Starting Strength Radio

Rip and Dr. Jessica Rose discuss vaccines, vaccine injury reporting, and more analysis of the VAERS data.

00:42 Dr. Jessica Rose

01:28 Vaccine reporting/VAERS

08:12 Funding

09:40 More on the VAERS data

17:56 Covid-19 vaccine injuring people

32:30 Money isn't the only driving force

39:57 Behavior control

49:38 Self-responsibility

52:45 The big picture

1:02:45 Wanting us dead

1:04:40 Personal story

1:08:46 This is a test

Ray Gillenwater talks with the owner of Starting Strength Chicago, Jon Fraser, about overcoming workaholic syndrome and focusing his energy on himself and the gym.

01:43 - Current PRs

09:43 - Life before and after the gym

15:22 - Everyone has a stress threshold

18:13 - Focusing energy on the gym

26:47 - Doing business in Chicago

47:46 - Gym buildout details

52:04 - Make sure you have the funding

58:59 - Coach development

Rip talks with Matt Larsen about his recently released Combatives Belt system, and why he chose the squat, bench, and deadlift as the test for the strength standard. Matt Larsen, the father of Modern Combatives, is a former United States Marine, United States Army Ranger, and Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame combatives instructor. He is the Director of Combatives at The United States Military Academy at West Point.

00:41 Matt Larsen

02:55 The importance of strength in the army

14:15 The young soldier is motivated

20:53 How to teach

23:22 A new combative belt system and standards

34:41 How the belt system works

42:12 Having proper standards

47:23 Military standards

1:00:52 Quality improving by creating new leaders

Ray Gillenwater talks with the head coach of Starting Strength Katy, Josh Wells, about growing up around Mark Rippetoe and how he found Wichita Falls Athletic Club.

02:31 - Current Olympic lifting PRs

05:40 - How Josh came across WFAC

21:20 - Mentorship or advice from Rip

29:14 - Opening Starting Strength Houston

39:48 - Case study sneak peek

45:59 - Gaining weight for a better physique

50:44 - Josh is accepting online clients

51:28 - Ending on a Chase story

Rip talks about training for women and explains why there isn't a "pink book."

02:30 Comments from the Haters

18:09 Training Women

23:47 How women used to train

31:36 Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training and the Novice Program

40:52 Neuromuscular efficiency in women

47:29 Approaching training for women

1:05:25 Weight increase considerations

Ray Gillenwater and Chris Reis talk about medical bureaucracy and how physical therapy studies work.

02:56 - Physical therapy may be a fraud

08:22 - Point of view on medical bureaucracy

12:03 - Starting Strength Gyms is outcome oriented

25:38 - Rip's point of view integrated into education systems for PTs

29:13 - Breakdown of how a PT study works

38:38 - What have you learned from Starting Strength

41:18 - Goal of making people stronger

50:53 - Clinical experience that has been helpful in the gym

55:02 - Holes in Rip's position or any updates needed for Starting Strength

59:18 - Which job has a higher net impact on helping people

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.

4:08 Comments from the haters

11:42 Texan pronunciation

15:17 Right shoulder frozen after cancer treatment

19:11 Does everything get stronger

21:34 P scale for men

25:28 Marty checking in

26:01 Formerly known as Zach the Jew

29:27 Strength training and hair loss

31:26 Deviated septum

37:27 Horse question

44:49 Masters deadlift meet

48:05 Going to maintenance

Ray Gillenwater talks with Chase Lindley, aka the Vanilla Gorilla, about how he found Wichita Falls Athletic Club and the many lifting milestones he's accomplished.

02:05 - Chase's current PRs and how he found WFAC

04:38 - Back to the beginning

11:01 - Chase's early milestones with lifting

24:12 - How Chase thinks | learning new things

30:00 - Where would Chase be if he didn't become a Starting Strength Coach

36:20 - Chase's plan for the future

41:19 - Chase Lindley lifting tips

51:14 - How lifting has helped with diabetes

56:51 - Fun Rippetoe story

Rip talks about the Starting Strength Coach certification process and why there's an oral board test now.

04:53 Comments from the haters

19:54 Starting Strength Method

41:29 Starting Strength Coach certification

50:30 The oral board

55:27 Changes in the certification process over the years

1:06:14 Understanding the system

01:11:10 Rip's not on the panel

01:14:16 The prep course

01:30:10 Preparation for the certification

01:34:44 Who passes the oral board

Inna Koppel interviews Ray Gillenwater on his podcast about Starting Strength Gyms and what went into him creating the franchise company and team.

03:02 - Starting Strength Gyms was the next logical step

11:38 - What each Gillenwater does/Whose idea was it?

15:07 - Design/floor plan of the gyms

21:05 - Why there isn't a front "sales" desk at a Starting Strength Gym

32:05 - Advice for continuing education/becoming a Starting Strength Coach

41:38 - The Starting Strength difference

47:48 - How gym owners are chosen

54:51 - Our Values at Starting Strength Gyms/Gratitude