Starting Strength Radio

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

Rip discusses his opinion of "The Science" by reviewing the paper: Effects of Training With Free Weights Versus Machines, and discusses the exercise science narrative and its exclusion of commonly observed phenomena.

02:17 Comments from the Haters!

15:14 Follow "The Science"

17:57 Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research paper

28:20 The phenomena

38:25 The details

52:10 The subjects

58:51 The program

1:05:50 Just increase the load

1:15:00 This is the “Science.”

Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.

2:42 Comments from the Haters!

11:14 Things we like: Pitch Black Forge

17:06 Low back rounding in the deadlift

27:49 Deadlift with short arms and legs

33:56 Pre-workout and paranormal experiences

41:43 Deadlift stall, not pulling hard enough

50:14 IT band releas

59:18 Back tweak after 315 for 5

1:13:20 Keeping my abs AND staying strong

1:23:21 Are eggs bad for you?/Bow-legged squat

Ray talks with Dr. Carter about the common misunderstanding that lifting weights can destroy bones, the relative safety of lifting compared to various other sports, and the importance of maintaining a positive outlook.

01:14 Does lifting destroy bones?

2:52 Stress recovery adaptation applies to the whole body system

07:30 Lifting weights is safer than soccer

11:04 Muscle as a protective mechanism

15:32 Flexibility isn't something to pursue

20:08 Where's the medical field in understanding this stuff?

23:54 Arrogance of man drives progress and issues

24:59 There is more to existence than you can see and observe

31:21 Science is God

34:10 Volume vs. intensity

38:09 Heavy and stronger is better cardio

40:47 Joey's training journey and PRs

52:23 Don't coach your spouse

53:37 Having strength as you age is important

59:41 Optimism - back to the incline

1:00:31 How to improve soft tissue with a nonsurgical intervention

1:07:33 Gulf Orthopedics