Q&A Episode - Stroking our Bias | Starting Strength Radio #41

[@PrimitiveDSP]

Mark is like the father I never had telling me that everything I'm doing is wrong.

[@denariusshekels]

Rip is in pretty good shape, for the shape he’s in .

[@xDMrGarrison]

good one hahaha

[@robertlehnert4148]

Round IS a shape.

[@thinkingisthebox]

Very impressed with what you said at the end there- "We don't make coaches at weekend seminars- we determine whether or not you are already a starting strength coach"

[@stephenlewis6409]

Coach Rip has a 635 competition deadlift; which is way more than the haters in the comments section.

[@timlamb1156]

Thing is most of those in the comments are skinny fit vegans, he should wear their hate as a badge of honor!

[@crikeymos22]

Love these podcasts. Soooo useful to me. Thanks Rip for your knowledge, humour and manliness 🥰

[@oktaviu8668]

Thank you Rip! I watch and listen to you every friday!

[@whiskeytower5987]

Ripp is super funny 19:10 !!! Great information in here as usual thanks Ripp!! :)

[@thecookiechannel7083]

You are going to win in the end, RIP. Because ultimately reality always wins. Also realize that many internet commentators are 13-22 years old and doing hack squats with a 110 pound concrete Sears set.

[@jk_0047]

Hey Rip, does having a larger than average sack impede the deadlift. I feel an impingement at the bottom of the lift. Any advice for a well endowed fellow?

[@anyadhra]

Same question brother ! Rip address this issue please.

[@LTPottenger]

They'll have to go

[@anyadhra]

@@LTPottenger LoL

[@tragicslip]

Wear a cup

[@Fortress333]

I have this issue with squatting. Balls hitting the ground before I hit parallel. How can I ever hope to win a powerlifting meet? Should I get into porn instead? I bet there's more money in that anyway.

[@hendrikmostert3305]

You have a great sense of humor dude! Subscribed.

[@yp7083]

I would like to thank Kiwi, Maggie, Bjorni, and Kara for providing the emotional support needed for one more episode of Starting Strength Radio

[@jasonmcphetridge9322]

The "comments from the haters" was hilarious. Had me rolling

[@timburke127]

"If you can hack squat with 500 pounds, I'll send you money" Eric Bugenhagen has entered the chat.

[@timburke127]

@@Tyylleerr Rip owes Ric: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3y9YoWXZrOmadU

[@amkool6135]

He says this at 15:10 if anyone wonders

[@senselessnothing]

bugenhagen is weak for his bodyweight, he has my lifts weighing 40-60lbs more.

[@samharris9559]

We gotta get Sticky del Hagen paid what he’s owed.

[@jeffriggins9106]

@@samharris9559 facts

[@raf_the_riffer]

Best *COMMENTS...FROM...THE HATERS* so far.

[@MacBallsKicker]

7:02 First time I heard Rip telling someone that he weighs too much and it took a literal sphere of a man to push him that far. Usually, by default everyone and everything is too damn skinny and has to gain weight.

[@falconfitness4222]

Not just in the world of strength training but right across the board ...there seems to be a big market for truth

[@raiolight]

Lifting dramatically lowered my blood pressure, nurses are always surprised how low it is.

[@PassportG]

Me too. Doctors just can't understand why. When I tell them I lift heavy every week they look amazed.

[@genova8148]

How do you lift dramatically?

[@jeffriggins9106]

@Consoom media and lie 😂😂😂😂

[@korbyn49]

@@genova8148 zing

[@michaelmyerrs9795]

IKR ,Would love to see that crazy show. Dramatic lifts: yelling,screaming,wigs,outfits, props etc. 😂

[@danielhughes6896]

Reads comments from the haters, while wearing a 'Never, Ever Read the Comments' T shirt.

[@gmack3739]

Ultimate trolling

[@kwAnthony]

🤣

[@Dommy-Wommy34]

“He’s a chubby little fucker isn’t he” 😂😂

[@benf7]

The Barbell Hack Squat is best done off the ground as more of a deadlift, it is incredible for spinal erector development and is safe to do with slight spinal flexion because your spinal position stays the same throughout the lift, similar to a atlas stone lift. In my experience you can generally match you conventional deadlift 1rm this way too.

