Mark Rippetoe

Starting Strength Radio

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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.

Author

Mark Rippetoe

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Health

Podcast website

startingstrength.com

Latest episode

Jul 3, 2026

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Episodes

Q&A Episode - TRT for Women, Resting Heart Rates, and First Time Competitions 06.01.2022

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 2:30 Haters 15:28 Injury After Powerlifting Meet 25:10 TRT For Women 37:10 Resting Heart Rate And TRT 50:31 Can I Do Starting Strength Alone? 58:05 Failing On Halting Deadlifts And Rack Pulls 1:09:42 Can’t Get In Low Bar 1:17:43 Afraid Of Being Hurt From Competing/Goals

The Great Cholesterol Con with Dr. Malcolm Kendrick 29.12.2021

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick and Rip discuss cholesterol, the medical establishment conventional wisdom on its role in heart disease, and why the medical consensus is wrong. 1:44 Touching On Covid 10:30 Heart Disease 14:27 Statistics Manipulation 27:12 Manufacturing Things To Treat 34:02 Over-Prescribing 49:34 Blind Trust 50:21 The “Experts” 58:44 Cholesterol 1:09:27 Plaques

How to do the Starting Strength Novice Linear Progression | SS Gyms Podcast 27.12.2021

A detailed explanation of the NLP, how to progress each lift, and how to avoid common errors to get as strong as possible as quickly as possible. Hosted by Ray Gillenwater, SSC, Co-Founder of Starting Strength Gyms with Nick Delgadillo, SSC, Head of Gym Operations.

The Movement Pattern Problem 23.12.2021

Rip discusses why learning an unfamiliar movement pattern is difficult, the role of the coach in this process, and how ingrained movement patterns work against efficiency in barbell training. 3:09 Haters 13:27 The Main Topics 21:52 Lizard Brain? Learned Movements? Preconceived Notions? 26:40 Accumulating Correct Reps 28:40 How To Fix errors 32:19 Teaching And Cueing 34:55 Teaching And Coaching 38:...

Q&A Episode - Arm Wrestling, Vietnam, and the Trumpet 16.12.2021

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 4:11 Comments from the haters 25:24 Rip on arm wrestling 31:02 Elbow pain during press 32:55 Deadlift mechanics 36:22 Rip and his memories on the Vietnam war 41:01 How to train when starting BJJ 42:30 Strongman practice 46:45 Finding a doctor 55:21 Mixed grip deadlift 1:06:13 Leaving a communist state for Texas 1:09:33 Trai...

The Labor Market with Ray Gillenwater 08.12.2021

Rip and Ray Gillenwater discuss the labor market, employment, and the effect of bureaucracy on the relationship between employees and their employers. 4:34 The Labor Market 9:42 Fauci Speaks For Science 17:07 Iron Law 25:25 Being Paid For Zero Production 37:09 Adopting And Enforcing Government Rules 43:55 It’s Engaging You 55:21 The Government Is Not Your Parent 1:05:45 Doing Hard Things Now 1:09:...

Compliance, Simplicity, and Training 02.12.2021

Rip talks about how consistency with the basics is the foundation of effective processes. 4:04 Comments from the haters 12:17 Some current events 19:16 Compliance in training 23:55 Most effective processes are not complicated 34:17 We are concerned with the average person 41:23 Some things that are hard are not productive 43:00 Your perception is not relevant 49:23 Focus on the goal

Q&A Episode - Halting Deadlifts, Guns, and Bruno 25.11.2021

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 1:48 Comments from the haters 17:30 Ben on Rip’s favorite movies 27:57 Haltings and rack pulls 39:04 Rip’s Bruno story 57:07 What we like to shoot 1:05:10 one arm shorter than the other 1:11:15 Stuck on the bench 1:17:40 J. Peterson and Rip 1:26:24 Yeah…that’s not my program

Q&A Episode - TUBOW Manufacturing, Bunions, and Rip's Training 17.11.2021

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 1:33 Comments from the haters 11:52 The TUBOW supply 17:46 TRT for women 19:12 Programming for pregnancy 26:11 First firearm 38:38 Bunion surgery 40:35 I don’t want to read the gray book 46:19 Car (automobile) 58:33 A question from a troll 01:01:11 A new book idea 01:02:09 Training with an odd work schedule 01:05:40 Growing...

