Good post, I appreciate it.

But I'm not sure I agree with the first "habit" of bodyweight before resistance. I recently had the experience of completing my first set of proper push-ups . . . ever. Sad, I know, but I also know that it wouldnt have been possible without all of the core-strength training and the 5x5 program that I've been doing.

My inability to do push-ups was not due to my lack of trying, believe me. My shoulders, my back, my trunk, all of it, was simply not strong enough to support me in what is actually a very difficult exercise. This might be even more applicable in my case since I'm 6'3" and have always been over 200 pounds. As you all know, being able to lift & support 200+ is no easy feat, bodyweight or otherwise. I know it's easy to take a push-up for granted when you can do them, but for rank beginners like myself, the weight training leads to bodyweight training, not the reverse.