[@eldisjokei2videosrecuperad671]

Rip Do you know if it is possible to fade away an scar tissue which was formed 10 months ago in a muscle tear? I can not fully contract my right tricep and that suposses a serious problem in my training I heard of ART or Cross friction massage , but if this dont work , surgery to remove the scar tissue could be the last resort?

[@eldisjokei2videosrecuperad671]

Mark , one question , there is light in the tunnel for people who didnt knew the star rehab protocol and let the scar tissue form? There is hope to rehab or make posible to train having a scar tissue formed?

[@ianwinckelmann7594]

Eldis Jokei 2 / i wanna know this answer

[@lem0nification]

I like how death of your dog is a bigger tragedy than being in a car crash or being thrown of a roof. I really do. It tells a lot about the man.

[@jeffriggins9106]

Facts

[@dasaen]

Mr Mark. Thanks for developing the program. I had an ACL surgery and starting strength was the defining factor to regain real functionality. Reading the book is helping a lot with form, haven’t finished it but it’s a good read. I’m 31, 200lbs, my squat is 295, deadlift 295 , bench is 235, press is 150, roughly 6 months since starting the program. I think, from what I see you guys lifting, that I have a long way to go, and maybe need more discipline. I wanted to ask you, I’m in a point in which squatting feels really hard. Squats make me feel sleepy and tired after the first set. I can keep up with the linear progression using change plates, but sometimes I feel that lifting the same weight as the previous sessions is just significantly harder. Is this a factor of rest and nutrition? Or Should I step back to a weight that feels less grindy? I’m not sure if I’m pushing past a weight that I should be lifting, for being impatient to lift more.

[@bpprovencal]

David Sanjuan I'd bet you either don't eat enough, don't sleep well, or both. What's your caloric intake?

[@dasaen]

Bruno-Pier Provençal I think you are right, I find it hard to come by good education on nutrition. I’m also not good at estimating calories. I feel that I eat a lot during dinner but for breakfast I just grab a glass of milk before heading to work. Usually for lunch I eat some chips and beef jerky. Night I do about 2 bowls of rice and beans and a big salad. Weekends I do eggs in the morning, usually no lunch, and dinner I go out for a steak or a burger.

[@dasaen]

Raimonster Will do, maybe I’m rushing it a bit. I’ll rest more than the 10, I’ve been doing about 5 to 7 minutes.

[@bpprovencal]

​@@dasaen From what you're telling me, you're likely not eating enough to run the SS program correctly. So was I, at first. When I started eating 3500 calories a day, I felt like I was on steroids. Lifts went up quite a bit after that. I don't know how tall you are, but you may need to eat even more than that, at least for a few weeks/months. If undereating is your problem, you'll see the benefits of a high caloric diet very, very quickly. Milk may be your friend if you have trouble eating a lot. Good luck !

[@dasaen]

Bruno-Pier Provençal thanks man! will start eating more and being more conscious about it. Im 6’, and yeah the program was like that for me at the beginning. I started real light and was putting so much weight week after week, then plateaued from that feeling of sleepiness.

[@SuperPulseadasArmwrestling]

Mark , how can we breack scar tissue that formed after an injury? It is possible to breack down scar tissue for not using rehab methods early?

[@joshuatate5671]

To the guy asking the question at around the 26:05 mark. You are probably not being consistent, or you haven't been for very long. 23yo 6'2" 215lbs and a 350dl? You could add a whole bunch more weight to that without gaining an ounce. 21yo 6'1" 196lbs here and just pulled 500. Took close to 3 years, but my point is that those are not your final numbers at that bw.

[@ianpier16]

Is there a minimum strength standard to be a starting strength coach?

[@demodemi32]

Mark is thicc with two c's. This post may or may not be influenced by a few Vesper Martinis ...

