An extraordinary edition of Starting Strength Radio to commemorate episode 200, a compilation of the best of Comments from the Haters!

Ray Gillenwater talks with the owner of Starting Strength OKC, Colby Iliff, about opening a second gym in OKC. 03:48 - Motivation to open a gym 11:30 - Starting Strength OKC or Quail Springs 14:43 - Progress with weight on the bar 19:41 - Balancing the day job with owning a gym 21:45 - Becoming an SSC 23:27 - Chase update 25:48 - Member stories 31:14 - Coaching Staff

Rip talks with Olympic lifting coach Kim Goss about functional training, coaching, and how obtaining degrees isn't important. 00:34 Kim Goss and his background 07:25 Functional training 15:58 Functional fitness is not safe 20:21 Injury prevention 29:42 Anatoly Pisarenko 42:11 They don't know how to coach 1:01:34 Changes in gym culture 1:08:33 Coaching failures 1:19:24 Degrees don’t matter 1:36:03 Outro

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 04:52 Iowa Park cops 07:00 Comments from the Haters! 18:07 Ask a Jew 36:58 Podcast on economics 42:10 Make time to train 48:26 Deadlift isn’t heavy enough 52:38 Power clean after a broken arm and wrist 59:24 Training with nerve damage 1:08:54 Doing the wrong program 1:16:57 The Marrs bar 1:20:13 Building the perfect badass 1:28:46 Deadwood

Ray Gillenwater and Adam Martin talk about what he was doing before coaching, plans for Starting Strength Atlanta, and the importance of investing time in your members. 06:23 - Social worker to SSC to gym owner 11:46 - Case studies 14:02 - Starting numbers 32:00 - Invest time in your members 34:21 - Before Adam was coaching 40:30 - Moving to Atlanta 43:52 - Working for El Hefe Luke 52:00 - Starting Strength is growing 56:00 - You cannot separate the mind from the body 57:06 - A question for Ray

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 02:14 Comments from the haters 14:51 Ask a Jew 29:06 Squatting with long femurs 40:05 When to hire a professional 46:20 1883 55:27 Hosting a strengthlifting meet 1:07:51 Pork rinds 1:13:56 Knee mobility 1:21:58 Rip and gardening 1:23:07 Antibiotic usage 1:29:38 Squatting with foot cramps

Rip talks with Rick Schwalenberg and Cathrine Hatcher, owners of The Drivers Edge, about high-performance driving, dream cars, and continuing education. 00:40 Today's guests 06:08 The Drivers Edge 14:29 The mechanics of driving faster 22:59 Different tracks 28:24 Instructors 31:10 Vehicles of choice 41:56 Attendance 48:51 Safety on the track 52:48 Expectations from the drivers 1:01:02 What if I don’t have a car? 1:07:09 Dream racing car

Ray Gillenwater and Head of Recruiting Inna Koppel discuss important career advice for becoming a coach and some current openings at Starting Strength Gyms across the United States. 05:07 - Growing slowly 06:33 - Who the apprenticeship program is for 11:15 - Coaching as a career 23:47 - College learning 33:07 - Career advice 36:43 - Coach's salary 39:35 - Target audience 48:22 - Looking for mentors 51:40 - Criteria for a great place to work 56:34 - Coaches can become gym owners

Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 02:54 The NFL 14:24 Comments from the haters 27:33 Feeling beat up after NLP 35:06 Doing silly shit because it's fun 44:39 The First Three Questions 55:06 Programming deadlifts 1:02:39 Knee tendonitis 1:15:23 Training kids 1:22:26 Matt from Jacksonville circles back

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 03:06 Comments from the Haters! 15:28 Ask a Jew 27:28 Rip on David Ramsey 35:20 Cast iron seasoning 40:28 Rip's impact on the older community 47:48 Dying from coming off of statins 57:26 Does gaining strength increase neuromuscular efficiency 1:07:10 Knife sharpening 1:08:18 Single vs. double ply 1:12:47 Marty Fox wants to play chess 1:16:22 Stretching the shoulders out 1:24:12 Too much flexibility in the squat