The Equipment Episode | Starting Strength Radio #86

[stef]

Mark Rippetoe discusses equipment racks, bars, plates, and personal equipment. What to look for, Rip's preferences, and what to avoid.



00:00:01 - 00:01:33 Intro
00:01:34 - 00:07:09 Lovely comments
00:07:10 - 00:10:34 Brief overview of Rip’s gym equipment possession history
00:10:35 - 00:13:03 Get ridding the usual commercial gym equipment/machines
00:13:04 - 00:13:23 Today’s agenda - Black iron gym equipment
00:13:24 - 00:49:04 1st item - Barbells
00:49:05 - 00:57:23 2nd item - Racks
00:57:24 - 01:06:48 3rd item - Benches
01:06:49 - 01:21:38 4th item - Plates
01:21:39 - 01:27:09 5th item - Plate racks
01:27:10 - 01:31:43 6th item - Collars
01:31:44 - 01:37:12 7th item - Belts
01:37:13 - 01:40:58 8th item - Shoes
01:40:59 - 01:45:47 9th item - Straps
01:45:48 - 01:47:12 9th item - Knee sleeves & wraps
01:47:13 - 01:48:54 10th item - Chalk
01:48:55 - 01:50:39 11th item - Bar jacks
01:50:40 - 01:54:10 12th item - Clothes
01:54:11 - End. Closing rituals + SS humour + Nick’s certification of podcast length record

[Isaac Medina]

When Rip mentions your upper back scooting on the bench, he mentions using water to keep your back in place. I've found in my experience that a shelf liner works pretty good too