Protein and Weight Loss: The Scientific Guide to Maximizing Fat Loss and Preserving Muscle
“Eat more protein!” This advice is shared everywhere and plastered all over social media. Trainers and even doctors tell us to eat more protein. Our …
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3 Reasons Why You’re Working Out But Gaining Weight
People start working out for all sorts of different reasons, but weight loss is one of the most common. Despite being billed as necessary for …
Lipoprotein A: Levels, Testing, and Treatment For Heart Disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death globally, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. Most people are aware of the major ways …
Collagen Protein: What It Is and Does It Work?
Collagen is the most common structural protein in the human body, making up about 25% of the body’s total protein content. Its primary role is …
How to Eat a Healthy Diet
Over a lifetime, the average human will consume enough energy to fly a Boeing 747 jet from Los Angeles to New York just over 50 …
Creatine: Benefits, Side Effects & Safe Consumption
Creatine is one of the most widely consumed dietary supplements globally, accounting for an estimated $520 million dollars-a-year market by 2024. [1] On top of …
Blood Pressure – Causes, Prevention & Treatment
Blood pressure is a key indicator of your health. This is why it is checked at every visit with a healthcare professional. Understanding this measurement …
Cholesterol Myths & Misconceptions
In our introduction to cholesterol article, we discussed the basics of cholesterol and blood test interpretation. We also covered the major factors that influence blood …
Cholesterol – Causes, Prevention & Treatment
Note: This was a 2-part series (Part 1 & 2) that we merged together. The concluding article (Part 3) can be found here: Cholesterol: Myths …
Collagen Protein and Tendinopathy
Collagen is a protein found in many tissues in animals and humans, ultimately making up about 30% of the entire body’s protein content. Di Lullo …
Barbell Medicine Guide to Protein
The word protein is derived from the Greek proteios meaning “primary” or “taking first place.” This is appropriate, as proteins are found everywhere in the …
The Science On CBD Oil For Health and Performance
Interest in cannabidiol – better known as CBD – has recently exploded in America, with an estimated 1 in 7 adults currently using a CBD-based …
The Science of Red Meat and Health
Meat is an important dietary component for much of the world, whereas the prevalence of veganism or vegetarianism varies widely in different countries. For example, …
Handling Hunger
If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, have ever missed a meal, or have even just driven by your favorite bakery…chances are you’ve experienced hunger. …
Nutrition Science, Part IV – Moving Forward: Improving the approach
It is important to note that the assumptions discussed in the last article are not arbitrary to the biomedical model, but legitimized through common sense …
Nutrition Science, Part III – The Awkward Fit: RCTs and Nutrition Science
In the second part of this article series we discussed the utility, limitations, and misconceptions related to the prospective cohort design for nutrition science. As …
Nutrition Science, Part II: The Prospective Cohort Design
In the first article in this series we discussed the history of nutrition science and traced its evolution alongside the biomedical model. We also introduced …
Nutrition Science, Part I: How Did We Get Here?
To anyone versed in biomedicine, the so-called “hierarchy of evidence” is well-established and unquestioned. The randomized ,double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (RCT) is considered the gold standard trial …
How To Measure Your Waist Circumference Correctly
If you’ve been paying attention to our latest podcasts, articles, Q/A’s, and other content then you’ve likely heard us discuss the importance of waist circumference …
Does YOUR Metabolism Change with Weight Loss?
Yes. Your metabolism changes when you lose weight. Some of these changes are good, e.g. decreased fasting blood sugar, improved cholesterol measures, decreased storage of …
From the Newsletter: A Word on Salt
If you’re reading this, please raise your hand if you’ve heard the phrase “Americans eat too much salt” or, alternatively, that we should “cut back …
Q/A with Dr. Baraki and Dr. Feigenbaum
Dr. Feigenbaum: Hey, welcome back to the Barbell Medicine Podcast. I’m Dr. Feigenbaum, I’m joined here with Dr. Baraki. This is another Q&A episode, and …
In the Open: Nutrition Strategy for 17.2
Week number 2 is here and guess what….more dumbbells! Great! Let’s get into it: The Workout: Duration: 12 minutes Like last week, this has …
In the Open: Nutritional Strategies for 17.1
17.1 (<<<PDF available here) A brief introduction and then we can get right into this. I’m Jordan. I’m a lifter, a doctor, and I help people …
Transforming My Life, One Rep at a Time
By Leah Lutz Hardly a day goes by that someone doesn’t ask me about my new hobby, my new life, and my new confidence. My …
GainzZz™ in Clinical Practice Part IV
By Austin Baraki Sorry for the delay, folks! I’ve been busy graduating from medical school :). We’ve made it to the fourth, final, and most …
GainzZz™ in Clinical Practice Part II
By Austin Baraki In our first article we defined sarcopenia as a loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength. We discussed how disuse, poor nutrition, …
GainzZz™ in Clinical Practice: Part I
This article begins a multi-part series discussing the growing problem of sarcopenia in our aging population. We will discuss our current understanding of sarcopenia, ways …
Protein Slows Digestion? Nope.
By Jordan Feigenbaum MS, Starting Strength Staff, CSCS, HFS, USAW Club Coach In response to this gem of an article. I answered this on the …
7 Rules to Optimize Protein Intake
By Jordan Feigenbaum MS, CSCS, Starting Strength Staff, USAW CC, HFS In general, I am not a fan of rules, dogma, or rigid guidelines. That …
Top 10 Mistakes People Following Starting Strength Make
By Jordan Feigenbaum MD, MS, Starting Strength Staff 1) Not reading the book Seriously, most people who are doing “Starting Strength Novice Progression” have never …
Booze and Barbells Part II
By Jordan Feigenbaum MS, Starting Strength Staff, CSCS, HFS, USAW CC In case you missed part one of this three part series, click here. In …
Booze and Barbells Part 1
By Jordan Feigenbaum MS, CSCS, HFS, USAW CC, Starting Strength Staff One of the most common questions I get with regards to nutrition and/or training …
Dialing in the Training: Three Case Studies
Jordan Feigenbaum MS, CSCS, HFS, USAW CC, Starting Strength Staff When it comes to dialing in the training there are numerous valid approaches that will …
The Nutrition Continuum
By Jordan Feigenbaum MS, Starting Strength Coach, CSCS, HFS, USAW CC Yea, it’s that time again Resolution Time! People will be thinking about, discussing, and …
To Be A Beast
By Jordan Feigenbaum MS, Starting Strength Staff, CSCS, HFS, USAW Club Coach Updated 01/26/2015: Finally, I have updated what has been the most viewed blog …
Hunger Games: Part One
Hunger Games: Part One By Jordan Feigenbaum MS, CSCS, HFS, USAW Club Coach In this multi-part series I hope to start unraveling the science behind …
Food….simplified
I’m gonna be frank, I love (and hate) food. I love all the tastes, culinary novelties, and the satiety provided by an epic meal. At …
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