Brawn

The Crow said:

What do people think about the Brawn series of books as a good starting
point for someone who, judging by the state of their workouts, has no idea
what they are doing?

None of these musclebound ninnys can read.

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What do people think about the Brawn series of books as a good starting
point for someone who, judging by the state of their workouts, has no idea
what they are doing?

It's a decent series and really just rehashes what you can find anywhere
else. Do your reasearch. If you're really really new, pay the money for a
GOOD Trainer. It doesn't mean that you have to always have a trainer but a
good one can give you the basics you need. If lifting and training is
something you really want, it's money well spent.

The Crow said:

What do people think about the Brawn series of books as a good starting
point for someone who, judging by the state of their workouts, has no idea
what they are doing?

Brawn is okay.

But Rippetoe's new book, "Starting Strength" (startingstrength.com), is
enormously better on all levels-- how to do the primary lifts, initial
programming, history, sense of humour and quotes.

gm

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What do people think about the Brawn series of books as a good starting
point for someone who, judging by the state of their workouts, has no
idea what they are doing?

It's a decent series and really just rehashes what you can find anywhere
else. Do your reasearch. If you're really really new, pay the money for
a GOOD Trainer. It doesn't mean that you have to always have a trainer
but a good one can give you the basics you need. If lifting and training
is something you really want, it's money well spent.

The problem is that how do you know who is a good trainer? A trainer is no
different than a book; you really don't know what you are getting. Plus,
they are a hell of a lot more expensive.