Starting Strength Radio

Rip and Trevor Rachko discuss the benefits testosterone can have for someone with depression and the downsides of taking SSRIs. 01:32 Trevor Rachko 02:41 Why are doctors afraid of TRT 12:40 SSRIs 20:20 Clinical depression 29:04 Staying on SSRIs 33:49 Quitting SSRIs 41:17 Testosterone reference range 50:00 Having proof 1:00:38 Opposite of depression 1:14:23 Will testosterone be made illegal

Ray sits down with Nick Delgadillo to discuss nutrition for strength training. 03:30 - Maintaining performance/gaining strength 07:30 - The feedback loop 12:00 - Recovery is a requirement 14:20 - First priority is getting strong / protein 26:00 - Don't give too much information 33:00 - How to get it done / Food staples / Simple approaches 41:00 - Food quality 47:00 - Order of priorities with nutrition 57:00 - Gaining muscle mass 01:04:00 - Fuel for training

Q&A Episode - Tulsa, Spondylolisthesis, and Elk Meat | Starting Strength Radio #177 Rip takes live calls from Starting Strength fans. 03:25 Comments from the haters 12:40 The RDL 24:21 Thoughts on Tulsa 27:30 Grade one spondylolisthesis 41:39 Lagging deadlift 1:04:35 Sets of ten on the bench press 1:15:28 Picking up some meat

Ray Gillenwater talks with Shelley Wells about her experience with the burdens of perfectionism and how Starting Strength has helped her overcome struggles. 02:32 Shelley's PRs 04:17 Negative expectations for women 05:49 Comparing ballet and lifting cultures 08:29 Food culture around ballet 13:45 Advice for other women 14:30 Exercise as a form of punishment 20:59 Burdens of perfectionism 31:01 Physical changes experienced 50:02 Desire to protect the brand

Rip and Dr. Jessica Rose discuss vaccines, vaccine injury reporting, and more analysis of the VAERS data. 00:42 Dr. Jessica Rose 01:28 Vaccine reporting/VAERS 08:12 Funding 09:40 More on the VAERS data 17:56 Covid-19 vaccine injuring people 32:30 Money isn't the only driving force 39:57 Behavior control 49:38 Self-responsibility 52:45 The big picture 1:02:45 Wanting us dead 1:04:40 Personal story 1:08:46 This is a test

Ray Gillenwater talks with the owner of Starting Strength Chicago, Jon Fraser, about overcoming workaholic syndrome and focusing his energy on himself and the gym. 01:43 - Current PRs 09:43 - Life before and after the gym 15:22 - Everyone has a stress threshold 18:13 - Focusing energy on the gym 26:47 - Doing business in Chicago 47:46 - Gym buildout details 52:04 - Make sure you have the funding 58:59 - Coach development

Rip talks with Matt Larsen about his recently released Combatives Belt system, and why he chose the squat, bench, and deadlift as the test for the strength standard. Matt Larsen, the father of Modern Combatives, is a former United States Marine, United States Army Ranger, and Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame combatives instructor. He is the Director of Combatives at The United States Military Academy at West Point. 00:41 Matt Larsen 02:55 The importance of strength in the army 14:15 The young soldier is motivated 20:53 How to teach 23:22 A new combative belt system and standards 34:41 How the belt system works 42:12 Having proper standards 47:23 Military standards 1:00:52 Quality improving by creating new leaders

Ray Gillenwater talks with the head coach of Starting Strength Katy, Josh Wells, about growing up around Mark Rippetoe and how he found Wichita Falls Athletic Club. 02:31 - Current Olympic lifting PRs 05:40 - How Josh came across WFAC 21:20 - Mentorship or advice from Rip 29:14 - Opening Starting Strength Houston 39:48 - Case study sneak peek 45:59 - Gaining weight for a better physique 50:44 - Josh is accepting online clients 51:28 - Ending on a Chase story

Rip talks about training for women and explains why there isn't a "pink book." 02:30 Comments from the Haters 18:09 Training Women 23:47 How women used to train 31:36 Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training and the Novice Program 40:52 Neuromuscular efficiency in women 47:29 Approaching training for women 1:05:25 Weight increase considerations

Ray Gillenwater and Chris Reis talk about medical bureaucracy and how physical therapy studies work. 02:56 - Physical therapy may be a fraud 08:22 - Point of view on medical bureaucracy 12:03 - Starting Strength Gyms is outcome oriented 25:38 - Rip's point of view integrated into education systems for PTs 29:13 - Breakdown of how a PT study works 38:38 - What have you learned from Starting Strength 41:18 - Goal of making people stronger 50:53 - Clinical experience that has been helpful in the gym 55:02 - Holes in Rip's position or any updates needed for Starting Strength 59:18 - Which job has a higher net impact on helping people