Basic Barbell Training Log

by Mark Rippetoe, Lon Kilgore

Progress depends on information. It is critical that every serious trainee keeps accurate, detailed, and up-to-date records of all training activities. The Basic Barbell Training Log can be the most important source of data for the overall effectiveness of the training program. Detailed information regarding an individual's response to the various parameters of a training program makes the programming of training a manageable task. The detailed training history provided by a properly-kept training log provides both trainee and coach with the necessary information to select appropriate weight or repetition changes between workouts. It helps determine whether a particular training organization is useful in achieving training goals, and it reveals trends in training and schedule compliance, both of which having a definite bearing on progress. A log should also include the trainee s subjective impressions of the quality of the work done in the training session and any other information that might later serve a purpose. Serious trainees include notes about sleep, diet, and other information pertinent to recovery. Every detail surrounding training and recovery has the potential to be important for progress; the more serious you are, the more detailed your training log should be.
Contents Introduction..................1
Using this log ........... 1
The Training Logs ..... 3
Basic Strength Standards and Goals...109
Percentage Charts...116
Pound-Kilogram & Kilogram-Pound Conversion Charts...117
Kettlebell Conversions - Poods, Kilograms, & Pounds...119
Heat Index Chart...119
Volume of Training...120
Intensity of Training...120
The Repetition Continuum...121
Subjective Difficulty and Adaptation Stimulus...122
Calendars...12

128 pages, Perfect Paperback

First published November 26, 2007

About the author

Mark Rippetoe is an American strength training coach and author. He has published a number of books and peer-reviewed articles. He has a BSc in geology with a minor in anthropology, but no degree in exercise science. He has several decades of experience as a strength coach, is a former powerlifter, and is currently a gym owner.

Rippetoe was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, where he now resides. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in petroleum geology from Midwestern State University, where he met his mentor Bill Starr in 1979. He competed in powerlifting from 1979 to 1988, winning the Greater Texas Classic in 1981. He bought Anderson's Gym in 1984, which later became the Wichita Falls Athletic Club. He collaborated with Glenn Pendlay, international-level Olympic lifting coach and Professor Lon Kilgore, who established the USA Weightlifting Regional Development Center in Wichita Falls. Over the next 30 years, he used the gym to test and refine his training program that would maximize strength gains, ultimately resulting in the Starting Strength program.