RPE? | Ask Rip #50 

Alan thrall and Rip together, the stars are aligned.

Wow that was Alan Thrall o_o

Was this the beginning of the Barbell Medicine and Alan Thrall alliance?

You can see that Austin doesn't agree with the opinions on RPE

Did someone seriously ask what uncle rippy thinks of climate change... HWAT?

lmao @ Baraki getting up as soon as rip gets political. Love me some story time with uncle Rip.

Did Austin purposefully leave for the climate change talk? lol

Alan Thrall squad where you at?

Man this video aged like milk. Alan Thrall asking the question, Baraki sitting up there (and subsequently leaving when the topic went off the rails). This is a good laugh in retrospect.

Alaaaaan thraaaaalll

TRAIN UNTAMMED!!!!

Next episode Rip discusses ISIS

Austin 7:50 be like.. I'm getting Outta here. 😂

That video should've been named "Alan Thrall's question for SS Seminar" :D

Anyone know what the chart is called or where I could see it

Asking Rippetoe to admit climate change would be like asking him to support universal health care. Each posits a level of social responsibility that is alien to his individualistic social model. People have the values they have and they find the facts that fit those values.

When it comes to RPE, (please correct me if I am wrong) it's not a question of perception. It's a matter of bar speed/movement, a matter of bar performance. This is how you gauge yourself with RPE style training. How fast the bar is moving and how well your technique is with the weight you're using. I have never liked the the name 'Rate of Perceived Exertion' for one is highly misleading with the perception part because this makes it sound as though its all about how the weight feels. Whereas with RPE the focus is not at all about how it feels in your hands or on your back. It's about how the bar moves, the bar speed/velocity. Slower the bar velocity, the higher the RPE and visa versa. It's about an assessment of your performance, not how heavy or how much pressure you feel when you pick it up. It's about how you perform, not how you feel. More of a concept within a framework than a framework within itself. RPE is to manage intensity and fatigue percentages is for managing volume. Train to the appropriate amount of stress and forget concerns about volume. Secondly, it just has a terrible egghead ring to it which scares most people away to begin with. I prefer to refer to this style of training as BMP (Bar Movement Performance) training. Please share your thoughts on this, I would very much so appreciate some help with this topic, thanks.

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The best part of Askrip so far: Alan our boy!!! The worst part of Askrip so far: The fuck was that climate shit?

Some Alan Thrall action up in this bitch

I'm not going to take a stance one way or the other on global warming, but I'm just curious: does anyone out there who believes in global warming have an example of what data could be presented to falsify your believe? Rip does have a good point that to make a scientific claim it has to be falsifiable. So if you don't have a response to that, you really should consider if your belief is actually just based on politics. This goes both ways. If you don't believe in global warming, do you have an example of what data could be presented to you that would falsify your belief? Once again, if not, then you probably don't have a viewpoint based on science, but rather your viewpoint is based on politics. What should you do if you realize your viewpoint is purely a construct of your political alignment and your social environment? Either educate yourself and form a scientific opinion, OR just admit you don't know. Nothing wrong with being honest.

I miss the one-on-ones with Rip outside, with the skeleton.

Annnnnnd Rip said exactly what I thought he would about RPE and novices.

I love Rip but I disagree on RPE. I don't think it takes that long to learn how many reps you have left in the tank. As Rip points out, there is a difference between how a rep feels overall, versus how close I am to failing it, and you quickly learn how to differentiate them. Figuring out your RPE 10 and 9 is fairly easy, RPE 8 takes a couple of weeks, RPE 7 another few weeks, and those are the ones that really matter. Occasionally you will test your perception to fine tune it. Sometimes, on my last set, let's say it was supposed to be RPE 8, I will continue to exhaustion, to test how accurate was my prediction. People are not THAT stupid.

