Ever since following Ripp’s advice on aesthetics, my bent over row has skyrocketed! My belly is so large that I only have to pull the bar 1” to complete the rep. Everyone in the gym stares in awe at both my sexy physique and my incredible strength. Thanks, Ripp!

The main thing I have learnt from Ripp is that life is pain and misery and it’s boring. But hey you might as well be strong 😁

Mark ... You could call Alan Thrall to talk at Starting Strength Radio

I have been lifting since I was 16 and I am 33. I took about 4 years off because I was strung out on heroin. I have been back in the gym about 8 months and I am the strongest I have ever been now because of learning from Mark and his methods. I have a 405 bench low 6 deadlift, high 4 squat, and a 265lb ohp at 2019lbs. I had never benched over 365 or deadlifted over 5 before learning the ss method. Some of my gains were muscle memory from being somewhat strong before but would never hit the numbers I do now without SS. Thank you Mark you are awsome!! SS probably saved my life don't know if I would still be sober without my training.

I would love to have Thanksgiving dinner with Rippetoe

I love the Santana/Rip podcasts. I must have watched them at least 30 times each one. Informative and hilarious they are!

Rip's impersonation of the haters is absolutely hysterical. Funny, funny guy.

16:54 "Making egg Hhhwhitess..." 🤣

I just bought and received your book 3rd edition. Thank you Mark for info.

As someone underweight it's so refreshing to see people even acknowledge that underweight is a thing.

This was another good simple perspective. Thank you.

Bottom 3% checking in! I was down to about 12% body fat about two years ago and was trying to show off my abs to my wife and she said "I don't care about your abs; that's your thing!" Totally lost all motivation. 😆

Summary: Acknowledge that aesthetics are mostly genetic. (mostly, there's still room for improvement though) Most media influencers and actors and models are using some form of steroids (strapping gear). Focus on lifting heavier Deadlifts, Overhead Presses and Rows for a more buff physique. Minicuts (done after Bulking) can't be done for longer than 3 months, after 3 you'd start to lose too much of the strength and the built up hypertrophy (you'll always lose some strength when you cut, but it becomes more than marginal after 3 months) Protein is more satiating than carbs. During the minicut, you wanna be eating: 250 g protein 300 g carb 50 g fat Without enough carbs, recovery from training is much slower and thus gains are slower. White meat isn't superior to Red meat how people used to believe back in the '80s Lean Red meat is the best during the minicut.

Great Show. Very informative.

And I want to add there is alot of good that had come from your program and I respect your knowledge and experience. You are obviously way more knowledgeable and experienced than me. I'm just a smart, analytical trainee who has experience with doing your program and with getting coaching from actual SS coaches. I know my advice would help you improve your program. I got more advice if you want to hear it.

I like the word advantageous he uses it a few times in this podcast. That’s a good word

I know Rip doesn't endorse them, but high pulls (mainly snatch) are possibly the best exercise to put mass in the places that signal muscle and power. Heavy clean and press is excellent as well.

Rip is fun, fun, fun and good advice:)))))

Great Information

"thats hhhwhat they think" I love mark

Rip, the diet soda protein shake is a genius thing. Its so fucking delicious(i am making mine with diet fanta) and god the taste never became boring. Thanks for the recipe!

Thanks Train to Look Good Conservatively Dressed, another great video.

Pretty Awesome show!!

Coach rip, please consider that women never, ever, tell you the truth. So when they say they don't care about abs, they are lying.

🙂 love this.

46:13 It is effective if you walk or do any light work before you eat your first meal in the morning, all things considered. But this might be counter-productive if the volume, intensity, or difficulty is too high.

Legend !!

Mark and company, how did y'all manage to book Gene Simmons for nutrition???!!! Teasing with respect Robert, thank you for teaching me about nutrition!

Rip needs to do stand-up. He is far funnier.

Love the broadcast - thanks Rip. The sound bouncing left and right with the distance from the mic though is bad. Bad.

Great information and conversation. Thanks a lot!

Who does the intro/outro music?

Business idea! Plates and Weights dishes, that include grid squares for the ease of measurement when judging the pictures.

The golden ratio is the neck forearms and calves are the same measure and keep the waist as trim as possible. Steve Reeves is said to be almost perfectly proportioned by the standard. But it's only a very few who truly can do it

Pre-corona rip look way happier

Timeline for the long videos plz

I literally cannot remember the last time I ate less than the entire box of cereal. The three or four times a year that I buy cereal, I buy it with the intention of eating the entire thing. I'm going to eat the whole thing anyway and at least this way I don't feel like I failed.

Another Kick ass video by the Master Mark Rippetoe. Mark, I use to be stationed at Sheppard AFB and I use to drive over to the Sykes Mall all the time. Where exactly is your gym? I was stationed their initially back in 1985 then again in 1998. When I was back in 1998 I was a SSgt and I use to drive all over the price. I wish I had stopped by your gym back then. It would have been pretty cool to just take in your great gym and just shoot the shit. Back in 1998 I was really into Powerlifting style training. I was super into Squatting and doing cleans back then. Best of luck Rip.

