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I believe Rip mentions in his book that you can switch out power cleans for bent over rows if you like.
by mindcruzer 11y ago
I believe Rip mentions in his book that you can switch out power cleans for bent over rows if you like.
- eru 11y agoRip says, "Fuck Rows". Sic! You'd be better off doing Deadlifts only and perhaps add pullups.
- mindcruzer 11y agoI agree, but I swear he said that in starting strength.
- eru 11y agoI heard the profanity on video. (I've read the second edition of Starting Strength, and can't remember reading about rows.)
- mindcruzer 11y agoI decided to verify that I am not making things up ;) Starting Strength, 2nd edition: - There is a whole section on barbell rows in the "Useful Assistance Exercises" chapter. See page 263. - Barbell row substitution is mentioned in the "Programming" chapter. Page 289, start of 5th paragraph: "People without access to bumper plates may choose to use the barbell row instead of the power clean. This is not a terrible substitution, but be aware of what you're giving up if you do..." I guess Rip changed his mind?
- tel 11y agoWhy are rows so bad? I've been doing 5x5 for about a month now and find rows to be what appears to be a good complementary workout. My gym has bumpers and people do power cleans all the time. Should I consider replacing rows?
- Ma8ee 11y agoI like that the power cleans add explosiveness to the program. All the other lifts are slow (at least when I do them) and the power cleans make the program a bit more versatile.
- tel 11y agoI do try to keep lifts explosive as I can, though I can already feel how hard that will be as weight keeps growing. I think the olympic lifts are really cool, but I feel it'd take significant motive to go off program and include them at least until I top out on 5x5s.
- elros 11y agoWho's Rip?