Rippetoe or Standard Routine?

[gkmantis]

Hey guys. I am 23, 5'8" and weigh around 135 right now. I want to start lifting, but I am unsure what workout routine to begin. I am not a total beginner. I lifted pretty hard about 2 years ago and was up around 160 before I graduated college, but then I went through some tough times after graduation and lost all the weight I had gained.

I have been reading a lot of the very helpful threads on this board and others and feel like I have a good grasp on how much I have to eat to start bulking up. However, I am unsure what the best routine is for me at this time.

I am currently considering either Mark Rippetoe's routine, which is described here: http://forum.dutchbodybuilding.com/f128/mark-rippetoes-starting-strength-routine-63770/ or a more standard routine, similar to the one Warboss Alex describes here: http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=81347

If any of you guys could give me some advice on which program I should choose (or a completely different one altogether), I would appreciate it.

Thanks

 

[Warboss Alex]

either would work, Rippetoe's probably tends more towards the beginner (to take advantage of squatting 3x a week) where weights aren't as important as actually doing the exercise .. I'd say start out with Rippetoe and stick with it for a while.

 

[gkmantis]

Thanks for the reply.

I have heard good things about Rippetoe's program for beginners, but I would love to hear some people's experiences on this board who have used it. I don't see much about it here, so if anyone has followed the program, could you please post your results?

Thanks

 

[mrRuckus]

this is a link to the journals section of this bodybuilding.com

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/forumdisplay.php?f=66


There are a ton of logs for people doing Rippetoe. Just do a search.

I'd recommend the program. The program i'm doing is loosely based on rippetoe but a little more advanced.