Starting Strength Radio
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.
Q&A Episode - Rollerball, Protruding Guts, and Rogan | Starting Strength Radio #258
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Mar 28
1 hr 26 min
The "Special Populations" Myth | Starting Strength Radio #257
Rip talks about special populations and why the term is generally useless. The process is the same for everyone because it focuses on strengthening movement patterns and manipulating the stress, recovery, adaptation cycle to suit each individual's needs. 01:38 Comments from the Haters! 10:42 Rusty "The Dad" and streaming movies 20:39 Who was Starting Strength built on? 29:49 What about special populations? 36:52 What if there really are no special populations? 44:47 Powerlifters figured out the movements that get you the strongest 50:04 Humans get stronger under stress
Mar 21
1 hr 8 min
Fingerprints of the Gods, Bar Thickness, and Long-Legged Lifters | Starting Strength Radio #256
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 02:13 Comments from the Haters! 10:41 Deadlifting without shoes 14:00 Importance of your vertical jump 26:48 Rip's thoughts on dips 28:44 Do good GPs exist? 33:44 Fingerprints of the Gods 40:39 Rack pulls and haltings 55:37 Bouncing the bar during bench press 56:41 Master and Commander 1:02:05 Long-legged lifters 1:05:45 Bar thickness
Mar 14
1 hr 25 min
The Role of Starting Strength Gyms in the Fitness Industry | Starting Strength Radio #255
Rip talks to Ray Gillenwater about the impact Starting Strength continues to make in the lives of members and clients and the challenges of running a barbell based gym brand in the current fitness landscape.
Mar 7
55 min
Surviving a Plane Crash and Living Life with Eva Twardokens | Starting Strength Radio #254
Rip speaks with retired Olympic skier Eva Twardokens about her rehab regimen after a plane crash and living life to the fullest rather than simply existing. 00:30 Eva Twardokens 02:24 Eva’s crash 09:19 Eva’s injuries and rehab 20:34 Overcoming bad situations 30:02 Physical creatures 43:31 Support structures
Feb 29
47 min
Starting Strength vs. The Way Things Have Always Been Done | Starting Strength Radio #253
Rip discusses why the Starting Strength method is the fastest and most efficient way to get strong. Technique shouldn't be a training variable. 02:43 Rip and Rogan 06:14 Comments from the Haters! 19:26 What makes us different is analysis 32:27 Normal movement determines lifts and efficiency 39:33 Technique shouldn’t be a variable 47:56 Picking on Olympic coaches 55:26 The bias
Feb 22
1 hr 7 min
Mike Davis Talks Trains | Starting Strength Radio #252
Rip speaks with Mike Davis about the functioning of the rail system in the US, the personnel involved, the equipment used, the different types of trains, and more. 00:49 Mike Davis 02:33 The equipment/unions/divisions 11:43 Power 24:18 Efficiency and types of trains 32:00 New railroads/cars and engines 44:52 Materials 48:35 Assembling the trains/unloading the trains 53:48 The actual job 1:07:25 Who works there 1:32:36 Don’t beat the train
Feb 15
1 hr 28 min
Baseline Strength, Hamstring Injuries, and Enhanced Games | Starting Strength Radio #251
Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 05:39 Comments from the Haters! 14:10 Enhanced games 24:34 Staying tight in the squat 31:29 Hamstring injury and rehab 42:57 Starting out at 41 52:38 Power clean over squat 1:10:58 How bad is a shoulder replacement? 1:15:15 Just come out dude 1:19:18 Baseline strength for different ages
Feb 8
1 hr 38 min
Ploughman's Lunch and the Miser's Feast | Starting Strength Radio #250
Rip talks to Brian Yarvin, author of The Ploughman’s Lunch and the Miser’s Feast, A World of Dumplings, and Lamb: A Global History, about his travels involving food. 00:28 Mutton 08:27 British BBQ 09:27 Brian Yarvin 18:32 What is a carvery? 22:23 British food isn’t bland 28:50 Brian's travels with food 32:44 Patrick O'Brian 38:01 The Ploughman's Lunch and the Miser's Feast 46:37 Pies 50:02 A World of Dumplings 56:58 Food and colonialism 1:03:47 Chili 1:11:09 Lamb: A Global History
Feb 1
1 hr 18 min
Gay Bar with Carl, Chase's Deal, and Equipped Powerlifting | Starting Strength Radio #249
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 00:59 Comments from the Haters! 09:53 Setting records without lifting weight 14:55 Equipped powerlifting 22:56 Training after healing from surgery 28:01 Carl took me to a gay bar 29:14 Training after a hip replacement 31:01 Figure 8 straps 35:43 How to deadlift with flat plates 37:47 Why 5s? 47:19 What’s the deal with Chase? 49:36 Pressure problems 57:52 Gaining strength after 40
Jan 25
1 hr 11 min
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