1:01:01 I think they missed the fact that once your blood sugar drops to a certain point it triggers hunger hormone "ghrelin". And that when insulin spikes fat burning turns off completely. So eating fat, and protein without carbs burns more body fat as it keeps insulin low. He is correct in saying eating carbs and fat together are a problem. And earlier in the video he mention Marlon Brando saying actresses would "not eat" to lose weight for a role. It's called fasting and its completely safe as long as you have fat to loose.

Ripp my girl says she'll leave me if I get above 17% BF, would you recommend the Idaho method to get a 600 lbs squat and maintain my abs while drinking a gallon of cow nectar a day? Regards

42:55 I'm curious to see the cardio/respiratory data from the strength training group. I think they maintained it but that's just personal experience.

Tarzan has his own gym

Great podcast. Wood smoke low and slow smoke some chicken breasts with a nice rub and a light basting of bbq sauce. I'm not into dieting but that's the only good way to eat them ;)

Charles Bronson did work in coal mining in his early years, trained as a boxer the same time, then became one of the first of the legitimate Hollywood karate black belts, largely under Tak Kubota's instruction. So, Charles Bronson trained in explosive movements even aside from any weights he may or may not have done. Look at 1975 _Hard Times_ with Bronson at age 53-54. Impressive.

I don't think you guys were clear enough. Should I be drinking a gallon of milk or not? 😂 Also, are you talking about cow milk or goat milk? 💪

Sergio had a 29" waist.

Why are-a Rippetoni's nippetonis hard? Is-a he some-a kinda pervertoni?

Haha Rip is Hilarious!

LOL! I had egg whites with chunks of skinless/boneless chicken, spinach, onion, orange bell pepper sautéed with olive oil and butter for breakfast this morning and seasoned with salt, pepper , ketchup and homemade salsa. It was dee-licious! 💪🥴👍

I don’t agree with your views on the Hex Bar Deadlift.. It’s a amazing tool in the toolbox

Rip u kill me LOL 😭

Female attraction is multi factorial coach. The most important thing is to have wide shoulders relative to your waist

Honestly, for most people to thnk someone else looks big, you pretty much only need bit trap, a bit of lat, and impressive arms. If you have full biceps and triceps, that alone makes people think you look large. Take Robert for example: He has very unimpressive arms, no veins, no cuts, soft looking and probably 16 inchs or under. Because of this looking at him as he is, he has a "Do you even lift look" Arms is where it's at really.

my leanest was 11% at 205lbs and it suuuucked getting there. never again

How Rip's still laughing at the same joke for what is it, 9 months? 😂😂👌🏻

abs might be ok but when I push something I want it to move

SS works, much stronger after LP and Texas Method. Stronger than I'd ever been... body fat rose from 10% to 15%. No one would've called me "fat". I looked good in clothes and not bad "nekked". However, for the first time in my life my cholesterol numbers increased quite a lot. And frankly, I hated how that extra layer of fat felt and looked as my waist went from 32" to 35". I cut back on the food and changed my training to include more conditioning. Leaner and feel better now. Lost some strength...about 20% off my peak squat and DL. It was worth it.

1:22:30 people buy a lot of premade frozen dinners and ICE CREAM by the ton

Gosh, let him talk coach. You invited him on your show, let the man talk😅😅😁😁😁

Arnold in 70s had a 33 inch waist.

Post raisin bran is the best cereal on earth if you let it sit for about six minutes in the whole fat milk

Do you mean 500lbs DL 1 Rep or 5 Rep max?

I don't know whether it's possible but it would be great if you could get Tom Platz on to talk about his career.

RIP FARTS AT... 1:20:05 AND THEN HE STARTS LOOKING TO THE STAFF MEMBERS WITH SOCIAL GUILT.

Bottomline....unless you are an uber-alpha like Coach Rip, you will not get laid hitting a 400 lbs squat PR....but you will with chiseled abs

1:00:58 who's 'they', Mark?

Nope, no need for abs. I like thighs though. And what they lead to. Also, Ripp isn't fat, I'd totally hit that.

The psychologists say that women are drawn to a big wide back as it's representative of a fertile man. They don't say shit about having abs.

ALRIGHT BOYS IT'S SQUATS AND MILK TIME NOW

Quick note. If you do what I call "wussy" low carb, performance will suffer. Ketogenic diets are dogshit for performance. BUT if you eat at least 12 WHOLE eggs a day, a pound or 2 of red meat, and maybe some vegetables cooked in butter, performance won't suffer and you will feel better than you have in a LONG time. Plus, the anti-inflammatory properties of the diet are awesome, you just aren't sore anymore. And my tendonitis that I suffered with for 18 months just disappeared one day, and never came back.

easy way to get your egg whites 2-3 slices white bread 10-15 egg whites scoop of protein powder blend it fry it =DELICIOUS pancake thank greg doucete

At his age and esteem, I hope he cuts out the booze. He could get a 6 pack instead.

