"Just take steroids." - Mark Rippetoe. I'm gonna need this on a t-shirt.

Rip is in  pretty good shape, for the shape he’s in.

when he just looks at the page of questions and says "oh god" you know immediately it's going to be a good episode

Hi Rip,  I am a 78 yr old Dr and a vegan crossfitter. Should I do my wrist curls in the power rack?

Rip reminds me of my English teacher growing up.

"Read the damn book."

"Just because your back hurts, doesn't mean that deadlifts are going to make it hurt worse."

This has been my experience.  I've had days where I've rolled out of bed with my back stiff as a board, ready to spasm at the slightest provocation.  And many times I've thought twice about deadlifting because of it.  But then I get warmed up, do my squats, and then pull 5lbs more than I did the last time for a set of five on deadlift.  And it feels great during my work set.

The back pain flares up now and then, but ultimately, the process of increasing my squat and my deadlift has gradually diminished the severity of those flare-ups to the point where they're just a minor nuisance.

RIP is the kind of guy to fart in his hands to warm up before a set of heavy deadlifts

Mark, I'm in my 30s and legitimately have had zero back pain. I've been deadlifting over 10 years consistently.

I lost it at 12:06 🤣🤣!   Rip, you're the best.

In my experience the back pain goes away during warm up for the deadlift or by the 2nd or 3rd rep of the workset. It's like a miracle...

Comments from the heaters😂
Is the best pronunciation i've ever heard

Rip u r a straight shooter ! Keep
Up the good work !

It is amazing how Rip is able to be insightful and concise yet disinterested and annoyed at the same time.

Rip, can give a workout to confuse my muscles? 15-20 rep range - really wanting to tone up.

14:40 the 181 pound and 198 pound world record holder is 5’9 and the 198 world record holder before him was also 5’9.

Thank you for another great episode.

It's Fridee, got it.

Age 51, I have never had any back pain. So, there you go, I must be the exception to the rule. But I have had problems with my knees and shoulders. It's just that my back has always been very strong. It's may also be about body type where I am 6 feet tall, 210 pounds(36 inch waist so a bit flabby but not overweight), short 'Torso, longer legs but with a normal Femur and very long lower legs.

sarms are very similar to steroids but are more specific as a sarm is a specific androgen receptor modulator. They are research chemicals and have been studying to be used to prevent muscle wasting in the same way that steroids have been. There isn't as much information available on them and lots of the ones available are fake. the only thing is that they are currently legal to own but illegal to use which makes them easier to obtain than a steroid. some of them are more risky than others. for example yk-11 has almost no information available about it but ostarine has more information about it. They are potentially toxic, will upset your cholesterol levels, as well as other risks. whenever considering to use a drug you need to be able to make a full risk to reward calculation.

The dear rip and the team part was hilarious