Dr Jordan Feigenbaum is a medical doctor, strength coach, elite powerlifter, and founder of Barbell Medicine and joins me to break down the evidence about:
Why the narrative about losing muscle mass while using GLP-1 agonist and similar weight loss drugs may be more misleading than you believe
Why GLP-1 agonist drugs may be even better than diet alone for liver fat, even when equated for resistance training
Is overtraining real
What may really be going on instead of overtraining
Why recognizing that overtraining is mostly presented as a boogeyman helps trainees
The problem with moral narratives around weight loss drugs
Where weight loss drug resistance comes from with fitness professionals
Is there any evidence that weight loss drugs cause bone loss independent of calorie restriction
What Jordan means with the statement: “The window for building bone density closes while most women are being told to do pilates”
Is there a relationship between form and injury risk
The problem with defining what “bad form” is
And much more
Instagram: @jordan_barbellmedicine
CHAPTERS
00:58 Is Overtraining Real
04:56 Training Load Limits
07:11 Exercise Boogeymen
08:20 Protein Talk Backlash
10:24 Obesity Muscle Myth
13:12 GLP-1s Net Benefit
14:52 Lean Mass Loss Explained
21:50 Resistance Training Add-On
25:26 Beyond Lifestyle Purism
29:09 Future Muscle Drugs
30:06 GLP-1 Morality Debate
32:09 Recreational GLP-1 Risks
36:10 Bone Density Reality Check
36:53 Lift More Trial Breakdown
43:41 Form Versus Injury Risk
48:22 Load Management Heuristics
51:57 REP Technique Model
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