Starting Strength Radio

Ray Gillenwater and Chris Reis talk about medical bureaucracy and how physical therapy studies work. 02:56 - Physical therapy may be a fraud 08:22 - Point of view on medical bureaucracy 12:03 - Starting Strength Gyms is outcome oriented 25:38 - Rip's point of view integrated into education systems for PTs 29:13 - Breakdown of how a PT study works 38:38 - What have you learned from Starting Strengt...

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 4:08 Comments from the haters 11:42 Texan pronunciation 15:17 Right shoulder frozen after cancer treatment 19:11 Does everything get stronger 21:34 P scale for men 25:28 Marty checking in 26:01 Formerly known as Zach the Jew 29:27 Strength training and hair loss 31:26 Deviated septum 37:27 Horse question 44:49 Masters deadl...

Ray Gillenwater talks with Chase Lindley, aka the Vanilla Gorilla, about how he found Wichita Falls Athletic Club and the many lifting milestones he's accomplished. 02:05 - Chase's current PRs and how he found WFAC 04:38 - Back to the beginning 11:01 - Chase's early milestones with lifting 24:12 - How Chase thinks | learning new things 30:00 - Where would Chase be if he didn't become a Starting St...

Rip talks about the Starting Strength Coach certification process and why there's an oral board test now. 04:53 Comments from the haters 19:54 Starting Strength Method 41:29 Starting Strength Coach certification 50:30 The oral board 55:27 Changes in the certification process over the years 1:06:14 Understanding the system 01:11:10 Rip's not on the panel 01:14:16 The prep course 01:30:10 Preparatio...

Inna Koppel interviews Ray Gillenwater on his podcast about Starting Strength Gyms and what went into him creating the franchise company and team. 03:02 - Starting Strength Gyms was the next logical step 11:38 - What each Gillenwater does/Whose idea was it? 15:07 - Design/floor plan of the gyms 21:05 - Why there isn't a front "sales" desk at a Starting Strength Gym 32:05 - Advice for continuing ed...

Rip and Dr. Mike Wittmer talk about optimizing hormones and how he helps clients and lifters through his telemedicine practice. 00:44 Introducing Dr. Mike Wittmer 02:21 Wittmer Rejuvenation Clinic 08:54 Dr. Wittmer’s approach 14:19 Experience in the office 22:49 New research on testosterone and SSRIs 27:51 Psychiatrists using hormones 35:41 Doctors, Big Pharma, and you 45:08 The typical presentati...

Ray sits down with Physical Therapist and Starting Strength Coach Will Morris to discuss Ray's unique rehab from debilitating neck surgery. 09:00 - In Depth on Will's plan for Ray's recovery 10:50 - Difference between perceived weakness and overt weakness 22:30 - 8-week post-op period 24:55 - Having pain vs. being injured 35:12 - Bodybuilding is icing on the cake 45:05 - How would the outcomes be...

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 04:31 - Comments from the haters 14:55 - Another one from Marty Fox 21:49 - Should I run an LP? 24:38 - Press programming 27:43 - Rip's tattoos 30:42 - Power vs. strength on fatigue 43:16 - Halting deadlifts and rack pulls for master lifters 50:00 - Medical advancements 59:19 - Zach the Jew

Ray Gillenwater talks with Rip's best friend and the manager of his gym, Carmen Phillips. 02:05 - How Rip and Carmen met 06:47 - How does Carmen handle working with Rip 09:23 - Starting Strength 10 years ago vs now 16:41 - What are the things that made Starting Strength? 25:55 - Memorable WFAC moments over the years 37:38 - Attend a seminar while you can 41:04 - Carmen's inspiring clients 48:04 -...

Rip and John Musser talk about the best war movies of all time. 00:53 John Musser/war movies 06:55 Kelly’s Heroes 14:44 Apocalypse Now 20:13 Full Metal Jacket 25:14 The Dirty Dozen 33:13 Das Boot 41:34 12 O’Clock High 47:37 Zulu 57:40 Dunkirk/1917 1:09:11 Fury 1:19:57 Black Hawk Down 1:30:25 Saving Private Ryan

Andy Baker Co-Authored Practical Programming for Strength Training and The Barbell Prescription: Strength Training for Life After 40 with the Founder of Starting Strength, Mark Rippetoe. He is a Starting Strength Coach and the Owner of Baker Personal Training in Kingwood, Texas. He's been a professional strength coach for over 17 years and is considered one of the leaders in the industry for his a...

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 1:37 Comments from the lovers 5:18 Several certifications but still has questions 34:26 Has anyone passed on their first opt-in at a seminar 37:41 Warming up for the deadlift by doing power cleans 39:42 Thanks for the TRT podcasts 44:22 Cortisone and training 46:07 Stiff leg deadlift and rows 49:09 Rip retiring 57:22 Ideal...

