

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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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

Aug 12, 2021 • 1h 37min
A Caffeinated Juan, Immigration, and Milk in the States | Starting Strength Radio #121
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
5:15 Comments from the Haters
16:44 Rip on Philosophy
25:30 Wife Can’t Hold Her Knees Out
33:49 Jaun Needs to Buy the Book
43:55 Immigration
55:58 Which Drives Which? Volume or Intensity
1:09:11 How’s the Milk in the States? You’re Not Eating
1:21:40 Heart Health
1:26:26 Well That’s…Like Your Opinion on Coffee, Man

Aug 5, 2021 • 1h 39min
Starting Strength Misconceptions | Starting Strength Radio #120
Rip corrects your thinking on common misconceptions about Starting Strength and the reasons behind why we do each lift.
3:43 Comments From The Haters
13:54 Intro to Today's Topic
23:30 Why We Squat
56:11 Why We Press
1:12:51 Why We Deadlift
1:19:38 Why We Power Clean
1:22:39 The Power Snatch

Jul 29, 2021 • 1h 36min
Q&A Episode - Vasectomies, More on Power, and Rip's House | Starting Strength Radio #119
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
1:38 Haters
12:21 Should I Get Snipped?
16:51 Good Nutritious Foods
23:57 The Power Equation Clarified
42:02 Athletic Potential / Bulgarians
1:03:33 Rip on Building His House
1:16:24 Should I Put Silly BS in My Clients Training?
1:26:10 About Knee Slide

Jul 22, 2021 • 1h 44min
Q&A Episode - Avery Island, Alex Jones, and More | Starting Strength Radio #118
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
1:49 Comments from the Haters
9:16 How to Pronounce Tabasco
14:41 40% of Brits are Fascists
23:12 How Not to Send in a Question
25:39 What Should People Have Hard Copies of?
36:20 How Not to do a 4 Day Split
38:05 Body Composition in the Military
41:43 Rip Talks Trucks
50:33 Radar Detectors
57:58 The Numbers Women Should be Hitting
59:00 Press and Bench Compared
1:01:11 Alex Jones was Right
1:03:12 Color Choice in Starting Strength
1:04:04 The Plan For SSR in the Far Future
1:06:58 Push Back Against Using a Belt
1:09:41 Book Recommendations
1:14:30 Weight Loss and Female Clients
1:17:11 Rip Talks 5 3 1
1:22:06 Where Do I Go Next in Training?
1:25:46 What Age Did You Reevaluate Training/Sports
1:28:07 Strength is How Much Weight is Moved

Jul 15, 2021 • 1h 25min
The Power Equation | Starting Strength Radio #117
Rip discusses power and its application to sports performance, training for power, and the misapplication of power training in strength and conditioning.
1:15 Haters
8:26 What is Power?
12:51 We Aren’t Sports Fans
17:03 Power Production is Genetic/Testing
2414 Mechanics of a Vertical Jump
36:56 The Significance of a Big Vertical Jump
44:58 Two Ways to Produce Force
49:53 Rate of Force Production Training = Waste of Time
55:55 Why use the Power Clean?
1:00 What is the Power Clean?

Jul 7, 2021 • 1h 29min
Q&A Episode - Abstinence, Gains, and Big Boobs | Starting Strength Radio #116
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.