Starting Strength Radio

A follow up to the panel discussion between Mark Rippetoe, Stef Bradford, and Dr. Andrew Mueller on new developments since the government-imposed lockdowns around the world started in Mid-March.

Attorney Chad Lampe joins Mark Rippetoe for a podcast on the law, authority, and power. Chad's Law Firm represents Shelley Luther, a Dallas salon owner who opened her salon in defiance of local government decree.

00:00 Intro

06:32 Orders under 418?

15:08 Are they constitutional?

22:08 Code enforcement

26:25 Fiat

37:14 The fight

42:21 Police action

45:55 Awakening & control

56:45 Action

Mark Rippetoe and Ben Gillenwater discuss privacy when using the internet and useful tips to get started with securing your internet presence. Ben Gillenwater was Northrop Grumman's youngest Chief Technologist where he advised leadership teams for corporate and government programs. He has a long IT history working on F-18 Super Hornet and F-35 projects, along with lots of stuff he can't talk about.

Ben's site: https://www.benjiexplains.com/

Mark Rippetoe answers your questions about training, injuries, and managing these "trying times.”

03:50 - Comments from the Haters!

09:52 - Learn English If You're Going To Send A Questions.

10:46 - Can I Squat and Bench Together and Press and Deadlift Together In Training Sessions?

12:09 - Safety Bar For Low Bar Squat?

13:37 - Are Hip Thrusts Useful?

14:08 - Why Press And Not Jerk?

15:57 - Are Reverse Hypers Good For Back Pain?

17:57 - Semen Retention?

19:43 - Why Are Front Squats Not In The Book Now?

23:48 - How To Train A Sprinter?

25:26 - When Are The Starting Strength Lifting Shoe Available?

26:14 - Rip’s Stripping Career?

26:43 - What Is Rip’s Most Recommended Book?

28:10 - What Book Have You Read Recently You Liked?

29:33 - What Book Are You Looking Forward To Reading?

30:33 - Spanish Starting Strength?

31:57 - Opinions On Medical Marijuana?

33:37 - Training Benefit Of Olympic Lifts For Elite Athletes?

37:58 - Strength’s Relation To Balance And Agility.

39:42 - Rip’s Favorite Thing To See In The Gym?

40:56 - Naturally Weak People?

41:40 - Dear, Fat Pink Man…My Knees Hurt

49:41 - To Wrap Things Up...

Mark Rippetoe and John Horgan discuss the current situation in terms of testing, government overreaction, economic fallout, and future instances of "quarantine" orders from local governments. John Horgan is director of the Center for Science Writings at the Stevens Institute of Technology and frequent contributor to Scientific American.

Mark Rippetoe answers Starting Strength Radio fan questions about managing training and sanity in these trying times.

00:00 Introduction

02:15 Comments from the Haters!

07:24 These Trying Times

14:47 On Being Essential

22:15 Farm animals / subhumans

28:12 Equipment shortages?

39:05 Training with limited equipment? Detraining?

45:23 Being "allowed" outside in the UK

47:32 Disc adaptation?

48:42 Problems training after the totalitarian coup

55:28 Rise of the petty tyrants

Mark Rippetoe and Starting Strength Coach Brent Carter discuss the nature of the personal training industry and how working toward professional barbell coaching as a Starting Strength Coach provides a career that most personal trainers would find much more satisfying than working in a big box gym.

Mark Rippetoe, (Dr) Stef Bradford, and Dr. Andrew Mueller discuss risk assessment, policy decisions, and the lack of reliable data relating to COVID-19.

Mark Rippetoe answers your questions and passes on some of the best jokes submitted by Starting Strength Radio fans.

00:00 Intro

00:41 Comments from the Haters!

06:15 Jokes from the Fans

10:07 Jokes from Rip

13:12 BACK TO WORK

13:29- Fenix Ammo - Human Choice Cuts

21:41 - How To Stay Strong With The Gyms Closed/Things To Do During This Insanity At The House

34:27 - What Causes Deadlift Pass Out And How To Prevent It

38:35 - Storing Coffee Beans

46:55 - I’m Not Doing The Program

48:17 - How Can I Be As Strong As Chase Lindley?

49:39 - Barbell Training And Alzheimer’s

54:01 - When Can I Train After Meniscus Surgery

56:56 - Rotator Cuff Injury And Pressing

00:59:42 - Do I Need Online Coaching?

01:03:40 - Injury Under The Ribs

01:05:30 - Shoulder Osteoarthritis, No Pressing?

Mark Rippetoe and John Horgan, director of the Center for Science Writings at the Stevens Institute of Technology, discuss smoking, cancer medicine, and the high cost with marginal benefit of testing and treating some cancers.

00:00 Introduction

04:04 Bad news about the "War on Cancer"

14:38 The cancer industry

23:56 Problems with screening

34:01 Diagnosis blow

38:19 Immune system

41:17 Improving cancer care

49:21 Research defects

53:21 CYA obstacles

56:41 Hybrid system & regulatory costs

01:03:16 How to not die of cancer