Alcohol | Starting Strength Radio #73 

GOMAD- Gallon of Mead A Day

That was a fun episode. Rip, you should publish a book of all the non-lifting things you know. I would buy 1000 copies.

I thought Mark would tell us how alcohol will slow linear progression on the 5x5. Rather, he tells us to make cider and never, never try to make wine. He is definitely the most approachable fitness channel out there.

Rip, just wanted to put this here. About 3 months ago I started the novice program and hired a SSC (Joe Jaloszynski). My squat started at 275 x 3 x 5 and deadlift 285 x 1 x 5. Now I’m deadlifting 405 x 1 x 5 and squatting 370 x 1 x 5. I’m now in the early phases of the intermediate program as I did some lifting before I found out about SS. What I want to say about this is that I have never seen this kind of progress before, and believe me I have tried so many different programs it’s not even funny. I have also had the misfortune of many shitty strength coaches both in high school football and college football. As a side note, and I know you’ve discussed this many times before, I do not understand how a D1 strength coach can be employed if he teaches the deadlift by pulling the bar off the floor by retracting the arms and keeping the rest of the body still, and then executing the rest of the pull... but whatever that’s the past! So I just wanted to say thank you so much for making this program, I know it may seem like just a job to you but you have no idea how much this program means to me and how accomplished I feel because of it. I plan to continue to focus mainly on strength training for quite a few more months probably until I want to put more focus into my BJJ training to apply my new found strength. Again, thank you and all of your staff for Starting Strength!!

A night out drinking with this crew would become legendary...including the night in jail.

Whiskey,steaks,deadlift,squats and bench,the best thing for good health and life.

Damn. I use to be the bottom 3%. Today I am .0029%. I get lower on the human scum scale as time goes on

This is why I love SS. All other fitness channels do this fake ass don't drink alcohol stuff. Rip devotes 1.5 hours to it

I'm enjoying the show with a homebrew. Rip is a wealth of knowledge.

5x6 is better than 5x5 because its 1 more. DUH

“Do not move the barbell” and “do not screw down the lid” carry the same importance, change my mind

Thanks for this, I'll be having a good party at the house in 10 days

An obvious topic to discuss would have been the possible detrimental effects of drinking alcohol on a strength training regime. How does it effect muscle growth, recovery and training intensity? Otherwise I found this to be very informative.

You really gotta watch his videos in 1.25× speed. My man takes a hhwwhiile to speak

Rip's bald spot is not his fault, it's from all those people at meets rubbing his head for luck.

love the technical explanations all the way down to germ enzymes, this is why I subscribe.

Rip, any tips for picking up ladies at the club?

Rip, are you drunk already?

I made a huge mess fermenting a bottle of grape juice. When I realized it was still fermenting, I wasn't smart enough to take it outside before releasing the cap. Volcano.

GO CAD - Gallon of cocktail a day

The next episode should have "comments from the alcoholics" instead of the haters

Remember fellas don't drink and drahve.

Oh man, used to make some killer cider in 5 gal water bottles back in college. We used champagne yeast.Great times

Rip is the kind of guy you'd love to have a mead with

Someone please clip that first bit

I was really hoping you'd give thoughts on whiskey and lifting. I like both, but one seems to get in the way of the other.

I love this man.

some physical props would have been better, like cooking show.

This is the episode the grown-ass men among us have all been waiting for.

That's all the comments from the haters there is? Show them the REAL comments!

Sure enough, this guy ran out of shit to talk about. Just rename Starting Strength Radio to The Pink Boomer Boogaloo Hour and it'll be all good. "Let's make a podcast about Starting Strength!" "Yeah, a program known for its simplicity and effectiveness! We'll certainly have plenty of material about it for years to come!" *73 podcasts in: * "I guess we can talk about drinking booze"

This episode confirmed to me that Mark must know what he is talking about when it comes to strength training as he was 99.9% correct in everything he said on booze, other than his unfortunate pronunciation of Islay! 😂 Mark - have you ever been to Scotland/would you ever consider visiting?

The same way that everyone should experience a broken heart, everyone should experience a boil-over while homebrewing. It's a goddamn mess but, for the rest of your life after cleaning it up, you'll never freak when boil-overs from pasta, farina, rice, etc., happen.

