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Lifting and longevity: is 1 hour a week really the limit? Plus GLP1s and mood, training with ME/CFS, and Protein vs. Calories
Episode 411
A popular paper claimed the longevity benefit of lifting disappears once you train more than an hour a week. It's a real paper, but the claim is a mi…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The FDA Voted for 6 Peptides. Its Own Scientists Said No
Episode 410
An FDA advisory committee just voted to open a legal compounding supply line for six of seven peptides, including BPC-157 and TB-500, over the object…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Gaining Weight | A Medical Mystery
Episode 409
A previously healthy 21-year-old shows up with seven months of headaches and 30-plus pounds of weight gain he can’t explain. He’s eating the same and…
3 months ago
The Protein Scaries: What the Research Says About Your Kidneys, Cancer, Bones, and Body Fat
Episode 407
Every couple of years a new headline warns that the protein you eat is quietly hurting you. This year the target is your kidneys. Before that it was …
3 months, 1 week ago
Is It Really Just Calories In, Calories Out? Metabolism, Insulin, Hormones and Why Counting Fails
Episode 406
Is weight loss really just Calories in, Calories out? The equation is true, but "just count your Calories" is bad advice for most people, and almost …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Is Obesity a Willpower Problem? The Biology of Weight, Diets, and GLP-1s
Episode 405
Obesity roughly tripled in about 60 years, and the genes didn't change in that time. So if body weight isn't a willpower problem, what is it? Dr. Jor…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Direct Line (Free): GLP-1 Muscle Loss and Creatine, Bulking vs Cutting, One-Hour Training, & Detraining
Episode 404
Once a month we answer Barbell Medicine Plus subscribers’ questions on the Direct Line. This is a free look at June’s episode. We start with GLP-1 dr…
4 months ago
Menopause Part 4: Training, Protein, Cortisol, Hormone Therapy, & Bone Density
Episode 403
Is there really a “menopause-specific” way to train, eat, and supplement — or is most of it marketing? In the finale of our 4-part menopause series, …
4 months, 1 week ago
Menopause Part 3: Body Composition, Bone, Brain, & the Fitness Changes (The Data vs the Influencers)
Most women in 2026 are told menopause affects everything, the weight, the belly fat, the bones, the heart, the brain, and that the fix is hormones, s…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Menopause, Part 2: The 2,000-Year-Old Lie About Women and Exercise
Episode 401
The story goes that hard exercise is risky for women, and that the idea is ancient. Both halves fall apart on contact. In this solo episode, Dr. Jord…
4 months, 4 weeks ago