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You’re Not Doing Hypertrophy | Starting Strength Radio #240

Starting Strength Radio

Mark Rippetoe

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

4.6740 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

The human body does not change under suboptimal stress because it doesn't have to. The dogma ex-phys people are still pursuing is that higher reps produce better hypertrophy than sets of five with heavy weights. Hypertrophy is an increase in the size of muscles. The amount of weight lifted, aka intensity, is the primary driver of hypertrophy. 04:19 Comments from the Haters! 14:20 Hypertrophy 21:41 The phenomenology 31:44 You are not strong enough/Stress management 38:35 People are scared of lifting heavy weights 50:21 PRs are what matter

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0:00.0

Good morning, Sergeant Major.

0:04.7

I do you know what kind of goddamn day it is?

0:10.0

Beautiful morning, Sergeant Major.

0:11.5

I'm going to you a fucking weather man now.

0:15.4

Okay, kids, here we go.

0:16.5

Next seminar up December 8th through the 10th, with just a few spots left.

0:19.7

Then February 9th through the 11th. Then April 12th through the 14th. just a few spots left then February 9th to the 11th then April 12th through the 14th next coaches workshop is going to be February 3rd on

0:25.6

Long Island this is open to all levels folks that are trainers folks that are group fitness instructors

0:30.8

or people that just want to get better at coaching the barbell lifts the camp will go through

0:34.8

the methods and principles of starting strength, getting stronger with barbells.

0:39.1

Participants will take each other through the five-step deadlift setup, and there is a discount available for active personal trainers.

0:44.4

So check out the link for details.

0:46.0

Training camp's going on, self-sufficient lifter camp, January 13th in Wichita Falls, and then May 18th in Omaha, Nebraska, Testify Strength Conditioning. This camp will take you through the squat, the press, the deadlift, how to film yourself,

0:57.1

and how to diagnose your own technique.

0:59.5

Squat camp January 6th in Queens, New York, that'll be in Astoria.

1:02.8

Then a press and bench press camp, January 20th on Long Island.

1:06.2

Also on Long Island, a deadlift and power clean camp December 2nd, and then a squat and deadlift camp

1:11.3

December 16th in Greenville, South Carolina at Block Haven. For three lift camps, we have a squat,

1:16.7

deadlift, and power clean camp with the Soul Brothers in South Korea that's going on December 17th.

1:22.5

And then finally our new rehab injury and pain management camp. This is for clinicians, coaches,

1:28.9

trainers, or lifters that want to just get better at using the basic barbell lifts to deal with chronic pain and injury rehab.

1:34.9

The first of those will be January 6th in Katie, Texas at Starting Strength, Katie, and then February

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