There is no way Rip had not started drinking before the podcast

yes that is. i would know since i have been addicted to it for 24 years

Why is the use of potatoes a "fucked up" way to make vodka? Potatoes are high in starch similar to corn, and should make a good source of sugar.

I learned the best recipe for mint juleps while in Kentucky. Place small amount of sugar and mint in a glass, Mull the mint and sugar. Dump it in the drain and pour some bourbon in the glass and drink it! LOL!!

I never liked the taste of alcohol nor do I really like being drunk. But that's my business. I would never interfere with anyone else enjoying their beer, whiskey, tequila or whatever.

"This stuff is hwhisky"

Lol, why are you even talking about masks. Old man watching too much fox news...yikes stick to fitness please

Yes! It's Friday! - Welcome to *Wichita Friday Alcohol Club.*

“You can make vodka out of shoes if you have enough of them” -and that’s why I don’t care when Rip doesn’t talk about squats

Don't Hops contain compounds that result in estrogenic effects in males?

Someone gave me a 10 year old Macallan, bottled around the early 90's, and even that's worth about $1000

Buffalo Trace is awesome!! They also make a vodka called Rain. I has beat the pants off of many other foreign vodkas in competitions!! Wife and I visited the bourbon trail about 8 years ago. We had a blast and got to see some great places in Kentucky!! 4 roses is also great and they take you through the entire fermentation process.

😂😂 a man after my own heart. Nice to see someone who sees through the Convid bullshit 👍 Plus I also learned about alcohol. Very interesting.

A living testament to the virtues of alcohol consumption.

Take your shirt off while chugging a gallon of whole milk to prove you’re fat-ish and not fat

Being fat doesn't matter, but I'm really not that fat, said the fat man.

Did anyone actually watch this whole crap and pay attention?

If you don't like alcohol, you need to go get fuck't - Mark Rippetoe

I am not here for the armchair epidemiology, but I learned something about malted barley so good on ya, Rip. BTW, Wild Turkey 101 is awfully cheap for no good reason, highly recommended as a budget option.

This is becoming the scotty Kilmer of fitness

Promotes home beer production/consumption but berates joggers & runners.

Word on the street is rip is going bald from the massive amount of steroids he injects on a daily basis to be so big, strong and irresistible.

Ripp, you missed Tequila and Mezcal.

This channel is epic and i mean it sincerely.

He said "Coors" exactly as everyone in Texas and the South say it.

let me tell you Mr Mark fattoes I am from Britain and we invented whiskey you do not mix it with water and furthermore I strongly recommend one does not drink whiskey before you done your warm up

What I have read is that mushrooms and other foods were preserved in honey, particularly psychoactive mushrooms. However when there is moisture in the mushrooms, the fermenting process will occur.

Oh, how I wish this guy was my drinking buddy.

Rip. How do I need to deadlift to become immune to covid 19?

There are a thousand species of fungus among us

Great info. Thanks. (Rip is fat)

I am a transgender vegan crossfitter.

I'm impressed with his knowledge on alcohol. I thought he only knew a lot about lifting🤣

Read the comments from one of your precious Israeli videos.

Way to start a rational and reasonable debate

I think you shit too much on blended whisky. While most of it is shit, because they blend it with shit, there is also excellent blended scotch. For, as you said, to be single malt scotch needs to come from one distillery, so if I mix two excellent whiskies from two different distilleries I might get an excellent scotch, but it is not single malt anymore, it is a blend. I have had incredible whisky from independent bottlers, which is always blended. I also cannot recommend enough any scotch from Compass Box.

Nice post! I think you'd enjoy my videos too. Keep up with the fantastic work! ❤️❤️

for vodka buy the cheapest you can find, there is effectively no difference between the expensive stuff and the cheapest other than marketing

And gotta be said, glenfarclas 25 goes for about 225-275, but it's only 43 proof so it really can't take on any water. You can also find glenfarclas 30 for about $600.

