Starting Strength Radio
526 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 653 ratingsStarting 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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Episodes
Experts are The Problem
September 16, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBRip 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
Q&A Episode - Ordering Shirts from Bre, Australian Chickens, and Red Draws
September 09, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 180 MBRip 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 potas...
Q&A Episode - Drinking Stories, Cryptocurrency, and Precious Metals
September 03, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 162 MBRip 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 D...
Rip and Musser Talk about Westerns | Starting Strength Radio #123
August 25, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 169 MBRip 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
Rip's Favorite Lifts, the NFL Combine, & Things You Should Have In Your Kitchen | SS Radio #122
August 19, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 134 MBRip 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
A Caffeinated Juan, Immigration, and Milk in the States | Starting Strength Radio #121
August 12, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 179 MBRip 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
Starting Strength Misconceptions | Starting Strength Radio #120
August 05, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 184 MBRip 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
Q&A Episode - Vasectomies, More on Power, and Rip's House | Starting Strength Radio #119
July 29, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 178 MBRip 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
Q&A Episode - Avery Island, Alex Jones, and More | Starting Strength Radio #118
July 22, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 192 MBRip 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 Sta...
The Power Equation | Starting Strength Radio #117
July 15, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 158 MBRip 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?
Q&A Episode - Abstinence, Gains, and Big Boobs | Starting Strength Radio #116
July 07, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 166 MBRip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Horror Movies | Starting Strength Radio #115
July 01, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 157 MBRusty Holcomb joins Rip to discuss their favorite horror movies. 2:15 What is Horror? 37:25 The Omen 43:13 The Witch 49:07 Event Horizon 52:17 Bram Stokers Dracula 57:56 The Wolfman 1:13:19 28 Days Later 1:18:49 Cabin in the Woods
Q&A Episode - Small Feet, Excusing Yourself from Hard Work, and More| Starting Strength Radio #114
June 24, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 174 MBRip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 1:14 Comments From The Haters 15:11 How to Handle a Bad Day in the Gym 30:10 Plan Better for the Gym 34:36 When Does a Boy Become A Man? 38:06 The Second Layback in the Press/Programming the Press 43:08 Bad Headaches While Training 47:50 Losing and Gaining Weight with Starting Strength and Diet 52:37 Diminishing Returns 56:46 Training, Neuromuscular Adaptation, and Neuromuscular Diseases 1:00:00 Movie Review Request ...
Scientism, COVID, and Cholesterol with Dr. Malcolm Kendrick | Starting Strength Radio #113
June 15, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBMark Rippetoe talks with physician Malcolm Kendrick about the practice of medicine, science, and how it affects you. 1:49 About Dr. Malcolm Kendrick 10:38 Vitamins ,Medications And Covid 16:04 Clinical Trials And Antibiotics 20:55 What Covid Does To The Body 26:46 Covid And The Media 29:27 Medical Testing 34:10 Stupid And Scared People 36:43 Cholesterol 43:25 Lipitor’s Ineffectivness 50:31 Fear, Control And Society
Home Security | Starting Strength Radio #112
June 10, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBRip and Nick Delgadillo discuss different ways to build and layer your home defense.
Q&A Episode - You Are the Grass Under Their Feet | Starting Strength Radio #111
June 03, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 178 MBRip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Science Fiction Movies | Starting Strength Radio #110
May 27, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 163 MBRusty Holcomb joins Rip to discuss their favorite science fiction movies including 2001, Interstellar, Arrival, The Martian, Alien Franchise, Blade Runner & 2049, and The Matrix.
Q&A Episode - Check Your Privilege | Starting Strength Radio #109
May 20, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 199 MBRip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Olympic Weightlifting Returns to WFAC | Starting Strength Radio #108
May 13, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 159 MBMark Rippetoe talks about the return of Olympic weightlifting to WFAC as a 3-lift competition, how to prepare for it, and the reason for reintroducing the clean and press.
Q&A Episode - Gynophobia | Starting Strength Radio #107
May 06, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 162 MBRip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Cryptocurrency with Ben Gillenwater | Starting Strength Radio #106
April 29, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 160 MBRip and Ben Gillenwater give a primer on cryptocurrency and discuss the future of money.
Q&A Episode - Welcome to Starting Strength Network | Starting Strength Radio #105
April 21, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 190 MBRip and Nick talk about the change to the Starting Strength Network and Rip answers questions from subscribers and fans.
The Big Lie and Being Self Sufficient | Starting Strength Radio #104
April 15, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 183 MBMark Rippetoe talks about self reliance and the need to think about the daily necessities of life and how those needs will be satisfied if the sources you're used to getting them from are disrupted. Water collection and storage, tools to keep, food storage, electricity, and off-grid living are all topics of discussion.
Q&A Episode - The Sophisticated Hater | Starting Strength Radio #103
April 08, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 178 MBMark Rippetoe answers questions from Starting Strength Radio fans.
A Lie Agreed Upon Part 2 with Beth Stelzer | Starting Strength Radio #102
April 01, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 103 MBMark Rippetoe is joined by Beth Stelzer from Save Women's Sports to discuss policy and legislation affecting girls' and women's sports.
Questions from the Lovers - Needs Gravy, Bud | Starting Strength Radio #101
March 25, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 180 MBMark Rippetoe takes calls from Starting Strength Radio fans.
