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Training vs. CrossFit with Tanner Shuck | Starting Strength Radio #275

Mark Rippetoe | July 26, 2024

Rip discusses Tanner Shuck's  journey from football player to CrossFit athlete to coach. They delve into the issues with high-intensity workouts focused on speed and maximum reps, highlighting how these practices often lead to injuries and why they don’t qualify as effective training.

  • 00:28 - Tanner Shuck’s history and Rip’s CrossFit days
  • 07:22 - CrossFit isn’t training
  • 14:47 - Why strength makes things better
  • 20:13 - Complexity
  • 27:04 - Tanner’s experience
  • 36:47 - Starting Strength standardization
  • 48:14 - When Tanner started reading Starting Strength
  • 56:06 - Very few advanced trainees
  • 59:51 - When Rip figured it out
  • 1:07:55 - Gaining to get stronger

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