Starting Strength Radio

Ray Gillenwater explains our "sales" process to a batch of new franchise owners.

Dr. Malcom Kendrick returns to join Rip for a discussion on the relationship between heart disease and cholesterol, statins, and his book "The Clot Thickens." 00:41 Dr. Malcolm Kendrick 06:45 What causes heart disease? 16:16 Preventing strokes and heart attacks 24:05 Cholesterol 38:21 Replacing fat with sugar 42:20 Clinical studies 44:52 Relationship with heart disease and cholesterol 57:01 Statins

Rip summarizes his six-part article Why You Won't Do the Program. 01:55 Comments from the haters 08:39 Why You Won’t Do the Program 12:28 It’s too simple 22:11 We are not bodybuilding 26:06 What is Starting Strength? 41:40 It’s only three days a week 50:44 The Novice Effect 1:04:16 It works too fast 1:10:46 It doesn’t work fast enough 1:19:40 Rip is fat

Ray Gillenwater talks with Coach of the Year Amanda Sheppard about her experience coaching in a collegiate gym, some client success stories, and managing apprentices at Starting Strength Beaverton. 01:42 - Coach of the year 08:30 - How strength has helped Linda 12:16 - Amanda is taking online clients 13:43 - Experience in the college world 17:04 - What was LP like? 20:31 - Overcoming image in the gym 26:55 - Coaching in a collegiate gym vs. a Starting Strength Gym 31:48 - Experience with functional training 43:15 - Success stories 51:16 - Managing apprentices at Starting Strength Beaverton 56:25 - How to contact Amanda

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 01:53 Comments from the haters 15:46 Eating more for recovery 20:43 Building in the mountains 49:21 Best Conan stories 54:46 Inflation 55:01 Rip on health insurance 1:04:24 Rehabbing an elbow injury 1:07:10 Rip narrowcasting

Rip and John Musser talk about what makes a movie a "monster movie" and discuss their favorites. 00:55 John Musser 07:24 Important things about Monster Movies 10:21 Ray Harryhausen 17:48 King Kong is not a monster movie 26:48 Reign of Fire 32:03 Jurassic Park 36:09 Troll Hunter 40:52 The Mummy 45:21 Frankenstein 53:06 The Wolfman 1:01:27 Is Dracula a monster movie? 1:05:39 30 Days of Night 1:09:12 Godzilla 1:19:40 The Thing

Ray Gillenwater and Nick Delgadillo discuss how becoming stronger often resolves pain, working through or around injuries, and when to see a PT. 01:43 - We don't do rehab 10:32 - What we have to offer 15:09 - It's a programming problem 19:21 - Pain is in your head? 27:08 - Form issues/Fix your form 36:57 - Being consistent 41:33 - Recovery factors to consider 50:09 - Making things heal 01:00:14 - When to get help/another opinion

Rip discusses modifying the basic barbell lifts and when it’s appropriate to do so. 04:04 Comments from the haters 15:29 Intro to exercise modifications 23:50 Squat modifications 51:29 Deadlift modifications 1:09:43 Press modifications 1:21:15 Bench press modifications 1:27:49 Cleans 1:33:14 Chin-ups

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 04:34 - Comments from the Haters! 20:58 - Kimchi 24:47 - Dog castration 28:40 - Taller people have more body fat 35:21 - Rip's race car training 39:59 - Checking in on the dogs 43:06 - Rusty's astigmatism 47:31 - Deadlift long-term programming 54:28 - Broken back 1:00:26 - Old Henry

SS Gyms Co-Founder, Ray Gillenwater, addresses the Owners and Coaches at the 2022 Gyms Conference with a few important updates and announcements.