Starting Strength Radio

Starting Strength Radio

Starting Strength is the bestselling book on the most fundamental and effective approach to strength training ever written. Mark Rippetoe hosts Starting Strength Radio where he discusses topics of interest, primarily to him, but perhaps also to you.

Episodes

August 27, 2025 78 mins
Mark Rippetoe talks to Kelly Fristoe about the health insurance industry, broken healthcare delivery, and the need for dismantling and rebuilding the entire system. Watch the documentary It's Not Personal, It's Just Healthcare and read its companion book to learn more about the current unstable system and a way out.
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Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
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Rip discusses how training response changes over time, comparing and contrasting different stages in life.
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If your personal trainer is not showing you how to do the barbell exercises, you are not getting the most value for your money or the time and effort you are spending in the gym. Rip explains how the Starting Strength model can be integrated for the best results.
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Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
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Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
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Rip talks about how to approach training women - you train them the same way, but adjust for neuromuscular differences to get the best progress from each lifter.
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What do you need to know about keeping your kids - and yourself - safe on the internet? Ben Gillenwater, the Family IT Guy, returns to the show to discuss how to recognize and counter the addictive potential and other dangers of the digital world.
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Rip is joined in the studio by Drew Estell of Baer Solutions for a discussion of combat effectiveness, firearm training, and related topics.
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Starting Strength Gyms' very own Ray, Ben, and Jen Gillenwater join Rip on the show to discuss operations, political and regulatory climates, and training at the Gyms.
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Justin Goonan, Army strength and conditioning coach, joins Rip, Nick, and Rusty to discuss training, testing, and working with military populations.
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Rip and crew discuss how to manage equipment to maximize lifting safety, covering rack use, trip hazards, and other risky situations to avoid.
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Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
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Urologist Dr. Victoria Bird joins Rip to discuss prostate health, the protective benefits of testosterone, and treatment protocols for prostate cancer.
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Rip and stef talk about how the Blue Book - the third edition of Starting Strength - was developed.
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Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
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Rip discusses peptide hormones and interpretation of lab panels with Dr. Mike Wittmer.
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Karl Denninger returns to the podcast to discuss the costs and benefits of current and past economic actions and their ramifications.
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Rip discusses the foundations that Starting Strength model is built on to develop strength - movement patterns, stress, incremental loading.
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Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
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