“Teaming up” is Nolan’s typically subtle work. It’s a (staged) debate between two opponents.

It drives me NUTS when questioners don’t listen to the answers, and instead push forward with their script. Politicians are, of course, the worst, but Trump’s press conference was a great example last week.

Another hard-hitting report, exposing the powerful and harassing the workaday schmo.

“They’d be pissing off the millions of people who enthusiastically voted for Trump.”

Many, many, many more voted un-enthusiastically for Trump. Losing the hardcore Pepes, while still holding the White House, really isn’t such a bad trade.

By Burneko’s argument, Wikileaks is conducting journalism.

I don’t follow the physics there (as is true most of the time), but thanks.

1. You can safely work (squats and bench) without a spotter if you have access to a squat rack.

What don’t you like about the squat technique?

Hard to say without knowing more (age, nature of health problems?), but in general, start with walking if that’s all you can do.

Most *people over 40* don’t have the strength to tax their system beyond their recovery capacity.

I highly recommend the SS app ($8.99 for both iPhone and Android). It currently includes the Novice program (first six-plus months for almost everyone) hard-wired in. You just enter your starting weight and track your sets and the app does the rest — weight increases, daily exercise schedule, timer for rest. It even…

Don’t do all that complicated bullshit. The beauty of SS for a novice is that it’s simple and easy to remember: Four exercises (three of which are worked each training day). Lift 3 sets of 5. Add 5 lbs (or 10 for the squat) each time you succeed.

I don’t understand your point - are you saying that women shouldn’t even try to build strength via weight training?

I’m 44 and just take two rest days b/w every workout, rather than the standard M-W-F.

The SS folks actually just published a very, very good book on Masters (40+) training. It’s called The Barbell Prescription, and it’s written by two SS coaches (one of whom is an MD). Just came out last month, and well worth the $20.

Depends on how you’re defining Starting Strength. Do you mean the book, the novice program, or Rippetoe’s cult (said lovingly) which operates under the name, generally?

Because the third option includes quite detailed intermediate and advanced programming ideas. I can’t say if they’re wholly original or great, but…

Still a dingus move by the ND coach to motion “count it.” on that last shot. I’d have walked out too.

HamNo delivers as always.

“When a team is consistently bad for a long time, it’s always a symptom of poor ownership: the Clippers, the Skins, the Marlins, the Knicks, etc.”

The Bengals are the biggest mystery in this regard. Fifteen years of suck, no change in ownership, then fifteen years of decent-to-good.

Armstrong was VERY publicity-averse, so I doubt he’d have been sitting at a Waldenbooks. He probably WOULD have blown you off if you’d bothered him at Chik-Fil-A or whatever, though.