My first lifting routine was Home Grown Muscle from Men’s Health magazine.
Next, I did the lifting program set forth in the book New Rules of Lifting by Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove. It’s got a year long plan that you can customize to fit your specific goals. My workout logs are here. A forum is available where the authors and fellow lifters discuss the plan.
Currently, I’m doing the program from the book Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe. It’s a total bare bones plan. Three lifts a day. The thing is that it’s three big lifts. It’s really tough. I hope I’m tough enough to get through it. It’s supposed to help you get stronger and that’s exactly what I need right now. My workout logs are here. There’s a forum here where Rippetoe answers any questions people have about his program.
In addition to Starting Strength, I’m also incorporating the One Hundred Push Up challenge into my program. All those posts are here.
