Origin and Evolution of the Blue Book | Starting Strength Radio #317 Mark Rippetoe | May 16, 2025 Rip and stef talk about how the Blue Book - the third edition of Starting Strength - was developed. 01:50 Stef Bradford02:07 The beginning11:29 Evolution from the early book21:43 The Blue Book hits the market28:08 New ideas36:03 Functional training49:55 Modern thinking1:06:11 Our model vs. other ideas1:15:51 Train for something1:25:29 Final thoughts