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Ladies and gentlemen, starting strength radio.

Welcome back to starting strength radio.

We're here with our friend John Lovell from Warwick Poet Society,

and we've been squatting and deadlifting today,

and we thought we'd sit John down and talk with you about some stuff.

I've been squatting and deadlifting.

I've been standing around on my ass. Rips just been telling me I've been squatting and deadlifting. I've been standing around on my ass.

Rips just been telling me I've been doing everything wrong.

Isn't it interesting that you have been?

But now you know how to do it right.

Okay, so John and I are really in the same business.

We have determined that we are not in the, I'm not in the business of

dealing with elite power lifters. I'm in the business of dealing with elite power lifters

grandmothers and grandfathers and uncles. And John is not in the business of competition shooting. John is in the business

of teaching people how to defend themselves with weapons. Right. Now that's interesting.

Yeah, I like that because I immediately came to you. I was interested in gaining some strength,

getting on a new fitness route. I have some personal goals. I really didn't want to get hurt either. I was interested in gaining some strength, getting on a new fitness route.

I have some personal goals.

I really didn't want to get hurt either.

I was always making these gains.

And in my quest to be a better defender and pass that knowledge on, I really want to be able to bring the fitness on and the tactics and the gear and the skills, all the pieces together.

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