Best of Comments From the Haters! | Starting Strength Radio #100
March 18, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 103 MBA very special edition of Starting Strength Radio to commemorate episode 100. A compilation of the best of Comments From the Haters.
Driving Cool Stuff Fast with Fred Ashmore | Starting Strength Radio #99
March 11, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 127 MBMark Rippetoe and CannonBall Run record holder Fred Ashmore discuss cars, driving, and Fred's car collection.
Q&A Episode - Unfiltered and Unculled | Starting Strength Radio #98
March 04, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 172 MBMark Rippetoe answers questions from Starting Strength Radio fans.
Principles and Standing for Something with Justin Nazaroff | Starting Strength Radio #97
February 25, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBJustin Nazaroff, General Manager of Fenix Ammunition, joins Mark Rippetoe to discuss ammo shortages, manufacturing, and his company's stance on selling ammunition to Biden voters.
Physical Strength is the Most Important Thing in Life | Starting Strength Radio #96
February 18, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 133 MBMark Rippetoe discusses getting strong as the overarching principle for the Starting Strength Method.
Questions from the Lovers - The Positive Experience Episode | Starting Strength Radio #95
February 10, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 168 MBMark Rippetoe answers call-in questions live from Starting Strength Radio fans while ensuring absolutely no one has a positive experience.
Testosterone, PSA, and You with Keith Nichols and Scott Howell | Starting Strength Radio #94
February 05, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 179 MBMark Rippetoe discusses testosterone replacement therapy, PSA silly bullshit, and other men's health topics with Drs. Keith Nichols and Scott Howell from Tier 1 Health and Wellness in Chattanooga, TN.
Aerospace Science Part 2 with Scott Davison | Starting Strength Radio #93
January 29, 2021 00:00 - 2 hours - 242 MBScott Davison returns to discuss flying, weapons, the Strategic Air Command, bombs and other cool stuff with Mark Rippetoe.
100 Duck-Sized Bres | Starting Strength Radio #92
January 21, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBMark Rippetoe answers questions from Starting Strength Radio fans in this Q&A episode featuring a strong return of Comments from the Haters.
Q&A Episode - Bottom of the Barrel Edition | Starting Strength Radio #91
January 14, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 133 MBMark Rippetoe answers Starting Strength Radio fan questions about training with prosthetics, serious limb length discrepancies, and from lots of 63-year-old guys.
Outlaws, Inc and Careers for Veterans in the New Fitness Industry | Starting Strength Radio #90
January 07, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBMark Rippetoe and Starting Strength Coach Jon Miller discuss apprenticeships in the trades and at Starting Strength Gyms as a viable approach to successful transition out of military life for veterans.
Questions from the Lovers - Fix It In Post | Starting Strength Radio #89
December 30, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 176 MBA live Q&A episode in which Rip takes call-in questions from Starting Strength fans.
A Debate on Solutions with John Horgan | Starting Strength Radio #88
December 24, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 166 MBMark Rippetoe and science journalist John Horgan have a discussion on possible paths forward for individuals and businesses and debate the question of how much government intervention in an individual's health is too much.
A Conversation with Chase Lindley | Starting Strength Radio #87
December 16, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBMark Rippetoe and Starting Strength Coach Chase Lindley discuss his recent 405 lb press PR, growing up at WFAC, and his path to the Starting Strength Coach certification.
The Equipment Episode | Starting Strength Radio #86
December 10, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 218 MBMark Rippetoe discusses equipment racks, bars, plates, and personal equipment. What to look for, Rip's preferences, and what to avoid.
Q&A Episode - The Milk Locker | Starting Strength Radio #85
December 03, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBMark Rippetoe answers questions from Starting Strength Radio fans in another world famous Q&A episode.
Careers in The New Fitness Industry with Inna Koppel | Starting Strength Radio #84
November 26, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 136 MBMark Rippetoe discusses coach development and careers in the fitness industry after the devastating government overreaction to current events with Starting Strength Coach Inna Koppel. Inna now handles coach recruiting for Starting Strength Gyms.
Testosterone Optimization Therapy with Jay Campbell | Starting Strength Radio #83
November 19, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 177 MBMark Rippetoe and Jay Campbell discuss therapeutic testosterone. Jay is the author of The Testosterone Optimization Therapy Bible.
The History of Starting Strength | Starting Strength Radio #82
November 12, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 125 MBIt's story time with Mark Rippetoe as he discusses the origination of the Starting Strength method and how there really is nothing new under the sun.
Questions from the Lovers - Pink Supremacy | Starting Strength Radio #81
November 06, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 154 MBRip answers phone calls from fans on this edition of Questions from the Lovers.
The Price of Panic with William Briggs | Starting Strength Radio #80
October 30, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 168 MBStatistician to the Stars! William Briggs joins Mark Rippetoe for a discussion on statistics, government-imposed and media-propagated panic, and the "modelists" influencing government policy.
On the Verge of Unsubscribing! | Starting Strength Radio #79
October 23, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 137 MBAnother world famous Q&A episode with Mark Rippetoe. Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Radio fans.
Q&A Episode -The Poconos of Oklahoma | Starting Strength Radio #78
October 16, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 158 MBMark Rippetoe answers fan questions about injuries, alcohol consumption, and fighting fires.
You Don't Need to Run | Starting Strength Radio #77
October 08, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBMark Rippetoe discusses running and why getting stronger is a better use of your time.