

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.
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May 14, 2020 • 1h 1min
Authority, Power, and Thinking for Yourself with Chad Lampe | Starting Strength Radio #56
Attorney Chad Lampe joins Mark Rippetoe for a podcast on the law, authority, and power. Chad's Law Firm represents Shelley Luther, a Dallas salon owner who opened her salon in defiance of local government decree.
00:00 Intro
06:32 Orders under 418?
15:08 Are they constitutional?
22:08 Code enforcement
26:25 Fiat
37:14 The fight
42:21 Police action
45:55 Awakening & control
56:45 Action

May 7, 2020 • 1h 21min
Starting Privacy with Ben Gillenwater | Starting Strength Radio #55
Mark Rippetoe and Ben Gillenwater discuss privacy when using the internet and useful tips to get started with securing your internet presence. Ben Gillenwater was Northrop Grumman's youngest Chief Technologist where he advised leadership teams for corporate and government programs. He has a long IT history working on F-18 Super Hornet and F-35 projects, along with lots of stuff he can't talk about.
Ben's site: https://www.benjiexplains.com/

Apr 30, 2020 • 52min
Q&A Episode - Dear Fat Pink Man...My Knees Hurt | Starting Strength Radio #54
Mark Rippetoe answers your questions about training, injuries, and managing these "trying times.”
03:50 - Comments from the Haters!
09:52 - Learn English If You're Going To Send A Questions.
10:46 - Can I Squat and Bench Together and Press and Deadlift Together In Training Sessions?
12:09 - Safety Bar For Low Bar Squat?
13:37 - Are Hip Thrusts Useful?
14:08 - Why Press And Not Jerk?
15:57 - Are Reverse Hypers Good For Back Pain?
17:57 - Semen Retention?
19:43 - Why Are Front Squats Not In The Book Now?
23:48 - How To Train A Sprinter?
25:26 - When Are The Starting Strength Lifting Shoe Available?
26:14 - Rip’s Stripping Career?
26:43 - What Is Rip’s Most Recommended Book?
28:10 - What Book Have You Read Recently You Liked?
29:33 - What Book Are You Looking Forward To Reading?
30:33 - Spanish Starting Strength?
31:57 - Opinions On Medical Marijuana?
33:37 - Training Benefit Of Olympic Lifts For Elite Athletes?
37:58 - Strength’s Relation To Balance And Agility.
39:42 - Rip’s Favorite Thing To See In The Gym?
40:56 - Naturally Weak People?
41:40 - Dear, Fat Pink Man…My Knees Hurt
49:41 - To Wrap Things Up...

Apr 24, 2020 • 52min
With John Horgan on COVID19 | Starting Strength Radio #53
Mark Rippetoe and John Horgan discuss the current situation in terms of testing, government overreaction, economic fallout, and future instances of "quarantine" orders from local governments. John Horgan is director of the Center for Science Writings at the Stevens Institute of Technology and frequent contributor to Scientific American.

Apr 17, 2020 • 57min
Q&A Episode - In These Trying Times | Starting Strength Radio #52
Mark Rippetoe answers Starting Strength Radio fan questions about managing training and sanity in these trying times.
00:00 Introduction
02:15 Comments from the Haters!
07:24 These Trying Times
14:47 On Being Essential
22:15 Farm animals / subhumans
28:12 Equipment shortages?
39:05 Training with limited equipment? Detraining?
45:23 Being "allowed" outside in the UK
47:32 Disc adaptation?
48:42 Problems training after the totalitarian coup
55:28 Rise of the petty tyrants

Apr 10, 2020 • 1h 12min
From Personal Trainer to Starting Strength Coach with Brent Carter | Starting Strength Radio #51
Mark Rippetoe and Starting Strength Coach Brent Carter discuss the nature of the personal training industry and how working toward professional barbell coaching as a Starting Strength Coach provides a career that most personal trainers would find much more satisfying than working in a big box gym.

Apr 3, 2020 • 1h 15min
The War on Death - Thinking Critically During Mass Panic | Starting Strength Radio #50
Mark Rippetoe, (Dr) Stef Bradford, and Dr. Andrew Mueller discuss risk assessment, policy decisions, and the lack of reliable data relating to COVID-19.

Mar 26, 2020 • 1h 11min
Q&A Episode - Apocalypse Now | Starting Strength Radio #49
Mark Rippetoe answers your questions and passes on some of the best jokes submitted by Starting Strength Radio fans.
00:00 Intro
00:41 Comments from the Haters!
06:15 Jokes from the Fans
10:07 Jokes from Rip
13:12 BACK TO WORK
13:29- Fenix Ammo - Human Choice Cuts
21:41 - How To Stay Strong With The Gyms Closed/Things To Do During This Insanity At The House
34:27 - What Causes Deadlift Pass Out And How To Prevent It
38:35 - Storing Coffee Beans
46:55 - I’m Not Doing The Program
48:17 - How Can I Be As Strong As Chase Lindley?
49:39 - Barbell Training And Alzheimer’s
54:01 - When Can I Train After Meniscus Surgery
56:56 - Rotator Cuff Injury And Pressing
00:59:42 - Do I Need Online Coaching?
01:03:40 - Injury Under The Ribs
01:05:30 - Shoulder Osteoarthritis, No Pressing?

Mar 18, 2020 • 1h 7min
The Cancer Industry with John Horgan | Starting Strength Radio #48
Mark Rippetoe and John Horgan, director of the Center for Science Writings at the Stevens Institute of Technology, discuss smoking, cancer medicine, and the high cost with marginal benefit of testing and treating some cancers.
00:00 Introduction
04:04 Bad news about the "War on Cancer"
14:38 The cancer industry
23:56 Problems with screening
34:01 Diagnosis blow
38:19 Immune system
41:17 Improving cancer care
49:21 Research defects
53:21 CYA obstacles
56:41 Hybrid system & regulatory costs
01:03:16 How to not die of cancer

Mar 12, 2020 • 1h 8min
Q&A Episode - Too Much Fun | Starting Strength Radio #47
Mark Rippetoe answers questions from Starting Strength fans about Bruce Lee, lifestyle topics, and training.
00:00 Intro
01:05 Comments from the Haters!
06:34 Smartest Man
08:37 Bruce Lee
14:03 Hi pull antangonism
16:10 Dave Ramsey of the weight room
18:26 B.F.R.
20:25 The Wrong Book
21:14 Weird diets
25:25 Beating up tendonitis
30:45 Torture in Texas
34:22 Wall of text
34:36 Coaching stress
37:24 Who would you rather be punched in the face by?
41:55 Inheriting hernia
43:59 Superhuman
45:42 Strongman
50:04 Mars
58:30 Back surgery
01:00:51 Front squat fail