Weights and Plates Podcast

Starting Strength Coach and Registered Dietitian Robert Santana shares his knowledge of all things diet, training, barbells, and more.

#97 - Barbells Work. Your Instagram Workout Doesn’t
Jun 13, 2025 – 46:21
#96 - The Secret To Looking Like You Lift
Apr 28, 2025 – 47:55
#95 - Getting Stronger Makes Everything Better
Mar 28, 2025 – 47:15
#94 - How To ACTUALLY Build Muscle | Hari Fafutis, SSC
Mar 15, 2025 – 01:04:29
#93 - Training Like An Athlete v.s. Recreational Lifters
Feb 28, 2025 – 01:38:02
#92 - The Globo Gym To Starting Strength
Feb 14, 2025 – 01:10:15
#91 - Truth About Upper Body Training
Jan 31, 2025 – 38:53
#90 - From Crossfit To Starting Strength Coach | Gretchen Geist SSC
Jan 17, 2025 – 52:52
#89 - New Year, New Goals: Removing Your Limitations
Jan 1, 2025 – 52:17
#88 - It's Time to Rethink Body Fat
Dec 18, 2024 – 01:26:37
#87 - Thanksgiving: Time to Gain or Restrain?
Nov 26, 2024 – 44:29
#86 - The Rep Before the Set: Don't Make The Biggest Setup Mistake
Nov 6, 2024 – 01:23:25
#85 - The Illusion of Safety
Oct 18, 2024 – 56:25
#84 - Why You Need to Understand Advanced Programming
Sep 30, 2024 – 55:55
#83 - The Risks of Weight Gain for Strength Training
Sep 13, 2024 – 01:06:42
#82 - Testosterone, TRT, and You
Aug 30, 2024 – 01:07:54
#81 - Strength Training for the Obese Trainee
Aug 16, 2024 – 56:56
#80 - Does Upper Body Really Need More Volume?
Jul 29, 2024 – 01:01:29
#79 - Barbell Burnout: Remembering Why We Do This
Jul 12, 2024 – 59:37
#78 - Are Your Goals Compatible With Your Lifestyle? Abs Don't Come Easy
Jun 21, 2024 – 01:04:18
#77 - YMMV: We're Not Powerlifters, And That's OK
Jun 7, 2024 – 55:56
#76 - Leaving Behind the Quitter's Mindset
May 17, 2024 – 50:09
#75 - Science Is Fake with Stef Bradford, PhD
May 3, 2024 – 01:59:40
#74 - Training and Diet for Women
Apr 15, 2024 – 01:17:26
#73 - Why You Missed a Rep: Four Questions to Ask
Mar 29, 2024 – 42:07
#72 - The SRA Cycle and Intermediate Programming
Mar 8, 2024 – 01:19:22
#71 - Programming After Novice: Making the Weight, and Your Technique, Go Up
Feb 23, 2024 – 56:41
#70 - No Fear, No Gain
Feb 12, 2024 – 01:08:04
#69 - We Command You to Grow! (With the Barbell)
Feb 11, 2024 – 01:17:46
#68 - The One Thing Your Training Is Missing: Consistency
Feb 10, 2024 – 01:11:33
#67 - Lessons Learned in 2023: Hypertrophy BS, Arm Training, Food Quality, & More
Feb 10, 2024 – 54:24
#66 - What Dogs Can Teach Us About Strength Training
Feb 10, 2024 – 01:00:48
#65 - Do You Need to Do High Rep Sets for Growth? Gross vs Fine Muscular Development
Nov 17, 2023 – 01:18:05
#64 - Reading vs Doing: Why You Can't Read Your Way to Strength and Good Training Habits
Nov 5, 2023 – 59:29
#63 - Diet Deloads: Stop the Non-Stop Dieting
Oct 20, 2023 – 53:36
#62 - Pain, Tweaks, and Injuries: How to Overcome Training Roadblocks
Sep 29, 2023 – 01:15:43
#61 - Lessons from the Old School Gym
Sep 16, 2023 – 36:04
#60 - The Non-Linear Progression
Sep 4, 2023 – 01:04:10
#59 - Women and Eating to Build Muscle Mass
Aug 21, 2023 – 01:08:18
#58 - Bulking, Part Deux
Aug 4, 2023 – 01:13:53
#57 - Why You Should Probably Be Bulking
Jul 23, 2023 – 01:08:22
#56 - Summer PSA: Change Your Environment
Jul 10, 2023 – 43:31
#55 - Does Technique Really Matter?
Jun 20, 2023 – 01:19:47
#54 - All About Abs, and Why You Don't Have Them
Jun 2, 2023 – 01:05:16
#53 - A Chat with Uncle Rip on Food, The Great Fat Lie, and The Obsession with Leanness
May 19, 2023 – 01:10:41
#52 - Intro to Strength Sports, and Why Training Isn't Competition
May 6, 2023 – 01:01:20
#51 - Supplements: Are There Any Worth Taking?
Apr 21, 2023 – 56:19
#50 - Stress, Fatigue, and the SRA Cycle
Apr 10, 2023 – 01:06:27
#49 - RPE and Autoregulation
Mar 24, 2023 – 58:05
#48 - Does Getting Stronger Make You a Better Runner? Client Interview with Liv Miller
Mar 7, 2023 – 01:02:10

Recent Reviews

IGotUTooed

Vey Good Mix of Info and Personalities

The info varies across nutrition, strength training, conditioning, and overall health. Although the basis of the training information is aligned to the Starting Strength method as they are both certified coaches, it reaches farther out than SS alone. Worth a listen and Robert and Trent complement each other’s style.
JennG8853

It’s ok

The info is fine, if you look them up on instagram, they’re clearly more strength focused guys so I wouldnt take their advice pertaining to bodybuilding but my boy! Stop cursing so much! A couple f words here and there but EVERY OTHER WORD? That’s crazy.
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Solid Lifting Podcast

I started listening a few months ago, just episode by episode. Love Rob and Trent’s direct honest style that doesn’t get too cute or confusing. They’re great at extracting opinions from guests without letting them ramble. Recommending to friends for sure!
CRAD_01

If you’re coming from Starting Strength or Barbell Medicine

This is the best podcast with the best information. I enjoy both Rip and BBM but Weights and Plates has taken seat #1 in my podcast rankings. Of course with any podcast I really enjoy, I wish they would release episodes more often.
Swift-footed Achilles

Keep it Up!

I’ve always liked hearing Santana’s podcasts on Starting Strength, Barbell Logic, etc. I’m really glad he has his own show. He kind of fills the nutrition gap lacking in SS. However, he doesn’t make it so complicated and nuanced (cough barbell medicine) that you get lost and don’t know where to go.
"Burbank speaking."

Linear progression of podcast quality

Congratulations to Santana and crew. The production values started and stay high, while the speakers comfort with being behind the microphone increases every episode. Content is fantastic, making the complex understandable (and usually funny!)
11981

Great info

Love the content. Looking forward to more!!!
tebriel

Great Content

Santana has long been a great source of diet information. Glad to see this podcast and looking forward to more episodes. Great so far!