Starting Strength Gyms has just reached an important milestone: WE ARE CASH-FLOW POSITIVE after four years of intense work. Owner Ray Gillenwater discusses the long road it took to get here, as well as the future plans of the franchise. He tells you exactly how well the individual gyms are doing along with deep insight into the philosophies and business strategy of Starting Strength Gyms. 04:27 -...

Mark Rippetoe and Dr. Keith Smith talk about the driving factors in healthcare, Medicare, and free market healthcare as an alternative. 0:54 Dr. Keith Smith 1:29 What is the Surgery Center Of Oklahoma? 4:32 Prices Are Hidden By Design 9:34 Government Is The Problem 14:41 Why Was Medicare implemented? 18:14 The Alternatives 20:46 Commodity And Service 24:44 When Did It Start? Is It Necessary? 29:46...

Ray Gillenwater and Nick Delgadillo talk about why Nick decided to work for The Aasgaard Company, what Nick does for Starting Strength Gyms, and some of his many hobbies. 03:48 - Who is Nick D 06:48 - How it started / The phone call from Rip 12:32 - What was the driving factor for Nick's decision 18:29 - The difference between how The Aasgaard Company and other companies operate 25:44 - Tuckman's...

Dr. Jessica Rose joins Rip to discuss VAERS data, conflicts of interest, misaligned incentives among pharmaceutical companies, government oversight agencies, and how it affects you. Dr. Rose is Postdoctoral in Biochemistry, Postdoctoral in Molecular Biology, PhD in Computational Biology, Masters in Medicine (Immunology) and BSc in Applied Mathematics. Her website is: https://www.jessicasuniverse.c...

Siblings and Co-Founders, Ray, Ben, and Jen Gillenwater explain how to open a Starting Strength Gym. Spoiler: It’s terrible and then it’s great. 05:01 What happens after applying 06:26 The real estate search 07:56 The letter of intent (LOI) 13:37 Specifications of a Starting Strength Gym 17:28 Troublesome landlords 18:40 Noise concerns 23:21 The lease process 24:54 Why small businesses fail 38:31...

Rip takes live calls from Starting Strength fans. 00:00 Long intro 3:43 Comments from the haters 13:53 Training with muscular dystrophy 19:17 How to get a big press 30:45 Bursts of big gains 49:35 Becoming a Starting Strength Coach in Sweden 1:07:04 Thumb surgery and rehab 1:16:01 Don’t do The Texas Method

Ray Gillenwater and Denise, a member of Starting Strength Boise, talk about her motivation for starting strength training, what recommendations were made years ago for strength training, and her medical opinion of using Starting Strength as preventative medicine. 02:10 Denise's motivation for coming to Starting Strength Boise 02:53 Denser bones from strength training 04:22 Recommendations for stre...

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 1:30 Comments from the haters 15:50 School shooters 31:00 Stress fractures 46:46 Set of 20 squats 58:33 Halting deadlift and rack pulls 1:02:34 Barbell shrugs 1:06:18 Light day pull for older lifters 1:12:01 Gas prices 1:19:55 Convincing parents to train 1:26:46 Rip's advice on college 1:36:32 Excessive individualism

Jon Conti is a talented cinematographer that documents his extreme hikes around Idaho and around the world. He and Ray are putting together a documentary-style video series to see how doing the Starting Strength program affects his hiking in preparation for a 21-day hike at an elevation of around 20,000 feet. Jon and Ray talk about the pros and cons of size/strength for hiking, risks involved with...

Rip and Dr. Anthony Jay discuss possible reasons for the change in modern hormone profiles for most people. 00:41 Introduction 03:00 Who decides the reference range 09:16 Data manipulation 21:42 Testosterone levels dropping 30:02 The attack on hormone receptors 38:41 It’s fragrances too / Environmental estrogen 50:38 Chemical accumulation 57:13 The challenges with getting on TRT 1:03:42 Androgens...

Ray Gillenwater and Inna Koppel talk about all the benefits postmenopausal women have from strength training, training pre/post pregnancy, and female culture evolution. 03:24 Benefits of strength training for postmenopausal women 07:47 Senior strength Starting Strength Boise 09:24 Kathleen Starting Strength Denver 11:51 Allison Starting Strength Boise 13:46 Female culture evolution and where thing...

Rip discusses The Novice Effect, a very important article about what happens when a previously untrained person begins to train. 00:52 Banter 4:42 Comments from the haters 16:02 The Novice Effect 20:36 Adapt or die 25:15 Rips paper on periodization 33:45 The Novice Effect applies to everyone 40:57 NLP for people with weight room experience 44:43 Strength 52:01 Professional research and science

Starting Strength Gyms Co-Founder, Ray Gillenwater explains how the process of training for strength is intrinsically optimistic and why that’s so important in today’s social and political situation.