Mark Rippetoe - Novice workouts

Quite some time ago, I read about this workout. I guess it was Ramadan when I read it i.e. August 2012. Here is the article in which I read about it. You can read all about Mark Rippetoe, he's all over the web. I know, the guy I usually follow, Scooby (from www.scoobysworkshop.com) doesn't like him much. But you need to understand, both are different kind of people. And I really like Scooby. But I still did this workout for 1-2 weeks in Ramadan, during nights, while I used to fast during the days, and it did work wonders :)

So, it's about time that I retire 55 now, I am bored of it. Haha... Basically, I just want to take it up one notch, since I will be working out only till February, because I am going travelling on March 1. The plan is that Monday, Wednesday, Friday I will follow this workouts, alternating between Workout A and B (So, first week, it's ABA, and second week it's BAB).

The workouts to alternate are:

Workout A:
Squat, 3 x 5 using the same weight
Press, 3 x 5 using the same weight
Deadlift, 1 x 5
Chin-ups Rowing, 3 x failure, 5 minutes rest between

Workout B:
Squat, 3 x 5 using the same weight
Bench Press, 3 x 5 using the same weight
Power Clean, 5 x 3 using the same weight

Also, since I don't have enough weights to be doing 5 rep sets, I will most probably do 10 reps, or however many reps I can do.

As for Tuesday and Thursday, I will be doing cardio. Now I don't have a fixed plan for cardio. The idea is that I will do as much rope jumping as I can. I can now do around 15 minutes of rope jumping before my feet and ankles start telling me to stop. What I do is that I jump for 100 reps, then take a minute rest, then jump, then rest. This goes on for half an hour, so I presume I have rested for like 10 to 15 minutes, hence I jumped for 15-20 minutes. And sometimes, I do some other cardio as well if I need a longer break from jumping, so I think total time I jump for is 15 minutes. In fact, this is what I did today :) Though today was not Tuesday or Thursday, but I did 100 push ups last night, so cardio today.

On Saturday and Sunday, I will do whatever the eff. I want! Be it workout, be it rest, be it part hard hard hard.

That's the plan!