[@admiralspliffyt]

Hi Mark (pun not intended). What is your opinion on lifting with kyphosis? Most of my life I was a couch potato with untrained upper body. Being fat did not help with the kyphosis at all - it made it worse. Now, having lost significant weight (BF at 17% approx) I have been training (bro splits, now SBD & OHP /w some accessories) for almost 2 yrs. My posture is significantly better (it is much easier to stand straight). Are there any prohibitive lifts?

[@BryonLape]

I'd like to see Rip and Jeff of AthleanX have a discussion

[@BlargeMan]

Rip would probably have a low opinion of Jeff's overcomplicated programming style (very PT influenced) and his lack of a real progression scheme in his workout programs that he sells. This applies to his beginner's program too. However, Jeff still has a lot of good things to say and is very big on the compound lifts as being foundational movements. Jeff is also very knowledgable when it comes to rehabilitating injuries, solving flexibility and mobility imbalances, etc. His programs are good for just general fitness, for people who are already somewhat strong. And he's a big proponent of athletic and bodyweight training for conditioning, and I am too. Moving the body and controlling its movement through space is essential if you do any kind of sport.

[@hhill5489]

They go for very different things. Rip goes for strength over aesthetics, and Jeff is the opposite

[@jeffriggins9106]

Jeff goes for fake plates

[@international_educator]

He deadlifted with fake weights so who care what Jeff thinks. To take drugs but it's an entirely different matter to use fake weights.

[@ChadWilson]

Thumbs up for the shirt.

[@artv4nd3l4y]

You really need to try Sonar's new reverb plugin when you apply the reverb post processing for comments from that haters!

[@nealesmith1873]

Check out the hack squats of Indian Strength Lifting. They go pretty heavy.

[@Muttsist]

Hey Rip, what's your take on behind the neck OHP, and breathing methods of the big five (including assistance exercises) like the breathing squat. If my thinking is right, shouldn't a bigger diaphram allow for better lung expansion to fuel more power for heavier weights?

[@mrdavidlopan]

Actual serious question; do you think that Kinky Friedman would have made a good governor of Texas?

[@a.merico7016]

I want a " I drink a gallon of milk a day" shirt

[@tonybatycki]

Love milk

[@a.merico7016]

And i want a picture of a gallon of milk being poured, with the poured milk spelling out the quote. Lets get this done! All i want is a 10% stake as a finder fee lol

[@a.merico7016]

@Democrats are cunts "COMMENTS... FROM... THE HATERRRRZZZZ!!!"

[@a.merico7016]

@Democrats are cunts In Rip voice, "What's so bad about being stupid? Are only smart people strong?"

[@yvestrembleau2396]

Dear Rip I have a confession to make I started doing the novice linear program until I needed to take 4 or 5 breaths before my fifth squat Then I was tempted away from the program by RPE training. That is do RPE 8 leave 2 in the tank etc because I thought I was an intermediate. At first I liked not having to bust a gut on each set. But all that happened was my numbers went down. I gave it a few months but have now gone back to the linear progression and am now approaching my old numbers. Keep training simple hard and effective

[@soulboy6073]

is this guy related to don fry!!

[@Mr-mopar]

Rip is in shape...it’s called a circle..

[@AlejandroBrown-b5c]

2024 someone make a think mark think ( invincible reference) with Rips face on it😂

[@lonnieporter8566]

The level of stupidity displayed by The Haters always astounds me. Love the dismantling you give them.

[@joshuaadams181]

Eric Bugenhaen 880 pound hack squat.

[@charliebrownscurveball397]

Has Santana watched Soylent Green yet??

[@evanbatky9302]

Please show Rip Dr. Joel Seedman's Instagram

[@LTPottenger]

Start your hackquat with the barbell on the ground in front of a chair, then it's easy.

[@TheHaiku2]

Come on man. Everyone knows the Blue Zone. It's the world famous cookbook by none other than Dan Butternuts.

[@dncii3776]

Is that a turtle neck t-shirt???

