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He has a Bachelor of Science in Geology with a minor in Anthropology, but no degree in exercise science.
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Practical Programming offers a different approach to exercise programming than that typically found in other exercise texts. Based on a combined 60+ years of academic expertise, elite-level coaching experience, and the observation of thousands of novice trainees, the authors present a chronological analysis of the response to exercise as it varies through the training history of the athlete, one that reflects the realities of human physiology, sports psychology, and common sense. Contrary to the one-size-fits-all models of periodization offered elsewhere, Practical Programming explains the differences in response to exercise commonly observed between athletes at the novice, intermediate, and advanced levels, explains these differences in the context of the relevant exercise science, and presents new training models that actually work for athletes at all levels of experience. Complete with new, innovative graphical representations of cutting-edge concepts in exercise programming, Practical Programming is sure to become a standard reference in the field of exercise and human performance. Contributor: Glenn Pendlay
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He has a Bachelor of Science in Geology with a minor in Anthropology, but no degree in exercise science.
He has published a number of books and peer-reviewed articles He has several decades of experience as a strength coach, is a former powerlifter, and a current gym owner. He was a part of the charter group of individuals to receive the CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) certification when it was first offered by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, in 1985.
He formally relinquished the credential in 2009.
He was formerly associated with the CrossFit community as a subject matter expert in barbell training. He authored many training articles for the CrossFit Journal and created, with Lon Kilgore, the Basic Barbell Certification course, which they conducted from 2006 to 2009.
After purchasing rights from Kilgore, he expanded this course into a three-day Starting Strength Seminar produced through the Aasgaard Company in 2010. Rippetoe ended his formal association with Crossfit in 2009 due to personal and ideological differences.
He is also known for his particularly brash teaching style and humor, prompting several online compilations of his attributed quotations.
Rippetoe was born in Wichita Falls, Texas where he currently 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 would later become the Wichita Falls Athletic Club.
He would later collaborate with Glenn Pendlay, international-level olympic lifting coach and Professor Lon Kilgore who established the United States of America Weightlifting Regional Development Center in Wichita Falls Over the next 30 years, he would use the gym to test and refine his training program that would maximize strength gains, ultimately resulting in the Starting Strength program Rob Sachs, What Would Rob Do to Lose 10 Pounds in 2009?, 2009.
National Public Radio interview with Mark Rippetoe. Matt Reynolds, In the Trenches - An Interview With Mark Rippetoe Myles Kantor, Going Deeper into the Deadlift with Mark Rippetoe.
Interview. Charles Staley, Mark Rippetoe: Starting Strength, mp3, 2008.
Audio interview with Mark Rippetoe. Chris Colucci, Starting Strength: An Interview with Mark Rippetoe, 2009. T-nation interview with Mark Rippetoe.
Reddit, I am Mark Rippetoe, author of.
Ask Maine Anything., 2011. Other Charles Poliquin, Five Valuable Strength Lessons From Mark Rippetoe, 2011.
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