For those of you who enjoy powerlifting, you probably know who Mark Rippetoe is and if you don’t, you should. Mark is the author of Starting Strength, Second Edition, Basic Barbell Training and Practical Programming.

Craig Rasmussen of Elite Fitness Systems posted the second installment of Texas BBQ Part 2: More Shop Talk With Mark Rippetoe.  You’ll also want to go back and read Texas BBQ, Part 1. In part 2, Rasmussen asks Coach Rip about the fine points of the back squat, deadlifts and programming. 

I was also happy to read that a dvd is forthcoming. That will be great addition to his body of work.

You can also find video of Coach Rippetoe teaching the lifts at the Crossfit site.

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