LOL, it's all about the way you program it. I've run this sort of program twice. To tell the truth I got better results from it than the "Starr" version, which I've run several times with small changes.

Although ramping the weights means you top set is a little higher the purpose of it is to mangage the workload not to just get a higher top set. When you crunch the numbers you realize the relative intensity stays very high in either format. This is just a different layout and it manages fatique in a slightly different way by altering the character of the Friday workout and having less overall work on wednesday. You've got a lot of volume at high intensity on Monday to drive progress....but then look at Friday...Anuj has been setting PR's for a significant period of time.

He started out with a 275x1 squat. I'd say that after a little rest (since a little fatigue always builds up) he's gonna have a 1RM of around 330 to 340. 55 to 65 pounds is nothing to sneeze at especially since he will techniquely not be completely done progressing (with program alterations) when he stops.

It's just different ways of programming and there really is no better/worse way for strength. There are all sorts of different things someone could do depending on the workload they could recover from. And in any case any of these programs are fully adjustable by someone who knows what they are doing. You could start off with the "starr" format with ramped sets and when you couldn't progress any more by any means you could go to 5x5 sets accross with a top set on Friday like this routine. Wednesday would be adjusted accordingly. You could go from that to othe adjustments....It's really not an either/or or better/worse thing and it should be viewed as a continuum of progress. But if I had to vote for a format in isolation I'd actually pick this one.

This incidentally is not a Rippetoe program per se. Since it falls under the Texas Method I think credit would have to go to Glen Pendlay. It was mostly from Glen Pendlay quotes that I designed the initial version of my program on this.

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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.