

Starting Strength Radio
Mark Rippetoe
Starting Strength is the bestselling book on the most fundamental and effective approach to strength training ever written. Mark Rippetoe hosts Starting Strength Radio where he discusses topics of interest, primarily to him, but perhaps also to you.
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Feb 24, 2023 • 1h 31min
Why You Should Attend a Seminar | Starting Strength Radio #201
Rip talks about what happens at a Starting Strength Seminar and how attending the seminar will help your training and understanding of the Starting Strength method.
01:43 Current events
10:20 Comments from the haters
26:40 The seminar
30:04 It’s not a coaching seminar
40:51 Every seminar is a little different
51:35 Friday
55:15 Saturday
1:07:59 Sunday
1:15:05 The Q&A

Feb 17, 2023 • 55min
Best of Comments from the Haters! | Starting Strength Radio #200
An extraordinary edition of Starting Strength Radio to commemorate episode 200, a compilation of the best of Comments from the Haters!

Feb 13, 2023 • 35min
Owner of Two Gyms at Age 30 | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #44
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

Feb 10, 2023 • 1h 39min
Functional Training with Kim Goss | Starting Strength Radio #199
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

Feb 3, 2023 • 1h 37min
Q&A Episode - Iowa Park Cops, the Marrs Bar, and Building a Badass | Starting Strength Radio #198
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

Jan 30, 2023 • 1h 8min
The First Coach to Become a Gym Owner | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #43
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

Jan 27, 2023 • 1h 43min
Q&A Episode - Mezuzahs, Pork Rinds, and Foot Cramps | Starting Strength Radio #197
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

Jan 20, 2023 • 1h 16min
The Driver's Edge | Starting Strength Radio #196
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

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Jan 16, 2023 • 59min
Career Advice for Prospective Coaches | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #42
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

Jan 13, 2023 • 1h 31min
Q&A Episode - The First Three Questions, the NFL, & Doing Silly Shit | Starting Strength Radio #195
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