Mark Rippetoe

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Rippetoe
Occupation	Coach
Date Of Birth	Feb 12, 1956(1956-02-12)
Age	68
Birthplace	Wichita Falls
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Aquarius

Mark Rippetoe Biography

Mark Rippetoe is one of the most popular and richest Coach who was born on February 12, 1956 in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. Mark Rippetoe (born February 12 1956) is an American strength and conditioning coach as well as an author. He has written a variety of peer-reviewed books and articles. He has many years of training as a strength coach and an ex- powerlifter and is currently the owner of a gym at Wichita Falls, Texas.

As of March31, 2020 the Rippetoe’s Aasgard Company, which he co-owns alongside Stef Bradford is involved in the midst of litigation in a dispute with Matt Reynolds’ company, ReynoldsStrong. Matt Reynolds is a former Starting Strength Coach whose company was previously known as Starting Strength Online Coaching. It is now under the name of Barbell Logic Online Coaching.

He was previously involved to his CrossFit group as a subject matter expert on barbell training. He wrote numerous articles on training in The CrossFit Journal and created, along with Lon Kilgore the basic barbell Certification course that was offered from 2006 until 2009. After purchasing the rights from Kilgore and extending the course into a 3-day Starting Strength Seminar produced through The Aasgaard Company in 2010. Rippetoe was able to end his affiliation to CrossFit in 2009 due to personal and political disagreements.

Mark Rippetoe Net Worth

Mark Rippetoe is one of the richest Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Rippetoe 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Rippetoe was raised in Wichita Falls, Texas, in the city where he lives. He earned an undergraduate degree in petroleum geology at Midwestern State University, where he became acquainted with one of the instructors, Bill Starr in 1979. He participated in powerlifting from 1979 until 1988, and won in the Greater Texas Classic in 1981. He purchased Anderson’s Gym in 1984, which was later renamed known as the Wichita Falls Athletic Club. He worked together along with Glenn Pendlay, international-level Olympic lifting coach, and Lon Kilgore, who founded the USA Weightlifting Regional Development Center in Wichita Falls. In the following three decades, Kilgore employed the gym to evaluate and develop his training program that could maximize strength gains which eventually led to the Beginning Strength program.

He was part of the first group of people who received the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certificate when it first became given from the National Strength and Conditioning Association in 1985. He officially surrendered his certification in the year 2009.

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Who is Mark Rippetoe Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mark Rippetoe celebrates birthday on February 12 of every year.

Does Mark Rippetoe lift?

I was never a good lifter. I was 622 (squat), 396 (bench), and 633 (deadlift). People don’t pay me to lift weights. People pay me to teach them how to lift weights.

Why did rippetoe leave CrossFit?

I appeared opposite Mark Rippetoe, a former CrossFit subject matter expert in the barbell lifts, who left our organization a few years ago due to personal disagreements.

What are Mark Rippetoe's credentials?

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 later became the Wichita Falls Athletic Club.

How old is rippetoe?

66 years (February 12, 1956)