There is a squat article in the training articles section which is good to read. Having a strain this early on (not that you should get one later either) makes me think you should perhaps drop the Rippetoe for now and go with lighter weights higher reps and get used to the exercises. That's unusual advice for me but hearing about a potential injury I think it's warranted.

Your thinking on the weight training helping with fat loss isn't far off. High intensity full body things really increase fat buring after the fact so they can help in that regard. But the high frequency and intense nature of Rippetoes.....I wouldn't want to be on a caloric deficit with it. It is all about recovery. I'm not saying it's worthless but it will seriously undermine the effectiveness of it.

And are you doing lots of pullups and pushups? Because just losing a certain amount of weight isn't going to guarantee anything [/QUOTE]

I got rid of the heels problem today, I had a form issue the first time. I'll read the injuries thread, I feel like an idiot because I'm part of another forum where noobs come in and ask stickied questions over and over and I believe that's what I just did Oh well. Anyway, what kind of program would you recommend, did you have one in mind? And yeah, pushes and pulls galore