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
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Oct 20, 2021 • 1h 8min
Training for Aesthetics
Rip discusses training for aesthetics and how getting strong not only makes you more useful, but also makes you look better.
1:52 Comments from the haters
12:49 Training for aesthetics
19:45 The modern narrative
24:29 It’s genetics
30:46 Abs are not the goal
33:57 Big strong men were the best body builders
40:03 Getting out of our lane
46:48 You have a responsibility to be physically useful
Oct 13, 2021 • 1h 16min
Q&A Episode - Beef Protein, New Books, and Lane-Splitting
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
1:30 Comments from the haters
22:53 Fluctuations in strength increases
29:25 The beef on beef protein
35:41 Volume, heavy, work sets? What's the question?
40:03 New books coming?
43:05 Classic comedies
44:39 Audio version of Barbell Prescription
48:21 Heavy negatives
51:52 Bench height and elevated heel?
53:49 Different row variations
55:01 Being a bench specialist
58:11 Rip talks non-native politics
01:02:50 Terry Todd
Oct 6, 2021 • 1h 25min
Training Old Guys, Young Guys, and Everyone in Between with Andy Baker
Rip and Andy Baker, co author of Practical Programming and The Barbell Prescription, discuss training and recovery differences for the young versus the elderly trainee.
03:03 Training the young vs. the old
20:11 Coaching is a separate skill
25:19 The D1 coach
32:26 Force production
46:03 It’s not complicated
55:43 Getting help with your coaching
01:01:01 Young and old - recovery
01:07:27 Are you concerned with “mass"
01:12:56 Older people and proper stress
Sep 30, 2021 • 1h 32min
A Conversation with Karl Denninger
Rip is joined by Karl Denninger author and owner of https://market-ticker.org for a conversation about fear, data, and the current State of Things.
6:13 The data
12:49 The true dangers
19:54 Selling fear
24:52 Masks
31:45 Testing
39:51 The jab and PCR testing
41:49 The evidence on how to beat COVID
51:20 Moving against effective treatment
53:34 The insurance companies
58:57 Manufacturing and supply chains
Sep 23, 2021 • 1h 34min
Q&A Episode - Localism & Staying in Your Lane
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
5:13 - Comments from the Haters
16:38 - Thoughts on localism
31:24 I came here for weight lifting not politics
37:19 Update on Rip's recovery
40:20 What to look at other than mainstream
50:49 How to channel disappointment in society into something productive
1:02:12 What to expect when returning to lifting as an older man
1:08:24 Pain in scapula during squat
1:13:01 Injury from incorrectly placed belt
1:17:24 Deadlifting with a 28mm bar
1:19:06 Any advice on location when opening a gym
1:26:15 Starting Strength Radio intro music
Sep 16, 2021 • 1h 15min
Experts are The Problem
Rip discusses the problem with outsourcing important aspects of your life to uninformed experts.
Comments from the haters - 2:23
People misrepresenting Rip’s arguments - 15:22
Circling the wagons - 31:18
Rip’s main point - 41:42
Believing what you are told - 45:29
The uninformed experts - 45:43
You are responsible for you - 57:28
Sep 9, 2021 • 1h 37min
Q&A Episode - Ordering Shirts from Bre, Australian Chickens, and Red Draws
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
3:33 Comments from the Haters
17:34 How should my Mother train after she shattered her ankle?
30:40 A caller bargaining his Mom out to Rip
32:52 Rip’s rules on medical advice and some ranting
48:52 Preparing for a max deadlift
53:04 A Canadian makes an argument for totalitarianism but doesn't agree with it
1:02:30 Severe headaches after heavy squats
1:04:52 A discussion with an Australian
1:25:07 How to get more potassium and making a red draw
Sep 3, 2021 • 1h 27min
Q&A Episode - Drinking Stories, Cryptocurrency, and Precious Metals
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
1:43 Haters
12:30 Rip tells drinking stories
26:35 Don’t be a pussy/breath between reps
28:38 Pain in the quads during the squat
33:35 Rip on printing money and cryptocurrency
47:53 Republicism vs. Libertariansm vs. Objectivism
55:54 Power cleans and age demographic
1:00:00 Pressing four times a week? How?
1:02:25 Scapular spasms
1:06:52 What about precious metals?
1:15:07 Weaker deadlift compared to squat
1:19:49 Does conditioning fade faster than strength?
Aug 25, 2021 • 1h 31min
Rip and Musser Talk about Westerns | Starting Strength Radio #123
Rip and John Musser discuss the best Western movies of all time.
6:56 - Silverado
14:09 - Bite the Bullet
15:28 - Wyatt Earp/Tombstone
29:10 - Unforgiven
43:13 - Conagher
50:35 - The Sacketts
56:05 - The Shootist
1:01:15 - Favorite Western Actors
1:18:28 - Single action Colt Pistols
Aug 19, 2021 • 1h 12min
Rip's Favorite Lifts, the NFL Combine, & Things You Should Have In Your Kitchen | SS Radio #122
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
4:22 Comments From the Haters
20:12 Getting Stronger on Only Programming Changes
39:31 Making Things Harder
41:17 Rip's Favorite Lifts
42:10 Opening a Business in a Democrat City
52:15 The NFL Combine
1:01:19 Things to have in a Kitchen