Big Rip dropping red pills like there's no tomorrow

To falsify the hypothesis of human caused climate change I would require that you analyse the atmosphere using precisely calibrated and accurate measurement tools, and report that the CO2 atmospheric concentration and other greenhouse gases are continuing to rise year on year but the average temperature of the oceans has not risen over the same period of time, that the ice sheets in the Arctic/ Antarctica have at least retained their ice sheet thickness and thus their surface area. All scientific analyse conducted over the past 50 years does not show this. It shows the opposite. For your comment that the climate models are wrong, actual climate models of the past 30 years have actually under represented the rate of ice melting and sea level rise in response to the increase in global temperatures. Now this is very clear Rip. What you fail to grasp about your 4.5 billion years of atmospheric [CO2] point is that while the relative values of [CO2] have wildly fluctuated and have indeed been higher in the past to what they are now, what the data now tells us is that the rate of change of [CO2] is vastly higher than what is what is the past. You are fond of the definition of power: force/time. The shorter the time that you can produce the same force the greater the power. I would like you to apply this to climate change. It is the rate of increase of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere that we need to be concerned about. Further perhaps this link about sea level rise might be of interest: skepticalscience.com/sea-level-rise-intermediate.htm One last point. There is a huge causal link between the CO2 gas and a temperature increase. The molecular bonds in the CO2 molecule by its very nature can absorb wavelengths of light in the infrared spectrum. This is the same wavelength of light that is emitted as heat from the ground. It is the asymmetric oscillation of the CO2 molecule which actively absorbs light of the wavelength 4.26 um. You will find that this wavelength of light corresponds to the infrared section. Fundamentally, CO2 absorbs the heat that is being emitted from the surface of the earth and thus prevents this heat to escape our atmosphere. The UV light that heats of planet from the sun is not blocked by CO2 as UV light oscillates at an entirely different wavelength and thus is not absorbed by CO2. This process is extremely well understood and is quantifiable under the rigorous laws of quantum mechanics which, to this date, is the most accurate model ever created by humans. I write this because a central tenant of your training philosophy, Rip, is training in a quantifiable sound way from exercise execution to programming. From what I have read of your work you want things to be done in the most efficient and effective manner. Your climate change remarks are analogous to teaching the dead lift pull while the bar is 2 feet in front of the shins. Not exactly the most efficient movement pattern. We both agree that authority should not be listened to, the majority should not be believed just because they are the majority. Scientific truth inherently means that some parameter is quantifiable, there is an experiment to conduct, data to analyse and I believe that the populace's mistrust of climate science is that they have no real grasp of how to conduct their own scientific inquiry. Overall this problem is very serious and real because no matter what we do from now, from absolutely now, atmospheric [CO2] will remain at this level for hundreds of years. Tomorrow if no fossil fuels are burnt then the [CO2] will just stay the same, this increased temperature of the planet will not continue to rise but it will still be elevated compared to pre-industrialized levels. As such the frequency of chaotic weather patterns will continue. What was once a 1 in a 500 year storm will occur 1 ever 20 years and so on. What we have to prevent is the runaway greenhouse effect. There comes a tipping point where the boiler cannot be turned off unless we can manipulate the atmosphere through some new shockingly powerful technology. On Venus there is the runaway greenhouse effect. The surface temperature is hot enough for solid lead to become liquid. We do not want this to happen to Earth. I hope that a healthy interrogation of the facts will yield an interesting discussion. I enjoy your podcast and channel a great deal

These are so damn entertaining.

After 8 years on an ambulance, if you can tell me your pain is a 10, you aren't at a 10.

Rip is the hero we need

Apparently being a strength coach qualifies you to speak with authority on a wide range of topics. Including politics and climate science! I wonder why that guy even asked.

Rip is dead wrong on his opinions on conditioning for battle. I've been to combat, I've been in firefights, you do need to be able to operate at a high-level of intensity for upwards of 15 to 20 minutes. Whether your Army or Marine Corps you should be able to complete your run requirement in 12 to 20 minutes. The running requirements in the PT test do simulate The ability to operate at a high intensity for a duration of time. If you can't do that, I don't want to fight with you.

7:24 to 12:50 climate talk if you want to skip it.

The whole basis of science is peer reviewed data. That is how you go from subjective research, to objective research.

I cut off my fingers and when asked at hospital the pain out of 10 and I said 2... now I have started rpe training 🤨

Yup, people need to keep in mind that the RTS manual is meant for upper-intermediate to advanced lifters.

I feel like absolute "hammered fuck" right now

Do you think my hot flashes are causing global warming?

How can someone be so knowledgeable about human physiology and such little about climate change?

"hammered fuck" got to remember that one

'Welcome to a new episode of "Ask Rip Whatever the Hell You Want and He'll Give You an Expert Fucking Answer" ....

I am so thankful that this video popped up when I needed it the most. I am a complete novice so obviously I can just carry on with my programming and not worry about such advanced stuff. By the way, what Mark says makes total sense. You are wasting time making a subjective assessment of exertion applied. But what truly matters is no matter how much of a grinder it was, you still made the lift. That is all the solace and consolation a powerlifter truly needs. A big thanks to you Mark from India!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S.: Please bring Starting Strength to India. Desperately needed here

Love that ending. Nice editing.

Who is the guy with baseball cap? The blue shirt is Austin Baraki.. Correct?

where can i buy one of those charts??

Rip is such a cool guy!

I know Rip’s method for training the novice is the best because I have tried it, failed, tried again, failed, and am currently on my third try. I still find it preferential to any other strength program I can’t afford. Expert knowledge of one skill precludes expertise for any other. Rip is THE Master for Strength training. The fact he is so wrong about most other things should not be held against his mastery ❤️🤗

7:40 At this moment, Austin realises some real "broscience" is coming XDXD

Hey Rip, can you provide some sources to read up on climate change? Textbooks? Good scientific journals? Hell, a link to where you got that poster?

He is right about one thing, "thousands of climate scientists" is not data. In fact, it's a combination of argumentum ad populum and appeal to authority. In other words, appealing to the authority of popular opinion within the scientific community. It's logical fallacy in debate. I have no comment on whether he's right or not about man made climate change btw.

So much more respect for Rip.

Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum and Dr. Austin Baraki from Barbell Medicine (Starting Strength coaches as well, still, I think?) have late novices / early intermediates with a few months of training experience jump on their intermediate program ('The Bridge'), which is solely based on the RPE scale without using any percentages. Does that make their program suboptimal for an early intermediate (I am one) then? They're also saying the Texas Method is pretty much crap, even if set up as a 4 day version with 2 upper/2 lower days as described in PPST (3rd ed.) which fixes a lot of the issues people have with stock TM (not enough pulling volume, not enough upper body volume etc.) I don't know what to believe any more actually :D

I love Starting strength but got bummed out by rips opinion on global warming. did he even suggested that saturated fat does not cause cholesterol or heart problems? I think we need to consider what scientific consensus means and does.

The contrarian that is Rip brings up some great points. RPE is very useful, but only if you're honest and you have some safeguards in place. Rip's theatricality aside, you'll think some.

Good observation on the RPE training.

3 mm a century huh? Tell that to the people in Florida where parts of the state are flooding from sea level rise..

Alan Thrall i SEYOU MR !!!!

I own many books by Rip and like his content and attitude. Him discussing politics is harmful to his reputation. Why bring it up in this forum? It is not conducive to strength training.

General, scientist and coach.

Dang I need that chart

that's not entirely true, there are still light infantry units

Why would you do a video about RPE and never once mention what RPE is? What the hell is RPE? What the hell are you talking about?

Rip's a climate change expert, lol

Alan Thrall is a damn viking

well if your in the Marines I guess you could just drive all day and lift all day and get a 450 deadlift and then go push through a town forever without getting tired.... mark go to the Marine corps fitness hq and talk so boldly

Coach Rip - not only have you provided the only physical improvement model based on reality - you apply your no nonsense approach to rest of life. Including the current sacred cow of agw. Your humor is always appreciated.

Alan thrall! Nice

01:19 This very moment, Austin knew that he needs to go away!

The video ends at 7:31

hey I see Alan THrall in the audience

RPE? Not in my backyard!!!

Even if our carbon emissions aren't changing the climate ask yourself this. Do you want to breathe in all that crap? That's why reducing our carbon footprint is important.

Dude's a 60 something GOP voter from TEXAS of all places. The fuck did you expect his position on climate change to be? haha Ironically this problem is also going to be solved by attrition as Rip calls it.

0bama just bought Ocean front property in Martha’s Vineyard:)

For folks interested in a meaningful discussion of the climate topic and an impressive breakdown for the various economic impacts to the US over the next few decades, check out riskybusiness.org/. It's detailed, but accessible to non-scientists and has a very nice bibliography, so folks can track down sources.

Alan my man!!!!!

“Train untaaamed...”

RPE is for how many reps before failure mo re than how much pain youre in...

Saying you are at least 8 out of 10 pain is perfectly rational as if you call it a 4 out of 10, your doctor won't think your issue is serious.

I heard that voice like "Alan?" *looks around class, sees huge fucking beard*

It's a pity that Rip uses his platform to spread anti-science, climate denial nonsense. It risks ruining his credibility on the training issues where he is actually correct.

The scary part about the climate change thing is most of the general public will just believe what the majority of scientists say with absolutely no knowledge of the methods that were used to find the data and whether or not they're valid. To put the utmost faith in these people with no desire to hold them accountable or take them to task to make sure they're right is the very definition of naive. It's no different than how Rip says most people see how professional athletes train and just assume that's the best way to become an athlete.

oh shit hey alan thrall

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4 years to get a decent P in rpe? Darn. 2,5 years at least to learn.

Matt Reynolds won't stop fidgeting during the climate debate because he feels awkward AF up there. I'd probably pull a Baraki and just go "get some coffee."

When I passed kidney stone I guaranfuckingtee you that was a 10.

Did Mark fucking Rippetoe just deny climate change

Alan thrallllllll

My man you got me on climate change! Nice way of thinking.

Re climate: Note that atmosphere is already virtually opaque at IR. Can't retain more than 100% of the IR. Adding more CO2 should spur plant growth tho.

Mark just lost 90% of his credibility to me. Someone claiming that there is "no evidence" for CO2 influencing global warming has proven to me that he has a habit of bending scientifical evidence to match his personal opinion or agenda. Someone like that cannot authentically claim to base his practices around the objective scientifical evidence. Unsubscribed.

Starting Strength needs to be protected from Rip. Who ever makes these videos should do some heavy handed editing when ever Rip ventures outside the topic of strenght training. Seriously Rip just sounded like some demented old drunk with his conspiracy theories.

Rip I love ya, can we stay on topic?

3:50 watch Austin’s foot. Control your leakers, people.

yikes

The guy lives in west texas so he probably wouldn't notice if the rest of the world turned into a stone dry wasteland

Anybody who 'doesn't believe' in global warming is an idiot who doesn't accept science. Likely thinks the Earth is flat. Probably 'doesn't believe' in evolution either. Mostly Trump suckers.

I don't know about y'all but I choose to ignore that climate rant so I can still trust what Rip has to say about lifting :)

Thank You Mark for shinning a different light on the climate change issue. oh and for helping me get stronger.

It may seem like a useless tangent, but Rip is attempting to teach these people how to think (e.g. - look at the data yourself). Also, he does have a geology degree, so he isn't completely talking out his ass.