Q&A Episode - Dave Ramsey, Playing Chess, and Seasoning Cast Iron Skillets | SSR #194

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Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.

• 03:06 Comments from the Haters!
• 15:28 Ask a Jew
• 27:28 Rip on David Ramsey
• 35:20 Cast iron seasoning
• 40:28 Rip's impact on the older community
• 47:48 Dying from coming off of statins
• 57:26 Does gaining strength increase neuromuscular efficiency
• 1:07:10 Knife sharpening
• 1:08:18 Single vs. double ply
• 1:12:47 Marty Fox wants to play chess
• 1:16:22 Stretching the shoulders out
• 1:24:12 Too much flexibility in the squat

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Nice work. I especially enjoyed the Ask a Jew section.

Re the statins conversation - as with Rip's anecdote about young women and statins, my 18yo daughter was recently threatened by her GP with Atorvastatin if she didn't get her 'high' cholesterol down. She thinks her old man is a crazy conspiracy nut, so it'll take some time to convince her the doctor is insane, not me. It's a battle I'm going to win.

Also, to the subscriber's question about potential benefits of statins for some people. Dr Kendrick once wrote:

"Statins, for example, which are held up as inarguable proof of the LDL hypothesis. How do they actually work to reduce the risk of CVD? It is because they increase nitric oxide synthesis in endothelial cells, and nitric oxide protects the endothelium, stimulates the growth of endothelial progenitor cells, and is also the most powerful anticoagulant agent known to nature."