Strength Standards, Combatives, and the Army with Matt Larsen | Starting Strength Radio #175

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Mark Rippetoe

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🗓️ 26 August 2022

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Rip talks with Matt Larsen about his recently released Combatives Belt system, and why he chose the squat, bench, and deadlift as the test for the strength standard. Matt Larsen, the father of Modern Combatives, is a former United States Marine, United States Army Ranger, and Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame combatives instructor. He is the Director of Combatives at The United States Military Academy at West Point. 00:41 Matt Larsen 02:55 The importance of strength in the army 14:15 The young soldier is motivated 20:53 How to teach 23:22 A new combative belt system and standards 34:41 How the belt system works 42:12 Having proper standards 47:23 Military standards 1:00:52 Quality improving by creating new leaders

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