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Training Heavy, Olympic Lifts, and Strength with Carl Raghavan | Starting Strength Radio #339

Starting Strength Radio

Mark Rippetoe

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

4.5768 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Rip continues his conversation with long-time Starting Strength Coach Carl Raghavan. They discuss training heavy, the Olympic lifts, and the value of getting strong.

Transcript

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0:00.0

No, no, I want to fix your right out of carbon ice.

0:02.5

So do you want to get rid of my leg of your eye off?

0:06.3

You'll shoot your eye out, kid.

0:09.8

Merry Christmas.

0:12.3

Ho, ho, ho.

0:14.5

No!

0:16.5

Okay, kids, here we go.

0:17.8

Next seminar, January 9th through the 11th, then March 27th through the 29th.

0:22.5

Just a couple of training camps on the list, deadlift and power clean camp January 17th. That'll be on Long Island.

0:28.2

Then a squat and deadlift camp in Costa Mesa, California at the Stranko on January 24th.

0:34.4

I do have in the pipeline several more camps to come at the beginning of the next year, so stay tuned for more details.

0:40.3

A couple other things that are going on while I have the time next Tuesday.

0:44.3

I believe we're having a call for questions for Ask Rip, so keep an eye out on social media platforms where you can ask a question as well as the forums.

0:52.3

Also guys, you don't have much time

0:54.7

left for the Starring Strength Gems promotions that are going on. Get half price on an intro session

0:59.5

for a loved one via gift card as well as discounts on a week intro plus a week of training and

1:05.4

intro plus a month of training. All of that information can be found out at starting strength gyms.com. Go to the store.

1:13.0

Pick a gym that you want a gift card, somebody giftingness to. Good grief. I swear I'm sober.

1:20.3

Figure out which gym you want to give a gift card to from the drop down menu, see what the

1:24.3

price is, buy the gift card, give it to them, and make them lift.

1:29.0

And as usual, for more information on any of the events that have talked about,

1:31.4

head of restaurant strength.com and check out the right hand side of the home page.

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