SS Radio #273: Various But Interesting Topics

[Mark Rippetoe]

Q&A Episode - Taking Statins, Monolift Bench, and Music | Starting Strength Radio #273

[Jason Donaldson]

Thanks for fielding my question about the monolift attachment, gents. Rip, your guess was very close - I'm 52 so far, so even more scandalously ancient for Rusty and Nick...

I appreciate the discussion, especially Rusty's experiences. I have Rogue Monster Lite hardware, so I'm curious if anyone here has experience with any of the off-brand monolift hooks that work with that. Rogue's looks nice, with good adjustment levels, but it's also $400 before shipping, so I'm interested if there are options, but only if I can find out from someone who's actually used them.

I also found it interesting that Nick mentioned injuring his shoulder(s) lifting off on his own for the bench. I've not had a single shoulder problem in my eight years of training until the past year, when I was pushing the bench hard, and I've wondered if it was related to the liftoff, hence my interest in the hooks.