Dr. Jonathon Sullivan explains why training is one of the few activities that always results in a desirable outcome when hard work is applied. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/b1H0RrHD5Go WEBSITE: https://startingstrength.com FORUM: https://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: https://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Watch us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingstrength/ ...
Sep 04, 2018•5 min
A collection of Wichita Falls Athletic Club and Starting Strength Radio ads run in the mid-2000s. Ad copy read by Mark Rippetoe. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1ekjsu74i6I WEBSITE: https://startingstrength.com FORUM: https://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: https://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Watch us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingstrength/ Follow on Twit...
Aug 28, 2018•9 min
Mark Rippetoe reads his article about a proper warmup for strength training. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cQgiQdBBZJ4 WEBSITE: https://startingstrength.com FORUM: https://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: https://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Watch us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingstrength/ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SS_strength Like on Faceboo...
Aug 21, 2018•6 min
Brent Carter and Mark Rippetoe discuss great YouTube lifting videos, getting tired of training, and music during training sessions. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7OVwqSp1CTU WEBSITE: https://startingstrength.com FORUM: https://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: https://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Watch us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingstrength/ Follow on T...
Aug 14, 2018•13 min
Brent J Carter and Mark Rippetoe answer questions from our fans on the internet. Rip gives his thoughts on wet aged beef, The Avengers franchise, and how strong an SSC should be. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Q37I_aFOkyk WEBSITE: https://startingstrength.com FORUM: https://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: https://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Watch us on Instagram: https://...
Aug 07, 2018•14 min
Brent Carter joins Mark Rippetoe in this series of Ask Rip videos. In this episode, they discuss Texas barbecue and jobs. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9si8SwEXUUU WEBSITE: https://startingstrength.com FORUM: https://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: https://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Watch us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingstrength/ Follow on Twitter: ht...
Jul 31, 2018•13 min
Mark Rippetoe reads "The Truth About the Starting Strength Method" in which he details how the Starting Strength Method has been engineered – tested, refined, and adjusted – to produce to produce the most effective and efficient strength program. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z3JdH_hdi10 WEBSITE: https://startingstrength.com FORUM: https://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: https://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/sub...
Jul 23, 2018•16 min
Dr. Jonathon Sullivan, Starting Strength Coach and author of The Barbell Prescription, explains why strength training with barbells is optimal for people over 40. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aosrGEZ7U3E WEBSITE: https://startingstrength.com FORUM: https://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: https://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Watch us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...
Jul 16, 2018•9 min
Mark Rippetoe reads his in-depth article on how strength and conditioning coaching is currently practiced. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/n1lXnH4EYiw WEBSITE: https://startingstrength.com FORUM: https://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: https://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Watch us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingstrength/ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.c...
Jul 10, 2018•59 min
Starting Strength Coach Inna Koppel talks about the problem of frailty, how to prevent it, and how to regain control of it once it's set in. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B41mNEhEjWc WEBSITE: https://startingstrength.com FORUM: https://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: https://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Watch us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingstrength/ Fo...
Jul 03, 2018•5 min
Mark Rippetoe reads his article about training female lifters and the result of the differences in neuromuscular efficiency between men and women. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hSzFSC88qFQ WEBSITE: https://startingstrength.com FORUM: https://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: https://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Watch us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingstreng...
Jun 25, 2018•39 min
Mark Rippetoe goes through an exhaustive analysis of deadlift mechanics in this audio recording of his article "Deadlift Mechanics: The Obvious Can Be Obscure." --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Vt7sytxN0Rg WEBSITE: https://startingstrength.com FORUM: https://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: https://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Watch us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...
Jun 05, 2018•50 min
Dr. Nantschev, a physician from Germany, stops by Wichita Falls Athletic Club to discuss barbell training as he travels the US learning about Starting Strength and its application. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5Ob2Nog1JLs WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Watch us on Instagram: https://w...
