alicia0201
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@meow69 Well, shit. I'm doing Starting Strength at the moment, though I haven't bought the book. That's firmly put me in the "never buying his book" camp. It does matter that Mark Rippetoe feels this way about women, and feels safe saying it. The standard we walk past is the standard we accept.
In saying that, I do want to ask: is there any way can take Starting Strength as a program (which as someone who has found it an accessible way to get into the daunting world of lifting stuff, I really have been enjoying) and separate the program itself from this misogynistic, sexist caveman?
The idea that the 5x5 novice progression through lifts might be something we just don't do anymore because he's a terrible human is deeply frustrating to me, especially when I consider that part of what made it accessible to me was the sheer amount of explanatory content. Do we take the methodology and stop calling it Starting Strength, and start from scratch with guides and descriptions?
In saying that, I do want to ask: is there any way can take Starting Strength as a program (which as someone who has found it an accessible way to get into the daunting world of lifting stuff, I really have been enjoying) and separate the program itself from this misogynistic, sexist caveman?
The idea that the 5x5 novice progression through lifts might be something we just don't do anymore because he's a terrible human is deeply frustrating to me, especially when I consider that part of what made it accessible to me was the sheer amount of explanatory content. Do we take the methodology and stop calling it Starting Strength, and start from scratch with guides and descriptions?