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i'm kinda like you, when i read Rip's book i was like, fuck man, i really dont know jack shit about doing the lifts properly, lol!
So after spending several nearly fruitless years in HIT hell, i ditched all that shit and tried his stuff out with far better results.
Anyway, here's another variation, done 3 times a week, that has worked well for me:
A:
Squat
Bench
Chin

B:
T-Bar Row
Press
Deadlift

using an A,B,A, then a B,A,B schedule i hit each lift 3 times in 2 weeks

at 40 years of age (and plenty of mileage) i just can't squat 3 days a week, my knees just won't take it.

Eric's A, B, C routine is about as good as it's going to get if you can squat that often. the only change i would make is to alternate bench presses with OH presses every other workout so that they get equal time over the long run.

abs will get a lot of work with all those compound lifts so i'd say doing some weighted floor crunches or Roman Chair crunches once a week should be sufficient. maybe some of the other guys dont agree though?

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