

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.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Feb 10, 2022 • 1h 13min
What Makes a Good Client
Rip describes what makes a client a good one and how to avoid getting fired by your coach.
1:47 Tommy Suggs
3:52 Good Client
6:04 Showing Up
13:40 Evaluating An SSC
18:05 Be Coachable
22:06 Who Isn’t A Good Client
28:09 How Price Works
40:39 Valuing What Your Coach Is Teaching
50:17 You, the Client, Are Responsible

Feb 6, 2022 • 1h 9min
Learning How to Fight | SS Gyms Podcast
Ray Gillenwater and Nick Delgadillo discuss learning to fight, training, and how to pick the best coach.
0:00 - Lift Fight Shoot
1:00 - Where should a beginner start?
4:12 - Physical size / Avoiding the situation
10:13 - Where to start after you're strong / How to layer the skill
16:30 - Fit to Fight / Krav Maga / Shiv Works / Jiu-Jitsu
23:00 - Jiu-Jitsu
29:01 - Goal of self-defense
32:52 - Striking recommendations
42:33 - Real-world situations / Things going bad
45:41 - Ego
50:25 - Percentage of men that are overconfident
51:30 - When to learn with weapons / Which weapons to start with
58:18 - Choosing a shooting instructor
01:01:23 - Get a coach / Just start

Feb 3, 2022 • 1h 46min
Q&A Episode - The Economy, IF, and Rogan
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
1:30 Haters
12:04 An Update From Ben
22:28 Is Starting Strength Benefiting From The Economy?
37:53 Making The Move From Body Building To Getting Strong
1:01:12 Intermittent Fasting
1:08:41 After Elbow Surgery
1:19:11 Switching To Singles On Deadlift Before Meet
1:32:35 Why Rip Won’t Go On Rogan
1:37:43 Umbilical Hernia

Jan 27, 2022 • 1h 48min
Sword Movies | Starting Strength Radio #145
Rip and John Musser explain what makes a sword movie and talk about their favorites.
3:04 What are Sword Movies? How The Choreography Works.
23:33 Kingdom Of Heaven
40:24 The Seven Samurai
1:02:17 The Three Musketeers
1:12:38 Rob Roy
1:25:59 The 13th Warrior

Jan 23, 2022 • 1h 7min
Rehabbing a Cervical Fusion | SS Gyms Podcast
Will Morris DPT, SSC and Ray Gillenwater discuss Ray's injury, the cervical fusion surgery, and how he rehabbed with Starting Strength.
0:00 Intro
3:20 Herniated discs in your neck
9:45 When is surgery necessary?
17:00 Surgery is risky
22:18 Trusting people with medical titles
25:30 Cervical fusion surgery procedure
27:40 Will's take on the procedure
32:50 After surgery
35:30 Doctors covering their asses and standard rehab practices
47:30 Ray's recovery
50:03 Movement to heal bones
51:40 Ray's recovery continued
57:50 Programming after surgery
1:02:45 How to get in touch with Will

Jan 20, 2022 • 1h 29min
Q&A Episode - The Future of the US, Hats, and Off-Grid Homes
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
13:06 Haters
24:51 Starting As A Gym Owner
32:51 Heating A Garage Gym
36:42 Knees In The Squat
40:00 High Glycolytic Activity Hurts Strength
41:52 What’s The Future Of The U.S.
57:38 A Group Classes Possible For Starting Strength
1:00:45 Where Are The Hats?
1:02:00 The Road Warrior
01:05:29 Fathers Back Pain And Strength
01:13:54 Can’t Bench Due To Brain Surgery
01:17:59 Off-Grid Home

Jan 13, 2022 • 1h 7min
PSA and Rethinking Prostate Health with Dr. Joseph Busch
Rip and Dr. Joseph Busch discuss PSA, prostate needle biopsy, and better ways to diagnose and treat prostate issues.
1:01 Today's guest
3:31 PSA and blind Biopsy
12:30 Reasons PSA goes up
17:09 BPH And Gleason score
26:13 Aggressive prostate cancer
38:30 The MRI
40:22 The needle biopsy
47:26 Diagnosis of BPH in the absence of high Gleason tumor

Jan 8, 2022 • 1h 10min
Tech at SS Gyms | SS Gyms Podcast
Ray and Ben Gillenwater discuss some of the tech used inside the Starting Strength Gyms and their reasoning behind using it.
00:00 - Intro
0:04:05 - What has Starting Strength done for you
0:09:49 - Investing in technology
0:11:25 - Three applications
0:17:50 - Mistakes in software causing financial issues in companies
0:23:03 - IT guy to business tech expert
0:26:46 - Every company is a technology company
0:31:02 - Business philosophy
0:36:15 - Two buckets
0:39:41 - Yelp
0:44:06 - Tech at the gyms
0:48:49 - Doing something for yourself
0:56:30 - Lighting in the gyms
1:05:20 - Case Studies

Jan 6, 2022 • 1h 34min
Q&A Episode - TRT for Women, Resting Heart Rates, and First Time Competitions
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
2:30 Haters
15:28 Injury After Powerlifting Meet
25:10 TRT For Women
37:10 Resting Heart Rate And TRT
50:31 Can I Do Starting Strength Alone?
58:05 Failing On Halting Deadlifts And Rack Pulls
1:09:42 Can’t Get In Low Bar
1:17:43 Afraid Of Being Hurt From Competing/Goals

Dec 29, 2021 • 1h 38min
The Great Cholesterol Con with Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
Dr. Malcolm Kendrick and Rip discuss cholesterol, the medical establishment conventional wisdom on its role in heart disease, and why the medical consensus is wrong.
1:44 Touching On Covid
10:30 Heart Disease
14:27 Statistics Manipulation
27:12 Manufacturing Things To Treat
34:02 Over-Prescribing
49:34 Blind Trust
50:21 The “Experts”
58:44 Cholesterol
1:09:27 Plaques


