

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

Dec 29, 2023 • 1h 15min
Q&A Episode - Chester's Chicken, Reading Fiction, and A.I. Taking Over | SS Radio #245
 Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
01:54 Comments from the Haters!
14:52 Things we like: Chester’s Chicken
20:40 How the lifts compliment each other
27:09 Leg drive too hard during bench
33:22 Do you read fiction?
39:10 A.I. and coaching
56:09 Is it over?
1:08:27 Forced to weight train 

Dec 22, 2023 • 37min
Facing the Beast with Naomi Wolf | Starting Strength Radio #244
 Rip talks to Naomi Wolf about her new book Facing the Beast: Courage, Faith, and Resistance in a New Dark Age, discussing their perspectives on recent, current, and ongoing events. 

Dec 15, 2023 • 1h 13min
Jim Steel | Starting Strength Radio #243
 Rip has a conversation with Jim Steel, a renowned strength coach and frequent contributor to the Starting Strength website. Rip and Jim discuss the evolution of training, the importance of the barbell as a training tool, and the latest activities Jim is involved in.
00:31 Jim Steel talks other writers
04:38 Jim’s training history
10:12 Feeding on the fear and RPE
25:28 Misconceptions about getting bigger
36:24 The best lifters were huge
42:26 Motivated people will train hard
48:32 Fancy equipment isn’t needed
58:20 Latest updates on Jim 

Dec 8, 2023 • 1h 19min
Q&A Episode - Trains, Rattlesnakes, and Kids Doing the Program | Starting Strength Radio #242
 Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
02:19 Trains - part 1
05:49 Comments from the Haters!
13:15 Things we like
17:36 I want to use my bar
26:01 Trains - part 2/Expert talks
41:10 Gaining and losing weight, still stalling
46:27 4-day split over two weeks
52:45 Books on shooting
1:01:35 Young kids need to do the program
1:05:17 Rattlesnakes 

Dec 4, 2023 • 1h 3min
He's in the Best Shape of His Life at Age 41 | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #65
 Ray Gillenwater talks with Austin Force about his journey to becoming the financial expert at Starting Strength Gyms, prioritizing health and fitness, the keys to success in entrepreneurship, and contributing value to society. 

Dec 1, 2023 • 1h 21min
Q&A Episode - Haters to Lovers, Rusty's Eyes, and Dunkin' Donuts | Starting Strength Radio #241
 Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
03:58 Comments from the Haters!
13:02 Guy tells Rip about water in sinks
16:06 How does anemia affect training?
21:31 Postpartum diastasis recti
23:46 Rip’s thoughts on Dunkin’ Donuts coffee
27:10 Do you think people are waking up?
44:19 Butts are genetic
47:18 Have haters ever become lovers?
49:20 Coffee cup
50:50 Rusty’s eyes
52:40 Should I go up in weight?
57:08 Getting big numbers at 50?
1:01:14 Pulling vs. pushing a sled
1:03:23 Heartburn while lifting due to hernia
1:09:48 Best depth for strength/1883
1:13:11 Velocity measuring for lifting 

Nov 24, 2023 • 1h 6min
You’re Not Doing Hypertrophy | Starting Strength Radio #240
 The human body does not change under suboptimal stress because it doesn't have to. The dogma ex-phys people are still pursuing is that higher reps produce better hypertrophy than sets of five with heavy weights. Hypertrophy is an increase in the size of muscles. The amount of weight lifted, aka intensity, is the primary driver of hypertrophy. 
04:19 Comments from the Haters!
14:20 Hypertrophy
21:41 The phenomenology 
31:44 You are not strong enough/Stress management
38:35 People are scared of lifting heavy weights
50:21 PRs are what matter 

Nov 20, 2023 • 55min
Retirement Planning for Physical and Financial Health | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #64
 Ray Gillenwater talks to John Kawauchi (60 years old) about a past shoulder injury, how he rehabbed with Starting Strength, financial advice for preparing for retirement, and life insurance.
01:35 Summary of John's shoulder injury
04:44 Rotator cuff tear
05:56 Everyday life with a shoulder injury
07:50 Will's approach to PT
11:06 Starting numbers
16:18 Retirement planning
18:40 What would you tell your old self?
21:19 Training together with family
30:31 How to prepare for retirement - financials
34:02 Maximize your income
36:22 Things that are not correlated will make your portfolio safer
41:14 Don't invest in something you don't understand
47:15 Life insurance advice 

Nov 17, 2023 • 1h 18min
The Standard Model vs. The Two-Factor Model | Starting Strength Radio #239
 The simplest way to improve your performance is to get stronger. Strength is the basis of physical performance. The Standard Model of strength and conditioning tries to blend practice and training and, therefore, does neither well.
01:42 Comments from the Haters!
12:03 Things we like
19:54 Starr Rehab explained
30:01 Two-Factor Model
36:59 Being athletic improves skill in skill-based things
48:19 You are not a freak athlete
59:16 How did they get there? 

Nov 10, 2023 • 1h 16min
Q&A Episode - Beef Heart, Coffee, and Rolfing | Starting Strength Radio #238
 Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
03:01 Comments from the Haters!
17:39 Starting Strength 30 years from now
18:40 Beef heart
20:12 Starting Strength involved in the culture war
23:32 People avoid Nick D in the streets
27:32 Rolfing sessions
36:54 Seeing a doctor in the absence of symptoms
1:03:44 Coffee brands
1:09:24 Training schedule for 1-2 hours a day 


