[Lopiolis]

> Speaking in effective time, it is obviously more than 60 minutes, I would say rather 160 minutes in the beginning and then getter lower with experience and getting used to it.

I seriously disagree with this. 60 minutes is more than sufficient if you aren't screwing around. I also think it's baffling that people are still recommending Starting Strength when there are far more efficient and productive programs to start off with.

Especially as a beginner, you can get a significant training stimulus without having to waste 2-3 hours of your day. How absurd. Think 80/20. I even think spending that much time would be more detrimental than beneficial in the beginning.

[blodkorv]

Could you name some of the more effective and productive programs?

[Guthur]

I've never spent that long in the gym on starting strength.

For beginners i doubt there is much variation in progress from one program to the other, and remember SS is for beginners.

The benefit of SS is its simplicity, 4 basic lifts with simple programming. Beginners benefit from such simplicity.

[karateka]

Would you care to share any recommendations for alternative programs?