Starting Strength Radio

A detailed explanation of the NLP, how to progress each lift, and how to avoid common errors to get as strong as possible as quickly as possible. Hosted by Ray Gillenwater, SSC, Co-Founder of Starting Strength Gyms with Nick Delgadillo, SSC, Head of Gym Operations.

Rip discusses why learning an unfamiliar movement pattern is difficult, the role of the coach in this process, and how ingrained movement patterns work against efficiency in barbell training. 3:09 Haters 13:27 The Main Topics 21:52 Lizard Brain? Learned Movements? Preconceived Notions? 26:40 Accumulating Correct Reps 28:40 How To Fix errors 32:19 Teaching And Cueing 34:55 Teaching And Coaching 38:13 Making A Good Coach 40:56 Resorting To Errors/Knees In Squat And Deadlift 46:01 Bad Coaching/Lifting Efficiency 50:34 Why We Teach The Same Things

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 4:11 Comments from the haters 25:24 Rip on arm wrestling 31:02 Elbow pain during press 32:55 Deadlift mechanics 36:22 Rip and his memories on the Vietnam war 41:01 How to train when starting BJJ 42:30 Strongman practice 46:45 Finding a doctor 55:21 Mixed grip deadlift 1:06:13 Leaving a communist state for Texas 1:09:33 Training cycles and the Olympics 1:11:42 Rip playing the trumpet 1:14:14 Will sociopaths rule? 1:19:41 Missed training/missed recovery

Rip and Ray Gillenwater discuss the labor market, employment, and the effect of bureaucracy on the relationship between employees and their employers. 4:34 The Labor Market 9:42 Fauci Speaks For Science 17:07 Iron Law 25:25 Being Paid For Zero Production 37:09 Adopting And Enforcing Government Rules 43:55 It’s Engaging You 55:21 The Government Is Not Your Parent 1:05:45 Doing Hard Things Now 1:09:24 We Don’t Know What It’s Like To Be Without 1:23:47 Something Is Going On

Rip talks about how consistency with the basics is the foundation of effective processes. 4:04 Comments from the haters 12:17 Some current events 19:16 Compliance in training 23:55 Most effective processes are not complicated 34:17 We are concerned with the average person 41:23 Some things that are hard are not productive 43:00 Your perception is not relevant 49:23 Focus on the goal

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 1:48 Comments from the haters 17:30 Ben on Rip’s favorite movies 27:57 Haltings and rack pulls 39:04 Rip’s Bruno story 57:07 What we like to shoot 1:05:10 one arm shorter than the other 1:11:15 Stuck on the bench 1:17:40 J. Peterson and Rip 1:26:24 Yeah…that’s not my program

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 1:33 Comments from the haters 11:52 The TUBOW supply 17:46 TRT for women 19:12 Programming for pregnancy 26:11 First firearm 38:38 Bunion surgery 40:35 I don’t want to read the gray book 46:19 Car (automobile) 58:33 A question from a troll 01:01:11 A new book idea 01:02:09 Training with an odd work schedule 01:05:40 Growing your coaching business 01:14:45 The weather is turning 01:15:08 Living in a country without freedom 01:17:52 Rip’s training day 01:22:02 Muscle mass and the press

Rip and John Musser discuss their top ten favorite comedy movies. 1:37 What is a comedy 13:12 Honorable mentions 19:24 Getting past the actor 22:08 Caddyshack 24:55 Used Cars 32:54 Victor/Victoria 41:52 Young Frankenstein 49:30 Slap Shot 57:58 Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1:06:42 Return of the Pink Panther 1:18:54 Animal House 1:27:24 The Big Lebowski

Rip is joined by Karl Denninger, author and owner of The Market Ticker (https://market-ticker.org), for a conversation about the end of objective truth. 10:28 Objective truth/ Covid Deaths 20:59 The Bathroom Crime/Silencing Victims 26:36 Social Media 30:39 Transwomen Taking Credit From Women 34:58 Media Spin/Big Tech Censorship 45:52 Responsibility/A Bit About Fauci 51:43 We Allowed This 59:09 Moving Goal Post On Vaccinations 1:11:59 How Does This End 1:18:42 Revisiting The Data 1:25:13 It’s Turned Into A Religion 1:56:03 Fuel And Inflation

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 1:54 Comments from the Haters 11:24 Hard to get in the low bar position 20:42 Secede 26:57 A call from a lover 36:53 How to heal a fractured foot 42:24 Nutrition after losing 200 pounds 47:33 Young man lifting with arthritis 1:09:45 A polite Canadian call