Mark Rippetoe, Date of Birth

Mark Rippetoe

American strength coach

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1956

Profession: writer, powerlifter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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 several decades of experience as a strength coach, is a former powerlifter, and is currently a gym owner.He 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, 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.
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.
After purchasing rights from Kilgore, he expanded this course into a three-day Starting Strength Seminar produced through the Aasgaard Company in 2010.
Rippetoe ended his formal association with CrossFit in 2009 due to personal and ideological differences.He is also known for his particularly brash teaching style and humor, prompting several online compilations of his attributed quotations.
He is the second chair trumpet player in the brass band known as The Anarene Transit Authority.