Most Canadians think of Crown Royal or Canadian Club as the basis of a mixed drink....but there have been some smaller regional efforts at making whiskey like 40 Creek, or 66 Gilead Crimson. Beer is very much a local pub brew game, or at best regional brew: everyone agrees that Molson, Labatt...all the major companies are good only in relation to Milwaukee Best (Coors and Molson merged actually...). If you want a true torture, drink Labatt 50

Rip has zero class and I guarantee he’s one of those people who complains when drinking traditional beer, aka cask ale, because it isn’t cold and fizzy. That’s if he’s even ever drank it

Tequila? 🙏🏻👹🏋🏻🏊‍♀️

“Go get fucked” haha I love rip, not only for his knowledge but his sense of humour is amazing

Where's the tequila? I've also heard of a drink called mezcal, supposed to be earthier tequila or something. I'd like to know more about that. Honorable mention needs to be Malort. Malort warrants mentioning.

Remember when you were a kid and you would finish your popsicle and then chew on the popsicle stick? That's what 16-year Lagavulin tastes like to me, but in a good way.

I am curious how that rum water thing worked since alcohol is apparently a diuretic? I have no doubt that it did work, but how? Was the miracle in the ratio? At some higher ratio of rum to water would the dehydrating effects over ride the water intake and make everyone die?

great cheers.....forgot to mention Calvados,distilled cider ,aged process just like whiskey except (my point of view)better, cheaper because far less known. thanks RIPP

Good wine can be made at home it is just a long drawn out process much like mead and other high alcohol brews it just takes more time to clear out the unpleasantries. A homemade wine doesn't start to taste good until about 3-4 years or longer (imo) but maybe OK earlier if you have your variables dialed in. You also need to be using the right kind of yeast not fleischmanns bread yeast which is a bad idea for apple cider to begin with (as an experiment it would be fine, just don't expect good to be apart of the equation). If you want to make a starting cider right google "Apfelwein recipe" and follow the recipe and time on homebrewtalk.com or elsewhere. The yeast vendors have all varieties of wine yeast available for the homebrewer so the misconception that good tasting wine cannot be made at home is inherently false. And not all wines are made via the yeast on the skins, while a very formal way to do it, it can lead to some disastrous results. Especially if the vineyard is trying to reproduce the same product over and over again. Most likely they would have a variety of yeasts on hand, some commercial, that are cultured in-house that are used to elicit the the flavors they are looking to produce in their wines and are pitched once they process the grape juice.

IMO, molasses rum is far better than sugar cane rum. I find it smoother. My favorite is J. Wray (previously branded Appleton) white rum. Same price point as Bacardi, but far, far superior.

Rum. What about rum from Guatemala? Do you hate it or just haven't tried it? The good one is aged for a couple of decades at high altitude in cognac barrels. Very yummy.

That first comment was pretty funny....where did uncle Rip touch you lol

Tequila? I don’t think I heard anything about that or the agave plant. I was drunk while watching, so I’m not too sure lol

I think you've confused blended with mixed. Johnny Walker's main line are blended whiskys. They don't have vodka in them. It just means that it's a mixture of whiskys from multiple distilleries. Hence the difference between single and blended.

This episode just gave me the idea to load my bar (haha bar) using Platt Valley corn whiskey jugs...filled with water ..I need more small plates

Botanist is Briuladdich. (My one opportunity to correct Rip!)

Super cool podcast! Dont bring Honey over 40°C to keep all things, which make it great, alive. (but it only matters, when you buy non heated honey, which is allowed and quite typical in many countries. (but not all, eg Germany) Sometimes its called "raw honey" then. Look for this!)

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Sorry, Whistlepig gets a lot of their whiskey from Canada 😉

Alright, fellas. Let’s all pitch in and get Rip a bottle of Macallan 35.

I’m eating German chocolate cake rn notice my RU-vid name ;)

Mark so old he thinks Soda and apple juice comes in glass containers.

@Joe Rogan - go for it - send him a bottle of scotch and get him on the show - I would love to see the interview!

Mark Rippetoe 2020 - Make America Strong Again

best gin you can buy is mackmyra kreatör, from sweden. best whiskies are the glenfarclas 25, lagavulin distillers edition and talisker distillers edition. best beer is kwak from belgium, arcobräu from germany and schwarzer hahn.. also from germany.

I’m taking a bottle of rum camping for water purification

Don’t add yeast just press fresh apple juice.

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