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<blockquote data-quote="UnSafe" data-source="post: 1355929" data-attributes="member: 100">As for HOW to lift safely and effectively, look no farther than Wichita Falls&#039; own Mark Rippetoe. He&#039;s really good at teaching the slow lifts.<a href="http://startingstrength.com/index.php" target="_blank">http://startingstrength.com/index.php</a> Why so important? Guys typically gain significant strength in the first months of training. Overuse injuries plague those that don&#039;t pay attention to how they&#039;re lifting. Then, in not that long at all, you may be slingin&#039; significant poundage and the risks of either overuse or acute injury (re- catastrophic)&nbsp; go up with the weight. Read Starting Strength and watch the video. Even go back over the video to tease little details of the motions involved in the various lifts.Now, how you use the lifts to support whatever fitness goals you have is up to you. Mark&#039;s not in to bodybuilding, gloves, squat bar pads or the little panties that the bodybuilders wear. He&#039;s a strength trainer, pure and simple. There&#039;s many sources for the combinations and frequency of lifts/ training that&#039;ll get you to where you want to be. The key is to do it without trashing a shoulder, knee or your back.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UnSafe, post: 1355929, member: 100"] As for HOW to lift safely and effectively, look no farther than Wichita Falls' own Mark Rippetoe. He's really good at teaching the slow lifts. [URL="http://startingstrength.com/index.php"]http://startingstrength.com/index.php[/URL] Why so important? Guys typically gain significant strength in the first months of training. Overuse injuries plague those that don't pay attention to how they're lifting. Then, in not that long at all, you may be slingin' significant poundage and the risks of either overuse or acute injury (re- catastrophic) go up with the weight. Read Starting Strength and watch the video. Even go back over the video to tease little details of the motions involved in the various lifts. Now, how you use the lifts to support whatever fitness goals you have is up to you. Mark's not in to bodybuilding, gloves, squat bar pads or the little panties that the bodybuilders wear. He's a strength trainer, pure and simple. There's many sources for the combinations and frequency of lifts/ training that'll get you to where you want to be. The key is to do it without trashing a shoulder, knee or your back. [/QUOTE]

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