Starting Strength Radio Mark Rippetoe

Rip talks to Dr. Travis Jewett about his book Deal With Your Back Pain. They discuss the inevitability of back pain in everyone’s life and the importance of understanding the difference between back pain that can be managed through strength training and when to seek medical intervention.

Rip talks to Grunt Proof about the evolution of military fitness training and how to best achieve combat preparedness through strength training. They emphasize the importance of strengthening normal movement patterns and explain how traditional endurance exercises like running can lead to injury and breakdown.

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.

Rip and Trevor Rachko discuss the strategic alteration of language in the media to promote specific agendas.

Rip talks with Tom Woods about his book Diary of a Psychosis, exploring the impact of global lockdowns on mental health. They also discuss the contrasting pandemic responses of Florida and Sweden versus Dr. Fauci's recommendations, and the roles of masks and the medical establishment.

00:38 Tom Woods
03:11 How did we let it happen?
09:13 Florida and Sweden vs. Fauci
16:37 The effects of lockdown
24:15 The vaccine
30:35 Masks and the medical establishment
46:35 Words being changed
50:02 Things we won

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.

02:00 Comments from the Haters!
11:52 The supernatural and religion
30:44 Failing a testosterone test
36:37 Rip's nasal routine
39:15 Does Rip geek on the weather?
48:04 Umbilical hernia
53:00 Returning to Twitter
54:08 Long programming question
54:47 Rip's relaxing voice
57:36 Balancing unbalanced muscles