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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 Bradford
  • 02:07 The beginning
  • 11:29 Evolution from the early book
  • 21:43 The Blue Book hits the market
  • 28:08 New ideas
  • 36:03 Functional training
  • 49:55 Modern thinking
  • 1:06:11 Our model vs. other ideas
  • 1:15:51 Train for something
  • 1:25:29 Final thoughts

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