

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

Feb 12, 2020 • 1h 5min
Q&A Episode - OK Boomer | Starting Strength #43
The Boomer Episode. Rip answers questions from Starting Strength fans with a special edition of Comments from the Haters.
00:00 Intro
01:34 Comments from the Haters!
06:08 Help wanted at Travis_Shawn_D@yahoo.com
07:31 Strengthening the rotator cuff with overhead press work
14:21 Benching and pressing each workout, adding in chins
16:23 Genetics & bioenergetics
19:25 Invent a new machine/device?
21:46 Wall of text
22:13 Longest subject line in the history of email
25:00 Buy a house?
29:05 Running and knees
31:28 Press 225?
32:45 PT and SS on cannon crew
35:58 Two jokes
43:00 Fix back stiffness after squatting
44:24 Train with a fever?
45:55 Big Texan 72oz steak challenge
51:05 Prepping for hikes at altitude
56:15 Adjusting bench in rack
58:20 Grip problems

Feb 6, 2020 • 1h 13min
Homeschool: Apprenticeship For Adulthood | Starting Strength Radio #42
Mark Rippetoe and Starting Strength Coach Nick Delgadillo discuss government schools, homeschooling, and approaching education as an apprenticeship for adulthood.
00:00 Introduction
01:36 Injury/The Government Schools
06:56 Whose responsibility?
10:42 The System
16:31 But...$$$
20:25 But...Unqualified
32:42 Primed to learn
37:30 Structural advantages
48:30 Actual socialization
01:04:11 Apprenticing to be an adult

Jan 29, 2020 • 58min
Q&A Episode - Stroking our Bias | Starting Strength Radio #41
Mark Rippetoe answers questions from Starting Strength Radio fans on injuries, training modifications, and applying the program to varying populations.

Jan 23, 2020 • 1h 2min
Ultralearning With Scott Young | Starting Strength Radio #40
Scott Young, author of Ultralearning, and Mark Rippetoe discuss apprenticeships and self-teaching and how strength coaches benefit from this approach as part of the Starting Strength Coach Development process.
00:00 Intro
03:05 An Invitation
04:41 Apprenticeship
---- Learning by doing
---- Transfer
---- Real costs of college
18:29 Academic vs Applied
---- Paradigm shifts
---- Preparing for work
29:08 What is Ultralearning?
35:06 Nine principles - meta-, focus, directness, drill, retrieval, feedback, retention...
(49:19 Learning when older)
53:03 ...intuition, experimentation

Jan 15, 2020 • 1h 6min
Q&A Episode - Silly Pediatricians | Starting Strength Radio #39
Mark Rippetoe answers questions from Starting Strength Radio fans on injuries, training modifications, and applying the program to varying populations.

Jan 9, 2020 • 2h 7min
The Game Changers: Vegan Propaganda | Starting Strength Radio #38
Mark Rippetoe, Stef Bradford, and Robert Santana have a discussion about the The Game Changers - a recent popular vegan propaganda film.
00:00 Intro
07:40 "Plant-based" WTH?
18:47 Talking about one thing, explaining another
26:10 The road to Snackwells & soylent green
39:04 Sample subjects
48:34 Commercial marketing
58:42 Reductionist cancer x Self-reported intake =

Jan 3, 2020 • 1h 7min
Q&A Episode - Don't be at the Mercy of Anyone Pretending to be an Authority | SS Radio #37
Mark Rippetoe discusses more silly bullshit and answers questions from Starting Strength fans including questions on TRT, the movie Icarus, and training questions.

Dec 27, 2019 • 1h 23min
The Problem with CrossFit, Kettlebells, and Functional Training | Starting Strength Radio #36
Mark Rippetoe discusses the Two Factor Model of Sports Performance and why "functional training" -- including kettlebell and CrossFit workouts -- are not training.

Dec 20, 2019 • 1h
What Happens When a Lifter Gets Old | Starting Strength Radio #35
Rippetoe gets introspective as he reflects on 40 plus years of training at the age of 63.

Dec 13, 2019 • 1h 2min
The Beef Industry Episode | Starting Strength Radio #34
Jenny Johnson and Richard Lehman join Mark Rippetoe for a discussion on the beef industry and all the myths, misconceptions, and lies about beef and how it's produced.


