Starting Strength Radio
Mark Rippetoe hosts Starting Strength Radio where he discusses topics of interest, primarily to him, but perhaps also to you.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 508
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Engineer, SSC, SS Gym Owner, Andrew Lewis | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #55
Ray Gillenwater talks to the owner of Starting Strength Indianapolis, Andrew Lewis, about upcoming gym updates, insights from his training logbooks, and how training helped tremendously with his depr…
01:03:47 |
Mon 17 Jul 2023
The Truth About Steroids | Starting Strength Radio #221
Rip talks about the history of anabolic steroids, who uses them and why, and why they are completely inappropriate and unnecessary for most lifters.
01:02 4th of July
06:33 Anabolic steroids
19:20 W…
01:07:45 |
Fri 14 Jul 2023
Q&A Episode - Personal Trainers to Barbell Coaches, Bellies, & More | Starting Strength Radio #220
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
02:25 Comments from the Haters!
13:07 Ask a Jew
31:04 Structural asymmetry
37:05 Personal trainers to barbell coaches
43:29…
01:22:29 |
Fri 07 Jul 2023
Franchising 101 with Tim Pickwell | Starting Strength Gyms #54
Everything you never asked to know about the franchise business is covered in this conversation between Ray Gillenwater and our franchise attorney, Tim Pickwell. If business legal minutia gets your e…
01:08:08 |
Mon 03 Jul 2023
Hypertrophy | Starting Strength Radio #219
Rip talks about muscular growth and strength increases. He discusses why lifting light weights for high reps does not drive muscle growth and adding more volume doesn't mean you're "doing hypertrophy…
01:07:30 |
Fri 30 Jun 2023
RFK Jr. vs. Peter Hotez, VAERS, and Vaccines With Dr. Jessica Rose | Starting Strength Radio #218
Rip and Jessica Rose the VAERS system and what the data shows over the last three years regarding emergency use vaccines.
00:28 Dr. Jessica Rose
06:20 Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
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00:49:30 |
Fri 23 Jun 2023
At 51 this Female Ultramarathoner Now Squats Over 200 lb | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #53
Ray Gillenwater interviews Mindy Slovinsky, an online client of Nick D, about her past life as an ultramarathoner and what's it's like to lift double her bodyweight at 51 years-old.
01:25 - Mindy's …
00:56:44 |
Mon 19 Jun 2023
Q&A Episode - Brain Injuries, Back Tweaks, and Getting Stronger | Starting Strength Radio #217
Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength fans.
01:59 Haters!
13:15 Ask a Jew
23:09 Traumatic brain injury and testosterone
34:53 Consistent back tweaks
47:28 Diabetic and training
56:52 Sho…
01:11:50 |
Fri 16 Jun 2023
Training Bodyparts or Movement Patterns | Starting Strength Radio #216
Rip explains how our DNA dictates how we adapt to training, why big, strong men command more attention than small guys, and how getting strong improves aesthetics.
00:55 Rip makes ordering food dif…
01:18:51 |
Fri 09 Jun 2023
Mom, Coach, 300 lb Deadlifter - Andrea Mates | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #52
SSC from SS Austin, Andrea Mates, joins Ray on the podcast to discuss Andrea's career change from teaching to coaching, why strength is essential for motherhood, body image, body composition, and her…
00:56:09 |
Mon 05 Jun 2023
Q&A Episode - Bigger Traps, Knee Cave, and Press Bar Path | Starting Strength Radio #215
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
02:52 Comments from the Haters!
13:39 Sore heel after pushing the sled
21:48 Knee cave
25:07 How to set up for a rack pull
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01:21:35 |
Fri 02 Jun 2023
Aesthetics vs Performance | Starting Strength Radio #214
Rip talks about how other fitness programs want you to focus on aesthetics and training muscle groups. Machines cannot produce enough systemic stress for growth.
Performance-based training works be…
01:09:17 |
Fri 26 May 2023
500lb Squatter, Gym Owner - Lt Colonel JD Thomason
SS Colorado Springs Gym Owner, JD, joins Ray on the podcast to discuss his role as a military leader, his motivation for opening a gym, recovering from a rooftop fall with strength training, and squa…
01:01:19 |
Mon 22 May 2023
Statin Deniers! With Dr. Malcolm Kendrick | Starting Strength Radio #213
Rip and Dr. Malcolm Kendrick discuss statins, accusations of harm caused by "Statin Deniers," and Dr. Kendrick's libel suit against media companies.
00:39 Malcolm Kendrick/News attacks
11:56 Studies…
01:14:16 |
Fri 19 May 2023
Q&A Episode - Rusty, Man of Mystery, and Other Topics | Starting Strength Radio #212
Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength fans.
01:57 Comments from the Haters!
09:38 Hernia surgery
20:47 Where is Rusty?
21:35 The feds and the constitution
38:41 More reps for diabetics
5…
01:23:15 |
Fri 12 May 2023
Fitness “Beliefs” Versus What Actually Works Best | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #50
Everyone's favorite guest, Nick, joins Ray on the podcast today to discuss how popular culture's conception of fitness is exactly backwards. Listen and nod in agreement, or angrily share your misunde…
01:10:20 |
Mon 08 May 2023
Q&A Episode - Ice Baths, Facing the Plates on Deadlift, Feeding Beef | Starting Strength Radio #211
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
02:33 Comments from the Haters!
16:35 Join the Network
18:54 Chiropractic a scam
28:21 Coaching your husband
34:11 Hurt my …
01:07:11 |
Fri 05 May 2023
A New Definition for Strength Training | Starting Strength Radio #210
Rip discusses what is and is not strength training along with a new and novel way to look at the process of getting stronger.
00:58 Today’s topic
02:48 Comments from the Haters!
20:24 What is train…
01:25:43 |
Fri 28 Apr 2023
Ray's First Fitness Industry Interview | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #49
Carl Case invited Ray to join him for a discussion on the Local Business Hacks podcast where Carl interview fitness industry leaders to discuss their keys to success. To save you a click, we've re-po…
00:44:45 |
Mon 24 Apr 2023
Q&A Episode - When You Shouldn't Gain Weight, Twinks, and Difficult Training Schedules
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
02:23 Comments from the Haters!
13:14 Steve shouldn’t gain weight
24:40 Advice on coaching my wife
36:02 Jodie wants to los…
01:39:12 |
Fri 21 Apr 2023
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