Best Comedy Movies 09.11.2021

Rip and John Musser discuss their top ten favorite comedy movies. 1:37 What is a comedy 13:12 Honorable mentions 19:24 Getting past the actor 22:08 Caddyshack 24:55 Used Cars 32:54 Victor/Victoria 41:52 Young Frankenstein 49:30 Slap Shot 57:58 Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1:06:42 Return of the Pink Panther 1:18:54 Animal House 1:27:24 The Big Lebowski

The Death of Objective Truth with Karl Denninger 03.11.2021

Rip is joined by Karl Denninger, author and owner of The Market Ticker (https://market-ticker.org), for a conversation about the end of objective truth. 10:28 Objective truth/ Covid Deaths 20:59 The Bathroom Crime/Silencing Victims 26:36 Social Media 30:39 Transwomen Taking Credit From Women 34:58 Media Spin/Big Tech Censorship 45:52 Responsibility/A Bit About Fauci 51:43 We Allowed This 59:09 Mov...

Q&A Episode - Horse Meat, Calls from the Lovers, and More 28.10.2021

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 1:54 Comments from the Haters 11:24 Hard to get in the low bar position 20:42 Secede 26:57 A call from a lover 36:53 How to heal a fractured foot 42:24 Nutrition after losing 200 pounds 47:33 Young man lifting with arthritis 1:09:45 A polite Canadian call

Training for Aesthetics 20.10.2021

Rip discusses training for aesthetics and how getting strong not only makes you more useful, but also makes you look better. 1:52 Comments from the haters 12:49 Training for aesthetics 19:45 The modern narrative 24:29 It’s genetics 30:46 Abs are not the goal 33:57 Big strong men were the best body builders 40:03 Getting out of our lane 46:48 You have a responsibility to be physically useful

Q&A Episode - Beef Protein, New Books, and Lane-Splitting 13.10.2021

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 1:30 Comments from the haters 22:53 Fluctuations in strength increases 29:25 The beef on beef protein 35:41 Volume, heavy, work sets? What's the question? 40:03 New books coming? 43:05 Classic comedies 44:39 Audio version of Barbell Prescription 48:21 Heavy negatives 51:52 Bench height and elevated heel? 53:49 Different row...

Training Old Guys, Young Guys, and Everyone in Between with Andy Baker 06.10.2021

Rip and Andy Baker, co author of Practical Programming and The Barbell Prescription, discuss training and recovery differences for the young versus the elderly trainee. 03:03 Training the young vs. the old 20:11 Coaching is a separate skill 25:19 The D1 coach 32:26 Force production 46:03 It’s not complicated 55:43 Getting help with your coaching 01:01:01 Young and old - recovery 01:07:27 Are you c...

A Conversation with Karl Denninger 30.09.2021

Rip is joined by Karl Denninger author and owner of https://market-ticker.org for a conversation about fear, data, and the current State of Things. 6:13 The data 12:49 The true dangers 19:54 Selling fear 24:52 Masks 31:45 Testing 39:51 The jab and PCR testing 41:49 The evidence on how to beat COVID 51:20 Moving against effective treatment 53:34 The insurance companies 58:57 Manufacturing and suppl...

Q&A Episode - Localism & Staying in Your Lane 23.09.2021

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans. 5:13 - Comments from the Haters 16:38 - Thoughts on localism 31:24 I came here for weight lifting not politics 37:19 Update on Rip's recovery 40:20 What to look at other than mainstream 50:49 How to channel disappointment in society into something productive 1:02:12 What to expect when returning to lifting as an older man 1...

Experts are The Problem 16.09.2021

Rip 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 09.09.2021

Rip 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 he...

Q&A Episode - Drinking Stories, Cryptocurrency, and Precious Metals 03.09.2021

Rip 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...

Rip and Musser Talk about Westerns | Starting Strength Radio #123 25.08.2021

Rip 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 19.08.2021

Rip 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 12.08.2021

Rip 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 05.08.2021

Rip 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 29.07.2021

Rip 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

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