^^^^^^ agreed. i doubt I would ever try one of his routines or programs as written but he has some very cool ideas that can be incorporated into another program.
a few months back i tried his "10 sets of 3" on chins (I added a set per chinning session until i got to 10) while working Rip's SS program. it was brutal but my back and arms thanked me for it

Rip definitely seems to poo-poo BBers and BBing training altogether. in some ways i cant say I blame him because so much of what is accepted as BBing training is utter nonsense but fact is a pretty good percentage of guys training in the gym are doing so simply to get bigger and stronger for the sake of it, not for sports.

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