[Fatboy]

אני יצטט את IA שאימן אלפי אנשים בחייו, נראה לי שהוא יודע קצת יותר על יכולת התעוששות של אוכלוסיית המתאמנים הכללית

"As stated on my 4 day 5 x 5 thread, my versions of 5 x 5's are made for lifters that simply do not have the CNS capacity to squat and do a full body routine 3 day+ a week. Despite what many beginner forum members will tell you based on their extremely limited knowledge, this includes a LOT of lifters."

וזה עוד ציטוט של IA מתוך אשכול על מארק ריפטו

"I think he has been helpful in that his book "starting strength" has convinced a LOT of young guys that they simply don't need 4 different lifts a bodypart to get bigger and stronger. If you go over to the beginner board (BB.com) you will see that a very large segment of the young lifting populace there has been convinced it is the only way to train.

That is the downside. Marks failing is that he seems to believe that a lifter can just do periodized 5 x 5's forever and ever and still make good results. And lots of the young kids seem to think so also. His books have showed people you don't need to do a lot for great gains, but you need to focus on squats, benching, rowing, and pressing, bench and military. And while that is great as it is much better than doing 20 sets a bodypart, it still leaves many out in the cold and lost because he asks everyone to squat 3 x a week--no thanks. "