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Q&A Episode - Arm Wrestling, Vietnam, and the Trumpet | Starting Strength Radio #139

Mark Rippetoe | December 17, 2021

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.

  • 4:11 Comments from the haters
  • 25:24 Rip on arm wrestling
  • 31:02 Elbow pain during press
  • 32:55 Deadlift mechanics
  • 36:22 Rip and his memories on the Vietnam war
  • 41:01 How to train when starting BJJ
  • 42:30 Strongman practice
  • 46:45 Finding a doctor
  • 55:21 Mixed grip deadlift
  • 1:06:13 Leaving a communist state for Texas
  • 1:09:33 Training cycles and the Olympics
  • 1:11:42 Rip playing the trumpet
  • 1:14:14 Will sociopaths rule?
  • 1:19:41 Missed training/missed recovery

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