Mean ol' Mr. Gravity : conversations on strength training

Mean Ol Mr. Gravity is a compilation of Q&A posts from Mark Rippetoe's forum. Edited for brevity, efficiency, clarity, accuracy, and taste (in a loose sense, sorry), Mean Ol' Mr. Gravity adds to the information available in Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training a nd Practical Programming for Strength Training by tailoring it to the individual through his responses to questions posed by actual humans regarding their own training. It preserves the coarseness, humor, and candor that have become Rip's trademark style. Mean Ol' Mr. Gravity Is A Compilation Of Q&a Posts From Mark Rippetoe's Strengthmill.net Forum. Edited For Brevity, Efficiency, Clarity, Accuracy, And Taste (in A Loose Sense, Sorry), Momg Adds To The Information Available In Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training And Practical Programming For Strength Training By Tailoring It To The Individual Through His Responses To Questions Posed By Actual Humans Regarding Their Own Training. It Preserves The Coarseness, Humor, And Candor That Have Become Rip's Trademark Style.--p. [4] Of Cover. Freshman Orientation -- The 101 Program: 101 Exercises For 101 Sets Of 101 Reps At 101 Lbs Works Every Time -- Human Biology -- Today, The Gravity Is Pulling Back And To The Left -- The Science Of Exercise -- Engineering 2nd Semester -- You Know How Fond I Am Of Seafood -- The Ocho: Sports-related Stuff -- It Hurts When I Do This -- Eyeing The Prize Some People Call Manly Footwear -- Mistakes -- I'm Workin' On His Mind -- The Advice Of Physicians Regarding Training, And Other Gibberish -- Venezuelan Strongman Hugo Chavez Squats 1,353 Lbs Raw -- Taking Matters Into Your Own Hands -- The Rippington Post -- The Universe Doesn't Care About Why, But We Do -- My Cousin's Best Friend Had This Other Friend Who Knew A Guy In The Army Whose Brother Benched 1000 Lbs -- Tangential Materials. Mark Rippetoe. Mean Ol Mr. Gravity is a compilation of Q&A posts from Mark Rippetoe s StrengthMill forum. Edited for brevity, efficiency, clarity, accuracy, and taste (in a loose sense, sorry), Mean Ol' Mr. Gravity adds to the information available in Starting Basic Barbell Training and Practical Programming for Strength Training by tailoring it to the individual through his responses to questions posed by actual humans regarding their own training. It preserves the coarseness, humor, and candor that have become Rip s trademark style. A Question. Hey Rip, why would you make a book out of a bunch of posts that are already available on the web? What could you possibly have been thinking? Mark An excellent question. I have no idea, other than the fact that a book like this makes an excellent bathroom companion. The reading-kind of companion. Information and humor in small, easily managed chunks. Conveniently digestible pieces, as it were. Well, you know what I mean. Yeah, what were you thinking? I mean, I know there s a lot of information here, I know that all of the really stupid stuff that would waste my time while reading it online has been removed, and that the videos posted on the board don t load very fast in a book format anyway, but why a book? Mark Look, just read the damn thing, okay? You ll be fine. "Mean ol' Mr. Gravity is a compilation of Q & A posts from Mark Rippetoe's StrengthMill.net forum. Edited for brevity, efficiency, clarity, accuracy, and taste (in a loose sense, sorry), MOMG adds to the information available in Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training and Practical Programming for Strength Training by tailoring it to the individual through his responses to questions posed by actual humans regarding their own training. It preserves the coarseness, humor, and candor that have become Rip's trademark style."--Page 4 of cover