Episodes
Rip describes the challenges involved in learning and coaching the Olympic lifts and why including them in your strength training program is worthwhile.
Published 05/03/24
Rip defines strength training and the best way to approach the acquisition of strength.
Published 04/26/24
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
01:32 Comments from the Haters!
14:47 Late Night with the Devil
21:12 Swimming used for conditioning
28:06 Another conditioning question
36:00 If you could visit the past...
46:57 Why muscles grow
Published 04/19/24
Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
01:23 Five laws of stupidity
12:06 How much should my goal be?
18:38 Three questions from a future SSC
38:56 Height of the deadlift starting position
59:44 I have a 420 bench, do I need surgery?
1:13:44 Yvette’s hip surgery
1:19:56 Issac and the fire academy
1:27:11 A good grandson
Published 04/12/24
Rip and John Musser discuss the movies they watch over and over again.
Published 04/05/24
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Published 03/29/24
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...
Published 03/22/24
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
Published 03/15/24
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.
Published 03/08/24
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
Published 03/01/24
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
Published 02/23/24
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
Published 02/16/24
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
Published 02/09/24
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
Published 02/02/24
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
Published 01/26/24
Rip discusses a common question of trainees: "What should my goals be?" and explains the importance of following a process while keeping priorities straight.
Published 01/19/24
Rip shares some classic muscle magazines from his collection and talks about their influence, the origins of isolating muscle groups during workouts, and how Starting Strength contrasts with the traditional bodybuilding routine.
Published 01/12/24
Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
02:31 Comments from the Haters!
09:16 Lifting with compromised abdominal wall
16:37 Jake is still not eating enough
33:54 Lat pulls as assistance
43:46 Perks of being a subscriber
45:55 Arguing with Rip
54:51 Recovery needs
1:13:08 Dropped shoulder
Published 01/05/24
Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
01:54 Comments from the Haters!
14:52 Things we like: Chester’s Chicken
20:40 How the lifts compliment each other
27:09 Leg drive too hard during bench
33:22 Do you read fiction?
39:10 A.I. and coaching
56:09 Is it over?
1:08:27 Forced to weight train
Published 12/29/23
Rip talks to Naomi Wolf about her new book Facing the Beast: Courage, Faith, and Resistance in a New Dark Age, discussing their perspectives on recent, current, and ongoing events.
Published 12/22/23
Rip has a conversation with Jim Steel, a renowned strength coach and frequent contributor to the Starting Strength website. Rip and Jim discuss the evolution of training, the importance of the barbell as a training tool, and the latest activities Jim is involved in.
00:31 Jim Steel talks other writers
04:38 Jim’s training history
10:12 Feeding on the fear and RPE
25:28 Misconceptions about getting bigger
36:24 The best lifters were huge
42:26 Motivated people will train hard
48:32 Fancy...
Published 12/15/23
Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
02:19 Trains - part 1
05:49 Comments from the Haters!
13:15 Things we like
17:36 I want to use my bar
26:01 Trains - part 2/Expert talks
41:10 Gaining and losing weight, still stalling
46:27 4-day split over two weeks
52:45 Books on shooting
1:01:35 Young kids need to do the program
1:05:17 Rattlesnakes
Published 12/08/23
Ray Gillenwater talks with Austin Force about his journey to becoming the financial expert at Starting Strength Gyms, prioritizing health and fitness, the keys to success in entrepreneurship, and contributing value to society.
Published 12/04/23
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
03:58 Comments from the Haters!
13:02 Guy tells Rip about water in sinks
16:06 How does anemia affect training?
21:31 Postpartum diastasis recti
23:46 Rip’s thoughts on Dunkin’ Donuts coffee
27:10 Do you think people are waking up?
44:19 Butts are genetic
47:18 Have haters ever become lovers?
49:20 Coffee cup
50:50 Rusty’s eyes
52:40 Should I go up in weight?
57:08 Getting big numbers at 50?
1:01:14 Pulling vs....
Published 12/01/23