Barbell Medicine Podcast

Lifting more weight doesn't always mean you've gotten stronger. In this foundational session, Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum and Dr. Austin Baraki introduce the Fitness-Fatigue Model to explain why "stalled" p...

6 Feb 21min

Can a simple one-second squeeze predict your risk of cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline, and all-cause mortality? Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum and Dr. Austin Baraki explore why grip strength has becom...

30 Jan 53min

Dr. Feigenbaum and Dr. Baraki walk through the clinical workup of a 24 year old male presented with persistent weakness in his foot following weight loss of 22 pounds in two weeks. What could've possi...

23 Jan 1h 3min

In this episode, Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum and Dr. Austin Baraki dissect the federal government’s 2026 Food Pyramid Reset and its radical shift in nutrition policy. They explore the history of industry lo...

16 Jan 1h 16min

Fiber is the most underutilized tool in human nutrition. While the internet is currently buzzing about the new food pyramid and debating processed foods versus beef tallow, most people are missing the...

13 Jan 2min

For decades, the health and fitness industry has blamed rising obesity rates on a lack of individual willpower and "poor choices." However, a landmark lawsuit in San Francisco argues that the modern f...

8 Jan 1h 2min

A 23-year-old soldier presents with hypertensive urgency and acute kidney injury. He thought he was doing everything right for his health—so what caused his system to fail? Dr. Feigenbaum and Dr. Bara...

1 Jan 57min

Biohackers and longevity clinics claim peptides are a side-effect-free sniper rifle for fat loss and injury recovery, but the reality is often buried in failed clinical trials and regulatory bans. Man...

26 Des 20251h 21min