May 29, 2018•19 min
Mark Rippetoe gives examples of of some of the poorly designed studies and resulting conclusions being generated in the field of exercise science. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UdKOHI_YzKs WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Watch us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingstrength/...
May 22, 2018•41 min
Starting Strength Coach Inna Koppel gives us three reasons why women are hesitant to take up barbell training. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bYlqDLMUTF0 WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SS_strength Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/St...
May 15, 2018•6 min
Mark Rippetoe reads his article about the difference between strength training, functional training, and CrossFit. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/b0nLR0InWf0 WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SS_strength Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/page...
May 08, 2018•23 min
Starting Strength Coach Inna Koppel discusses the benefits of barbell training while dispelling common misconceptions about fitness and strength training for women. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EXUA8iI8p4M WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SS_streng...
May 01, 2018•9 min
Mark Rippetoe explains why a stronger person is more resistant to injury. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nQ1yMrC73hA WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SS_strength Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Starting-Strength-The-Aasgaard-Company/...
Apr 24, 2018•12 min
The last in the series of Throwback Ask Rip. Rip answers questions about back pain, dinner with Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and the orangutan. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LAIJqAy6Iiw WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SS_strength Like on Facebook: https:...
Apr 17, 2018•17 min
Mark Rippetoe reads his article on bodyfat, strength, and age. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RJuL5PmmOqw WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SS_strength Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Starting-Strength-The-Aasgaard-Company/14242402249...
Apr 10, 2018•13 min
Rip and Nick go through the schedule of events and give some important reminders for those attending StrengthCon. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/n5YOO_zxYSo WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SS_strength Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages...
Apr 03, 2018•25 min
Mark Rippetoe reads "Pajama Boy Redux: The Male in Modern Society" in which he compares the current popular culture model of the male with a more ideal self-reliant and strong male. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Xxe61AwcHz0 WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Follow on Twitter: https://twit...
Mar 27, 2018•8 min
Another Throwback Ask Rip episode in which Mark Rippetoe answers questions about pizza toppings, hot dogs, and steakhouses. There is also discussion about questions that cannot be answered. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qrjJA-LnJmY WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Follow on Twitter: http...
Mar 20, 2018•12 min
Mark Rippetoe reads his article Back Pain and Back Strength in which he argues for the use of barbell lifts in fixing back pain. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rnpb3gPjlsQ WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SS_strength Like on Facebook: https://www.fac...
Mar 13, 2018•15 min
In a return to classic format Ask Rip, Mark Rippetoe responds to questions from social media. This episode features questions about dogs, pulling deadlifts with a rounded upper back, and the "near distant" future of Wichita Falls Athletic Club. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ugfTLYaCS8s WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscrip...
Mar 06, 2018•16 min
Mark Rippetoe reads "Squats and Your Knees" in which he discusses the conventional wisdom that "squats are bad for the knees." --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Rr4DjuL-h8s WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SS_strength Like on Facebook: https://www.faceb...
Feb 27, 2018•11 min
Mark Rippetoe reads his article "The Profession of Barbell Coaching" in which he describes the difference between a personal trainer and a coach and what makes the Starting Strength Coach credential different. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/E0CzSY_hVqM WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Fol...
Feb 13, 2018•9 min
Mark Rippetoe reads his article on using strength training for optimal health rather than running. Article: https://startingstrength.com/article/why-you-should-not-be-running --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ty5zJdPrqys WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com...
Feb 06, 2018•18 min
Rippetoe proposes that no one questions the SS method more than SS coaches and staff. Leg length discrepancies, strength imbalances, and special populations are also discussed. --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tZMhhgsf9Eg WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.c...
Jan 29, 2018•13 min
Mark Rippetoe reads his article "Training and Discipline." --------------------------- Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1bYwkH5ddhk WEBSITE: http://startingstrength.com FORUM: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/ STORE: http://aasgaardco.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AasgaardCo Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SS_strength Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Starting-Strength-The-Aasgaard-Company/142424022490628...
Jan 23, 2018•6 min