[@MarkHumesGallery]

Hey, coach, I think you might enjoy this article ( Vegans and vegetarians at ‘lower risk of heart disease’, but have increased chance of stroke) www.sciencefocus.com/news/vegans-and-vegetarians-at-lower-risk-of-heart-disease-but-have-increased-chance-of-stroke/

[@lonnieporter8566]

ACFT comment = Bonus Comment From The Haters.

[@Mrgiveupufail]

Starting strength going full red pill on woman?

[@jabberwock14]

I think Rip would attend a seminar and be forced to pass the Platform Evaluation then the Oral Board. I doubt he'd pass it.

[@estebandiiidotv]

That shirt really brings out Rip’s eye color

[@lorini11]

Well,, this isn't the first time I've heard "we are growing", but it most certainly is the first time I believe it

[@stevesedgwick5789]

Don’t completely agree with your comments on stretching. For example in my case, if I don’t stretch my hamstrings, my back hurts. So for me a bit of stretching in this regard is a good thing, but I am a little old at 58.

[@jerrythomas4457]

Resting 20 minutes between sets on 5 sets of 5. That’s a long workout

[@randygentry2442]

No bias here....no f-Ing way for no amount could one ....buy my ass

[@jts7625]

exspeshilly

[@dyel9387]

Look up the god damn blue zone for fucks sake!

[@connorw360]

Rip has more hair under his nose than on his head

[@MegaRobinjoseph]

Rips fat...with knowledge.

[@AmericanTestConstitution]

I like rip, but I am skeptical of his comments around 27:30. I think a slightly heavier muscular body is healthy, but an increased much heavier muscular body is bad for health. Even if weight or mass increase is muscle (and not fat), heart size does not increase proportionately with that muscle weight. The strength and power of the heart does not proportionately increase increase with increased muscle mass, muscle power and muscle strength.

[@joelnagy8291]

If it’s naturally gained muscle it is healthy. Roid muscle MIGHT not be.

[@JRT140]

1 st

[@seanseanston]

2nd :0

[@barneystinson3600]

Hello Ripp. I'm a vegan who lifts weights and exercises. I'm 38 and approaching the best shape of my life. Everyone tells me how good I look and honestly, I feel fantastic. The problem is I was hoping to have more of that bloated cadaver look that you wear so well. Any tips?

[@derrick_v]

Aww, that's cute

[@LTPottenger]

Don't worry as your b12 deficiency progresses you will get those hollow haunted vegan eyes and constant twitching.

[@barneystinson3600]

@@LTPottenger I supplement B12

[@Muttsist]

@@barneystinson3600 You don't need to supplement. Mic the Vegan did a video on a plant source finally being found for B12.

[@fabioq6916]

RIP's reaction to a sober assessment that disagrees with him on the trap bar is PRECISELY why he is increasingly regarded as a grouchy old curmudgeon out of touch with current evidence based training. He calls the poster stupid and an idiot who knows nothing simply for stating something that is at least plausible and quite possibly evidently and objectively TRUE. RIP himself has said many times that the deadlift requires a lot of good coaching. It requires good coaching because done WRONG it is DANGEROUS. The trap bar requires LESS coaching and there is no evidence that "sagital instability" is a particular problem over and above the many issues with the deadlift. And if it was something so stupid for the poster to suggest, then RIP is basically saying the US's strongest person (Oberst) and arguably one of the best strength scientists (Nuckols) are stupid. Oberst is convinced the deadlift is dangerous at high weight and Nuckols makes a very good case that the trap bar is superior. Rip could have been calm and rational here. But then it wouldn't be Rip.

[@brianserious]

RIP u know damn well more people get injured with the straight bar DL because they cant get proper form, most people have not been trained, these are facts, admit you are wrong. What's the real reason, is not in your book ?

[@thomasbennett1256]

If I wanted to see a hack squat I'd watch one of the starting strength devotees do a good mornin.. sorry, "low back squat"

[@stevena8719]

You know the hack squat isn’t a squat performed by a hack correct? I mean it is but not by definition.

[@ChernobylAudio666]

Try harder.

[@eclipsez0r]

Show your back squat

[@lelandjewell1420]

Had training partner 625 hack squat with bar