Strong Enough? There are lots of things about weight training in general and barbell exercise in particular that can only be learned by spending way too many hours in the gym. And honestly, unless you're a gym owner, this is a really weird way to spend 75 hours a week. Mark Rippetoe has been in the fitness industry since 1978 and has owned a black-iron gym since 1984.

He knows things about lifting weights and training for performance that most other coaches and professionals have never had a chance to learn. This book of essays offers a glimpse into the depths of experience made possible through many years under the bar, and many more years spent helping others under the bar.

Strong Enough? Thoughts on Thirty Years of Barbell Training

Contents

• 1….. The Slow Lifts
• 11…. The Squat
• 19…. The Press
• 27…. The Deadlift
• 35…. The Bench Press
• 43…. The Power Clean
• 53…. Personal Equipment: The Good, the Bad, & the Silly
• 63…. Going Deep
• 71…. A New, Rather Long Analysis of the Deadlift
• 83…. Training Advancement & Adaptation
• 93…. Conventional Wisdom and the Fitness Industry
• 103… Popular Biomechanics
• 115… Sex, Appearance, and Training
• 129… Training for the Aged
• 141… Silly Bullshit
• 157… Strong Enough?
• 173… Good Form
• 191… Be Alive. Be Very Alive