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.

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 equipment isn’t needed

58:20 Latest updates on Jim

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

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.

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. pushing a sled

1:03:23 Heartburn while lifting due to hernia

1:09:48 Best depth for strength/1883

1:13:11 Velocity measuring for lifting

The human body does not change under suboptimal stress because it doesn't have to. The dogma ex-phys people are still pursuing is that higher reps produce better hypertrophy than sets of five with heavy weights. Hypertrophy is an increase in the size of muscles. The amount of weight lifted, aka intensity, is the primary driver of hypertrophy.

04:19 Comments from the Haters!

14:20 Hypertrophy

21:41 The phenomenology

31:44 You are not strong enough/Stress management

38:35 People are scared of lifting heavy weights

50:21 PRs are what matter

Ray Gillenwater talks to John Kawauchi (60 years old) about a past shoulder injury, how he rehabbed with Starting Strength, financial advice for preparing for retirement, and life insurance.

01:35 Summary of John's shoulder injury

04:44 Rotator cuff tear

05:56 Everyday life with a shoulder injury

07:50 Will's approach to PT

11:06 Starting numbers

16:18 Retirement planning

18:40 What would you tell your old self?

21:19 Training together with family

30:31 How to prepare for retirement - financials

34:02 Maximize your income

36:22 Things that are not correlated will make your portfolio safer

41:14 Don't invest in something you don't understand

47:15 Life insurance advice

The simplest way to improve your performance is to get stronger. Strength is the basis of physical performance. The Standard Model of strength and conditioning tries to blend practice and training and, therefore, does neither well.

01:42 Comments from the Haters!

12:03 Things we like

19:54 Starr Rehab explained

30:01 Two-Factor Model

36:59 Being athletic improves skill in skill-based things

48:19 You are not a freak athlete

59:16 How did they get there?

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.

03:01 Comments from the Haters!

17:39 Starting Strength 30 years from now

18:40 Beef heart

20:12 Starting Strength involved in the culture war

23:32 People avoid Nick D in the streets

27:32 Rolfing sessions

36:54 Seeing a doctor in the absence of symptoms

1:03:44 Coffee brands

1:09:24 Training schedule for 1-2 hours a day

Ray Gillenwater talks to the rehab specialist for SS Gyms, Will Morris, about accessory work, "chiseling in" after you're strong, and "chasing the pump."

02:26 How do you get big and muscular?

05:32 Strength training is bodybuilding

08:34 Isolated movements don't cause enough stress

12:02 Build strength from the inside out

14:52 Ray's programming

16:33 Programming/Recovery autoimmune

24:28 Built like a meatball

31:03 Mobility

36:13 Treating patients as they need to be treated

37:48 Chiseling in after you are strong

41:16 Accessory bench work and rowing

48:35 Working close to failure on hypertrophy

52:45 Why the NLP is so effective

58:26 Maintaining the quality of muscle contraction

1:08:28 Rehab specialist for Starting Strength Gyms