Well I agree and disagree. Here is my suggestion. If everyone anyone wants to insist that ANY cookie cutter is appropriate for most every beginner then I suggest they get in those journals and help people through it when all these problems, from sore knees, straing adductors, bad form, inflexibility problems, etc. crop up. Put your money where you mouth is.
There are a lot of things wrong with the basic A-B format and it is NOT the best way to go for the average trainee. I agree of course about people just being sick of hearing about it but I for one spend loads of time helping people with it despite the fact that I now recommend changes to it. Rip comes from a world where he can put his hands on people, give them some cues and watch them do a few good reps. Totally different world going on here.
As far as my suggestion for adding assistance, I know exactly what kind of assistance is likely to be useful for the average guy and the average bag of problems. If you want to get into a discussion about why certain movements may be helpful, even for a beginner, let's go!
. I don't see SOME people having trouble, I see way too many having trouble.
Again, no offense, but a lot of the things people say about this kind of thing is taken on faith, it's a 'everybody knows" phenomenom. I know what I see, and I see most people getting strains and form breaking down. And that IS the programs fault because a program is meant to fit and individual. Hey, people don't tend to get hurt by the programs I help them design, they get better
Not that I'm volunteering. I'm just suggesting some sound changes. But these changes alter things enough to where it might not be considered SS anymore.