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Title: Highly Reccommended
Review: I have read both the 2nd and 3rd Editions of Starting Strength. I have to agree with Jim Wendler in saying that it is the best book on strength training ever written. That being said, at times (particularly in the 3rd Edition) the wording can get somewhat heavy and you can get lost in the elaborations on biomechanics, anatomy, and "human geometry" as Rippetoe refers to it. As an earlier poster put as well, "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words".Sometimes getting lost in it, the visuals as well as watching Rip coach the lifts to Trainees over and over again (might I add they all have different builds, limb lengths and are of different ages), really works as a great companion to how REAL weightlifting is done. I recommend it for NEW trainees and ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE PREPARING TO TRAIN OTHERS!!
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