Rippetoe's 'Conditioning is a Sham' Article

[Chris_Colucci]

[quote]56x11 wrote:
However, IF your sport or profession of choice requires a high-level of conditioning, I believe a certain amount of conditioning work must be done on a regular basis. The exact ratio of strength to conditioning work will vary with each individual.[/quote]
If you’re currently playing a sport that requires a high level of conditioning, you were not the intended audience for this article. He basically said this in the opening.

And there is absolutely positively a conspiracy of silence among the published writers of T-Nation. In other words, even though there may be authors out there who disagree with Ripp’s view point, they dare not publicly challenge him. The reason, IMO, include professional courtesy, respect for his past work, or the fear that their own future articles will receive retaliatory condemnation.

All due respect, but get the fuck outta here with this nonsense. There are no conspiracy theories going on here. If anything, T-Nation is pretty consistent with offering different theories on cardio, lifting, and nutrition.

Conditioning 101

Man, Wendler must think Rippetoe is a serious dumbass and probably couldn’t stand to be in the same room with him since they’re 180 degrees apart on their thoughts on conditioning. Oh, wait…

Mark Rippetoe interviews Jim Wendler (Pt. 1) - Starting Strength Series