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

05:39 Comments from the Haters!

14:10 Enhanced games

24:34 Staying tight in the squat

31:29 Hamstring injury and rehab

42:57 Starting out at 41

52:38 Power clean over squat

1:10:58 How bad is a shoulder replacement?

1:15:15 Just come out dude

1:19:18 Baseline strength for different ages

Rip talks to Brian Yarvin, author of The Ploughman’s Lunch and the Miser’s Feast, A World of Dumplings, and Lamb: A Global History, about his travels involving food.

00:28 Mutton

08:27 British BBQ

09:27 Brian Yarvin

18:32 What is a carvery?

22:23 British food isn’t bland

28:50 Brian's travels with food

32:44 Patrick O'Brian

38:01 The Ploughman's Lunch and the Miser's Feast

46:37 Pies

50:02 A World of Dumplings

56:58 Food and colonialism

1:03:47 Chili

1:11:09 Lamb: A Global History

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.

00:59 Comments from the Haters!

09:53 Setting records without lifting weight

14:55 Equipped powerlifting

22:56 Training after healing from surgery

28:01 Carl took me to a gay bar

29:14 Training after a hip replacement

31:01 Figure 8 straps

35:43 How to deadlift with flat plates

37:47 Why 5s?

47:19 What’s the deal with Chase?

49:36 Pressure problems

57:52 Gaining strength after 40

Rip discusses a common question of trainees: "What should my goals be?" and explains the importance of following a process while keeping priorities straight.

Rip shares some classic muscle magazines from his collection and talks about their influence, the origins of isolating muscle groups during workouts, and how Starting Strength contrasts with the traditional bodybuilding routine.

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

02:31 Comments from the Haters!

09:16 Lifting with compromised abdominal wall

16:37 Jake is still not eating enough

33:54 Lat pulls as assistance

43:46 Perks of being a subscriber

45:55 Arguing with Rip

54:51 Recovery needs

1:13:08 Dropped shoulder

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

01:54 Comments from the Haters!

14:52 Things we like: Chester’s Chicken

20:40 How the lifts compliment each other

27:09 Leg drive too hard during bench

33:22 Do you read fiction?

39:10 A.I. and coaching

56:09 Is it over?

1:08:27 Forced to weight train

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