Marky have a little drinky before the podcast?

Just bring out Steph as proof men don't need abs.

5:14 -5:21 y’all noticed that?

Rip needs to try a bacon 🍩

Mark "horse killers are not bad for horses" Rippetoe

As long as the blood work is ok, why should we care about body fat? Can you talk to blood work? How increasing muscle mass helps overall health.

35:45

I knew an old German lady used to own a restaurant. She wouldn't eat horse meat because they sweat through their skin. She didn't think it was healthy.

I like these guys. I'm doing the program . But they are not up to date on their nutritional info.

I have no idea how to get more than 2000 Kcalories a day without adding milk or some kind of sweets.

This nutrition advice contradicts the advice in the blue book recommending a lower carb diet for fat people. Might want to revise in the next edition. Also, I recommend the next edition focus more on how to perform the lifts and less on theory of the mechanics behind the lifts. Your last book was great for a coach, but too complicated for a trainee. Also, I would tailor the next book to your clients: Many (if not most) people who do starting strength are not athletes, start the program fat, and are older and sedentary. Yet much of your nutrition advice in the book (and in earlier podcasts) focus on skinny, young, athletes. Thus, the focus of your calorie recommendation advice should target the former segment of the market more than the latter. Also, need to quit overemphasizing hip drive, which is less important than teaching people to squat with mid pressure balance over the foot on the descent and ascent. The hip drive is sort of the icing on the cake and shouldn't be overdone. Also, it is beneficial to slow down the progression when technique breakdown starts occurring, rather than racing to put weight on the bar and then deloading when form issues become too significant. There is more but I dont have time to explain. You could get offended about my advice or you could use it constructively to improve your program. Your choice.

I used to have abs when I was in my 20s and I put no effort into my abs specifically at all. I lifted weights, played sports and trained martial arts but I ate like shit and didn't focus on my abs. I'm nearly 40 now, I have a wife, 2 young kids, a full-time job and you can't see my abs unless I flex. I imagine in a few more years you won't see my abs even when I flex either. I'm tired, I still lift weights but have no time or energy at all for other sports. I would probably feel better about myself if I had abs but its not worth the work.

Per calorie fat is objectively not more satiating than carbs. It's just not what the studies show. Using ultra processed carbs isn't really fair. No one says that those are satiating or healthy. That doesn't mean that, in the context of an entire diet, cutting carbs does not curb hunger more. But it's not because fat in itself is satiating. Whether cutting carbs or cutting fats work better usually depends on how the diet is structured. I've done a fat loss phase in both styles and wasn't more hungry woth low fat. It was kind of a hassle though, a lot of chewing. You have to eat tons of veggies, fuits and actual whole grain products. Also, things like egg whites taste like crap.

So Santana says, disparagingly, that he tried a volume based arm routine and saw visible gains in ONE MONTH and concludes that was a failure. Am I the only person to find that to be an odd conclusion from an experienced trainer? And is it REALLY true that in order to be a bodybuilder you have to be normally "walking around" with 13% body fat? As if that statement actually means anything?

I don’t really agree with the your not gonna have arms and not gonna get calves you really gotta train hard and past the point strong man rep ranges 20 30 at times 40 reps and multiple sets 4 at the least and drop sets.

"And I've asked a girl about this before"

To be fair, with regards to male body fat percentages, there is an "ideal" when it comes to health. That "ideal" range goes from 10%-15% bodyfat. 10% is the lowest end because anything below that and your growth hormone levels definitely starts dropping, and 15% being the higher number because above 15% can result in decreased insulin sensitivity.

Strong is healthy. Big is not.

Lmao

So what do women think of men obsessed with being strong? "I have to do my 5x5 workout or I will get weak!!!"

Well, aesthetics is in the eye of the beholder, but i do bet a lot of women think that Chase has a nicer body than many bodybuilders...

Robert, you should read articles by John Ionnidas (sp) starting with “All Scientific Research is false”. Epidemiology, particularly nutrition based, is a joke

Men like both big butts and big boobs in women, yet seldom find both naturally. Men are largely the same way. You can either be yoked or shredded, and you will seldom find both naturally. A weak 170 lb boy with abs is worthless when your villiage is being pilliaged. There is a special attraction to men that look intimidating to other men for this reason. My wife was attracted to my broad chest and my large butt. I got both from Starting Strength.

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Abs are like an exotic car. All they do is attract other dudes to come talk to you.

When you get Rip's Dexa reading, it is very inaccurate, but it might be very accurate for Robert Santana. pfff Rip is this way with everything.

Running will help every one of your lifts but for some reason Ripptoe equates running a few miles every week to running a marathon

They are so determined to justify being fat that they spent an hour and a half talking about it.