginning you can recover quickly, but as you progress your body needs more recovery time.
I can't recall if the book gives a clear recommendation, but I'd say 3 workouts in a row with no progression in an exercise is considered a plateau. However, I do believe Rippetoe dedicates some elaborating commentary on this, but I might be thinking of Practical Programming (another good read btw).
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For more information, buy and read (yeah, right) the book Practical Programming