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 engines revving, we feel sorry for you, but the good news is you may enjoy this podcast episode. And for those of you that say we're boring...this episode is evidence that you are indeed correct.

01:02 Franchise attorney
02:54 How SS Gyms operates vs others
05:42 Cash flow positive
06:49 Franchisee success and treatment compared to others
09:36 Majority of revenue from royalties
12:16 Maintaining quality and growing as slowly as we need to grow
20:30 Relevant regulations and why they were created
27:11 Federal Trade Commission
31:34 North American Securities Administrators Association
36:56 Are the FDD and laws obsolete?
39:49 No SS Gyms in California and New York
44:50 Thank you to our members
46:11 How many franchise companies are self funded?
48:21 40 gyms is the magic number
48:51 What could we do better?
51:19 Ray Kroc
51:58 Good things to come
57:35 We love transparency

Franchising 101 with Tim Pickwell | Starting Strength Gyms #54

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.

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Alternative Health

Self-Help

Sexuality

Fitness & Nutrition

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.

02:00 Comments from the Haters!
11:52 The supernatural and religion 
30:44 Failing a testosterone test
36:37 Rip's nasal routine
39:15 Does Rip geek on the weather?
48:04 Umbilical hernia
53:00 Returning to Twitter
54:08 Long programming question
54:47 Rip's relaxing voice
57:36 Balancing unbalanced muscles

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Rip explains the correct method for recording yourself for a form check while also reviewing videos submitted by members of the Starting Strength Network.

00:32 Surviving tornados
04:53 Comments from the Haters!
16:06 About form check and expectations
18:29 The squat
33:00 The deadlift
37:33 The press
39:29 Bench press
40:34 Power clean
52:31 Zach’s press
55:17 Marty’s squat
59:57 Marty’s deadlift
1:04:01 Josselin’s deadlift
1:06:16 Josselin’s squat
1:09:23 Josselin’s bench
1:11:51 FatFact’s squat
1:13:45 One more power clean

Form Checks with Rip | Starting Strength Radio #264

Rip describes the challenges involved in learning and coaching the Olympic lifts and why including them in your strength training program is worthwhile.

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Rip defines strength training and the best way to approach the acquisition of strength.

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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

Franchising 101 with Tim Pickwell | Starting Strength Gyms #54

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