Mark Rippetoe Explained

Mark Rippetoe
Birth Date:February 12, 1956
Birth Place:Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
Education:Midwestern State University

Mark Rippetoe (born February 12, 1956)[1] is an American strength training coach, author, former powerlifter, and gym owner.[2] [3] [4] He is best known for his barbell training program, the subject of his book Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training. Rippetoe is known for his brash teaching style and humor, prompting several online compilations of his attributed quotations.[5] [6]

Early life and education

Rippetoe was born in Wichita Falls, Texas,[7] the son of Charles and Judy Rippetoe.[8] [9] Charles, a former U.S. Army paratrooper who parachuted into Normandy in World War II, owned a diner in Wichita Falls.[10] [11] [12] Rippetoe earned a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum geology from Midwestern State University, where he met his mentor, weightlifter Bill Starr, in 1979.[9] Rippetoe competed in powerlifting from 1979 to 1988, winning the 198-pound class at the Greater Texas Classic in 1981.[13] [9]

Career

Rippetoe bought Anderson's Gym in Wichita Falls in 1984, which he renamed the Wichita Falls Athletic Club.[9] He used the WFAC to test and refine his barbell training program, culminating with the publishing of the first edition of Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, co-authored with Lon Kilgore, in 2005.[9] The Starting Strength program focuses on building strength with compound lifts—the squat, deadlift, press, bench press, and power clean—and a limited number of assistance exercises, such as chinups.[14] In collaboration with Glenn Pendlay and Kilgore, Rippetoe also established the USA Weightlifting Regional Development Center in Wichita Falls.[9]

In 1985, Rippetoe was a part of the charter group of individuals to receive the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification when it was first offered by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He formally relinquished the credential in 2009.[15] Rippetoe was also formerly associated with the CrossFit community as a subject-matter expert in barbell training.[16] He authored many training articles for the CrossFit Journal and created, with Lon Kilgore, the Basic Barbell Certification course, which they conducted from 2006 to 2009.[17] [18] After he ended his formal association with CrossFit in 2009, he expanded this course into a three-day Starting Strength Seminar produced through the Aasgaard Company.[19] [20]

Beginning in 2018, the Aasgaard Company established a national franchise gym chain of Starting Strength branded gyms which feature the use of basic barbell equipment and the Starting Strength method.[21]

Authored works

Rippetoe has authored several books, peer-reviewed articles, online and DVD instructional videos, and internet posts concerned with strength training.

Books

DVDs

Journal articles

External links

Interviews

Other

Notes and References

  1. Vanderbilt University Staff Resources, Birthday Quote for Feb. 12
  2. News: Duane . Daniele . May 24, 2014 . Fitness Crazed . The New York Times . New York, NY . June 20, 2022.
  3. http://www.wfac-gym.com/ Wichita Falls Athletic Club
  4. Craig Rasmussen, Texas BBQ: Talking Shop with Mark Rippetoe, EliteFTS.
  5. Testosterone Nation, Mark Rippetoe Quotes.
  6. Rip QoTD Coach Rip Quotes.
  7. Barbell Beast and Lifting Legend - Ep 020 w/ Mark Rippetoe . YouTube . Bulletproof Workshop . Gonzalez, Jeff . December 13, 2022 . 3:14 . January 24, 2023 . I'm from Wichita Falls...I was born there..
  8. News: . April 21, 1996 . Rippetoe 50th . . 11E.
  9. Matt Reynolds, In the Trenches - An Interview With Mark Rippetoe.
  10. News: Gregg . Louise . April 1, 1984 . Wichitans Fare Well in Caravan Cafe Critique . . 1E.
  11. News: Gregg . Louise . November 1, 1984 . Career Changes Bring Smiles to Their Faces . . 3D.
  12. Rippetoe, Mark . November 20, 2020 . Mark Rippetoe Teaches You How to Make Chicken Fried Steak - Texas Cafe Classics . 00:31 . English . December 24, 2022 . Starting Strength.
  13. News: . December 10, 1981 . Wichitans Win in Powerlifting . . 6B . Mark Rippetoe won first place at the 198-pound class...a total of 1514 (573 squat; 341 bench press and 600 deadlift.).
  14. Book: Rippetoe . Mark . Bradford. Stef . 2011 . Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training . Wichita Falls, Texas . 3 . The Aasgaard Company . 7, 73, 97, 145, 177 . 978-0-982-5227-3-8.
  15. Book: Rippetoe, Mark. Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training. 2011. Aasgard Company. 3rd. 978-0-9825227-3-8. 347.
  16. Myles Kantor, A New Sport of Strength: An Interview with Mark Rippetoe on the CrossFit Total, 2007.
  17. Web site: Starting Strength. Starting Strength.
  18. Joey, CCT, Basically Barbells: The CrossFit Basic Barbell Certification Seminar, 2006.
  19. The Aasgard Company, Starting Strength Seminars
  20. Web site: CrossFit: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly. Mark Rippetoe, T.. Nation. T NATION. December 2, 2013 .
  21. Web site: 100 Starting Strength Gyms in 5 Years . Rippetoe . Mark . October 24, 2018 . Starting Strength . The Aasgard Company . January 25, 2023.
  22. Book: Rippetoe , Mark . Practical Programming for Strength Training. 2009. Aasgard Company. 2nd. 978-0-9825227-0-7. 204.
  23. Book: Rippetoe , Mark . Strong Enough? Thoughts on Thirty Years of Barbell Training. 2007. Aasgard Company. 978-0-9768054-4-1. 204.
  24. Book: Rippetoe , Mark . Mean Ol' Mr. Gravity. 2009. 1st. Aasgard Company. 978-0-9825227-1-4. 364.
  25. Rippetoe. Mark. February 25, 2009. Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training. DVD. Aasgard Company.
  26. Strength and Conditioning Journal. Mark. Rippetoe. Strength and conditioning for fencing. April 2000. 22. 2. 42. 10.1519/00126548-200004000-00013. free.
  27. Strength and Conditioning Journal. Mark. Rippetoe. Let's Learn How to Coach the Squat. June 2001. 23. 3. 11.
  28. Journal of Exercise Physiology . Mark . Rippetoe . Redefining Fitness for Health and Fitness Professionals . 10 . 2 . April 2007 . 34 . Lon Kilgore . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110815130902/http://faculty.css.edu/tboone2/asep/JLKilgoreJEPonlineApril2007.doc . August 15, 2011.
  29. CrossFit Journal. Mark. Rippetoe. Going Deep. September 2006.

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