Overview
546 Episodes
Rip sits down with Karl Denninger for a wide-ranging discussion of current events.
Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2026
Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Transcribed - Published: 8 May 2026
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2026
Can strength coaching be reduced to pattern-matching by AI? The guys discuss what's around now, what's coming before you know it, and where value will shift.
Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2026
Dr. Wittmer joins Rip on this week's Starting Strength Radio to discuss peptide and testosterone therapy.
Transcribed - Published: 27 March 2026
Q&A Episode - Intensity? Platform? Injury? | Starting Strength Radio #345 by Mark Rippetoe
Transcribed - Published: 13 March 2026
Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Transcribed - Published: 27 February 2026
Rip has Jim Steel back on the show for a wide-ranging discussion of training, priorities, and various adventures in and out of the gym.
Transcribed - Published: 13 February 2026
Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Transcribed - Published: 30 January 2026
Rip welcomes Karl Denninger back to the show to discuss events in the news, economic factors, and energy capacity.
Transcribed - Published: 16 January 2026
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Transcribed - Published: 2 January 2026
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.
Transcribed - Published: 19 December 2025
Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Transcribed - Published: 5 December 2025
Carl Raghavan drops by the studio to talk with Rip about training, coaching, and writing while travelling from place to place for the last few years.
Transcribed - Published: 21 November 2025
Karl Denninger returns to discuss topics ranging from forces underlying costs of goods in a global market, suppression of medical studies, and more.
Transcribed - Published: 7 November 2025
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Transcribed - Published: 24 October 2025
Internist Dr. John Ford sits down with Rip to share his experiences and discuss the medical services industry and the quality, cost, and delivery of healthcare.
Transcribed - Published: 10 October 2025
Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength fans.
Transcribed - Published: 26 September 2025
Rip talks with Dr. Wittmer about changing perspectives on testosterone therapy as they discuss a paper from the American Urological Association, Evaluation and Management of Testosterone Deficiency (2024).
Transcribed - Published: 12 September 2025
Mark Rippetoe talks to Kelly Fristoe about the health insurance industry, broken healthcare delivery, and the need for dismantling and rebuilding the entire system. Watch the documentary It's Not Personal, It's Just Healthcare and read its companion book to learn more about the current unstable system and a way out.
Transcribed - Published: 28 August 2025
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Transcribed - Published: 15 August 2025
Rip discusses how training response changes over time, comparing and contrasting different stages in life.
Transcribed - Published: 8 August 2025
If your personal trainer is not showing you how to do the barbell exercises, you are not getting the most value for your money or the time and effort you are spending in the gym. Rip explains how the Starting Strength model can be integrated for the best results.
Transcribed - Published: 31 July 2025
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Transcribed - Published: 24 July 2025
Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Transcribed - Published: 17 July 2025
Rip talks about how to approach training women - you train them the same way, but adjust for neuromuscular differences to get the best progress from each lifter.
Transcribed - Published: 11 July 2025
What do you need to know about keeping your kids - and yourself - safe on the internet? Ben Gillenwater, the Family IT Guy, returns to the show to discuss how to recognize and counter the addictive potential and other dangers of the digital world.
Transcribed - Published: 4 July 2025
Rip is joined in the studio by Drew Estell of Baer Solutions for a discussion of combat effectiveness, firearm training, and related topics.
Transcribed - Published: 27 June 2025
Starting Strength Gyms' very own Ray, Ben, and Jen Gillenwater join Rip on the show to discuss operations, political and regulatory climates, and training at the Gyms.
Transcribed - Published: 20 June 2025
Justin Goonan, Army strength and conditioning coach, joins Rip, Nick, and Rusty to discuss training, testing, and working with military populations.
Transcribed - Published: 13 June 2025
Rip and crew discuss how to manage equipment to maximize lifting safety, covering rack use, trip hazards, and other risky situations to avoid.
Transcribed - Published: 6 June 2025
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Transcribed - Published: 30 May 2025
Urologist Dr. Victoria Bird joins Rip to discuss prostate health, the protective benefits of testosterone, and treatment protocols for prostate cancer.
Transcribed - Published: 23 May 2025
Rip and stef talk about how the Blue Book - the third edition of Starting Strength - was developed.
Transcribed - Published: 16 May 2025
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Transcribed - Published: 9 May 2025
Rip discusses peptide hormones and interpretation of lab panels with Dr. Mike Wittmer.
Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025
Karl Denninger returns to the podcast to discuss the costs and benefits of current and past economic actions and their ramifications.
Transcribed - Published: 25 April 2025
Rip discusses the foundations that Starting Strength model is built on to develop strength - movement patterns, stress, incremental loading.
Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2025
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2025
Rip discusses how the those entering basic training are the demographic that most rapidly gets strong using the Starting Strength Novice Linear Progression and how a change in approach would prepare soldiers to operate effectively in the modern military environment.
Transcribed - Published: 4 April 2025
Randall of Grunt Proof joins Rip to discuss the importance of strength for the modern military and how to get it done.
Transcribed - Published: 28 March 2025
Rip and team discuss the importance of strength training for women, common misconceptions that can block proper training, and why Starting Strength for women is... Starting Strength.
Transcribed - Published: 20 March 2025
Rip answers questions live from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Transcribed - Published: 14 March 2025
Dr. Wittmer returns to discuss factors in testosterone replacement therapy, synergy with lifting and diet, and the importance of taking charge of your own health rather than relying on the standard medical industry.
Transcribed - Published: 6 March 2025
Rip discusses how programming changes as strength accumulates as a result of training and what aspects vary when trainees start at different ages.
Transcribed - Published: 27 February 2025
Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.
Transcribed - Published: 21 February 2025
Rip talks to his friend, master mechanic Bobby Campbell, about cars, cars, and more cars.
Transcribed - Published: 14 February 2025
Rip talks about what types of people go to gyms and the differences between them - lifters, gym bros, personal training clients and so on.
Transcribed - Published: 7 February 2025
Jim Steel drops in at the studio for a drink, to exchange stories, and discuss various things related to training and life.
Transcribed - Published: 31 January 2025
The Instapundit, Glenn Reynolds, joins Rip on Starting Strength Radio to discuss recent political events, training, and other goings on.
Transcribed - Published: 24 January 2025
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