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Mark Rippetoe (born February 12, 1956) is an American strength training coach and author. He has published a number of books and peer-reviewed articles. He has a BSc in Geology with a minor in Anthropology, but no degree in exercise science. He has several decades of experience as a strength coach, is a former powerlifter,〔Craig Rasmussen, (Texas BBQ: Talking Shop with Mark Rippetoe ), (EliteFTS ).〕 and a current gym owner.〔(Wichita Falls Athletic Club ), (Staff ). ''The Wichita Falls Athletic Club is a gym owned and operated by Mark Rippetoe''.〕 He was a part of the charter group of individuals to receive the CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) certification when it was first offered by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, in 1985.〔 He formally relinquished the credential in 2009. He was formerly associated with the CrossFit community as a subject matter expert in barbell training.〔Myles Kantor, (A New Sport of Strength: An Interview with Mark Rippetoe on the CrossFit Total ), 2007.〕 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.〔(Starting Strength Seminars )〕〔Joey, CCT, (Basically Barbells: The CrossFit Basic Barbell Certification Seminar ), 2006.〕 After purchasing rights from Kilgore, he expanded this course into a three-day ''Starting Strength Seminar'' produced through the Aasgaard Company in 2010.〔〔The Aasgard Company, (Starting Strength Seminars )〕 Rippetoe ended his formal association with the organization in 2009 due to personal and ideological differences.〔(CrossFit: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly )〕 He is also known for his particularly brash teaching style and humor, prompting several online compilations of his attributed quotations.〔Testosterone Nation, (Mark Rippetoe Quotes ).〕〔Rip QoTD (Coach Rip Quotes ).〕 ==Background== Rippetoe was born in Wichita Falls, Texas where he currently resides.〔〔Matt Reynolds, (In the Trenches - An Interview With Mark Rippetoe ).〕 He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Geology from Midwestern State University, where he met his mentor Bill Starr in 1979.〔 He competed in powerlifting from 1979 to 1988, winning the Greater Texas Classic in 1981.〔 He bought Anderson's Gym in 1984, which would later become the Wichita Falls Athletic Club.〔〔 He would later collaborate with Glenn Pendlay, international-level olympic lifting coach and Professor Lon Kilgore who established the USA Weightlifting Regional Development Center in Wichita Falls 〔 Over the next 30 years, he would use the gym to test and refine his training program that would maximize strength gains, ultimately resulting in the ''Starting Strength program''.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Rippetoe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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