Starting Strength Radio

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.

02:41 Comments from the Haters!

18:51 Two things wrong with the program

37:35 The decline of Western civilization

54:36 Would Rip buy an electric car?

1:03:26 Spinal fusion surgery

1:06:40 Pressing with banged-up shoulders

1:10:03 Factory farming

1:31:23 Nuclear fusion

1:33:56 Sports massage

1:36:34 Tapered belts

1:38:04 Blood Meridian

Ray Gillenwater explains our "sales" process to a batch of new franchise owners.

Dr. Malcom Kendrick returns to join Rip for a discussion on the relationship between heart disease and cholesterol, statins, and his book "The Clot Thickens."

00:41 Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

06:45 What causes heart disease?

16:16 Preventing strokes and heart attacks

24:05 Cholesterol

38:21 Replacing fat with sugar

42:20 Clinical studies

44:52 Relationship with heart disease and cholesterol

57:01 Statins

Rip summarizes his six-part article Why You Won't Do the Program.

01:55 Comments from the haters

08:39 Why You Won’t Do the Program

12:28 It’s too simple

22:11 We are not bodybuilding

26:06 What is Starting Strength?

41:40 It’s only three days a week

50:44 The Novice Effect

1:04:16 It works too fast

1:10:46 It doesn’t work fast enough

1:19:40 Rip is fat

Ray Gillenwater talks with Coach of the Year Amanda Sheppard about her experience coaching in a collegiate gym, some client success stories, and managing apprentices at Starting Strength Beaverton.

01:42 - Coach of the year

08:30 - How strength has helped Linda

12:16 - Amanda is taking online clients

13:43 - Experience in the college world

17:04 - What was LP like?

20:31 - Overcoming image in the gym

26:55 - Coaching in a collegiate gym vs. a Starting Strength Gym

31:48 - Experience with functional training

43:15 - Success stories

51:16 - Managing apprentices at Starting Strength Beaverton

56:25 - How to contact Amanda

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.

01:53 Comments from the haters

15:46 Eating more for recovery

20:43 Building in the mountains

49:21 Best Conan stories

54:46 Inflation

55:01 Rip on health insurance

1:04:24 Rehabbing an elbow injury

1:07:10 Rip narrowcasting

Rip and John Musser talk about what makes a movie a "monster movie" and discuss their favorites.

00:55 John Musser

07:24 Important things about Monster Movies

10:21 Ray Harryhausen

17:48 King Kong is not a monster movie

26:48 Reign of Fire

32:03 Jurassic Park

36:09 Troll Hunter

40:52 The Mummy

45:21 Frankenstein

53:06 The Wolfman

1:01:27 Is Dracula a monster movie?

1:05:39 30 Days of Night

1:09:12 Godzilla

1:19:40 The Thing

Ray Gillenwater and Nick Delgadillo discuss how becoming stronger often resolves pain, working through or around injuries, and when to see a PT.

01:43 - We don't do rehab

10:32 - What we have to offer

15:09 - It's a programming problem

19:21 - Pain is in your head?

27:08 - Form issues/Fix your form

36:57 - Being consistent

41:33 - Recovery factors to consider

50:09 - Making things heal

01:00:14 - When to get help/another opinion

Rip discusses modifying the basic barbell lifts and when it’s appropriate to do so.

04:04 Comments from the haters

15:29 Intro to exercise modifications

23:50 Squat modifications

51:29 Deadlift modifications

1:09:43 Press modifications

1:21:15 Bench press modifications

1:27:49 Cleans

1:33:14 Chin-ups

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.

04:34 - Comments from the Haters!

20:58 - Kimchi

24:47 - Dog castration

28:40 - Taller people have more body fat

35:21 - Rip's race car training

39:59 - Checking in on the dogs

43:06 - Rusty's astigmatism

47:31 - Deadlift long-term programming

54:28 - Broken back

1:00:26 - Old Henry