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Q&A Episode - Back, Bench, and Big Man Programming | Starting Strength Radio #326

Starting Strength Radio

Mark Rippetoe

Health, Fitness & Nutrition, Fitness, Barbell, Training, Strength

4.5768 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

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

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0:00.0

The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but to learn. Now I am the master.

0:06.9

Okay, kids, next seminar up September 12th through the 14th, then November 14th through the 16th, finished 2025.

0:13.3

We have a squat camp in Munich, Germany on September the 6th, and Deadlift and Power Clean camp July 26th in Indianapolis, starting strength Indianapolis.

0:20.7

Then the following are all squat and deadlift camps.

0:23.0

August 23rd in Columbus, Ohio, starting to Columbus, September 27th in Orange County, California,

0:29.2

October 4th in Minneapolis, November 8th in Indianapolis, and December 6th in Twin Falls, Idaho.

0:35.0

Once again, those are all squat and deadlift camps with spots still available. And finally, our only three lift camp. This will be in Prague, Czech Republic on October 12th, covering the squat, the press, and the deadlift. That also has just a few spots available, so don't delay if you're interested in that. Lots going on in the starring strength gyms world. Birmingham's still doing their pre-sale. Philadelphia is open for pre-sales. Scottsdale, Arizona has been announced. Also, opportunities have been opened up in the states of California, New York, and New Jersey for franchise opportunities. So if you're interested in any of that stuff, head over to strong strength gems.com for more information, contact information, and get linked up there. And as usual, for more information on any of the events that I've talked about, head over

1:12.7

to starstrength.com and check out the right hand side of the homepage.

1:15.6

Starty Strength gyms are expanding across the country.

1:19.9

We have, oh, God, 38 or something sold and accounted for right now, 29 or 30 are open. I can't keep track. They're opening so fast.

1:31.6

And this may be something that you're interested in doing, participating in owning a starting

1:37.6

strength gym in your market. Now, we don't go in small markets, but there are lots and lots of

1:43.5

bigger markets in the country

1:45.5

that are eligible for a starting strength gym. If you are in one of these markets, get a hold

1:52.5

of us and let us tell you what it takes to be an owner of a starting strength gym. They're

2:00.4

all doing well.

2:01.6

And even through COVID, they've done well.

2:07.6

So if this is something you're interested in doing,

2:12.6

in making a contribution, basically, to the health and well-being of your community,

2:18.8

and at the same time making some money.

2:22.1

Get a hold of us here at the Asgard Company and talk to us about owning a starting strength gym.

2:28.9

What about this little one in the middle here?

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