Barbell Shrugged

I just listened to the episode about menopause and fitness with Dr. Abbie Smith-Ryan. I have weight trained for over 30 years, but I am realizing I definitely need to up my game with protein and also supplementation now that Im post menopausal. The entire episode was incredibly helpful and informative.

I listen to nearly ever show these guys put out. They’re fun, interesting, informative, knowledgeable, and have great camaraderie. I never feel like I’ve wasted my time listening. My only complaint is that the titles of the episodes lead me to believe that they are about to discuss some highly relevant topic in great detail. However, what general happens is that they start in on a topic and end up rabbit trailing on various aspects of it. Thereby only staying very surface. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still informative and interesting. They just don’t go as deep as I’d like. Especially on Physiology Fridays. Nonetheless, its good content put out by extremely knowledgeable professionals and I still enjoy it considerably. Would recommend.

Great to hear the excitement of living purposefully and in a healthy mindset. Getting older it’s vital to stay moving and limber. Listening to the kids episode I have some feedback about family dinners. You guys glaze over its importance ( or unimportance) and state that the kids don’t sit still or throw food or knock chairs over. I have three boys 2,4,5 and we have had family dinners since day one. I knew that with hard work and repetitive behavior the kids would learn to eat their foods in a calm setting and create good food choices. And it’s worked! They are used to seeing Whole Foods and eating together. While you state playing is more important your missing all the other lessons that eating together brings. Making wholesome food choices, paying attention, setting the table, conversing about your day, and not misbehaving at the table. As a nutrition professional I assure you that eating together will reinforce positive food choices in the long run. Thanks for your podcast and I look forward to hearing more!

As an open-minded, academically trained endocrinologist who aggressively promotes lifestyle changes to optimize hormonal health I was disappointed by the episode on menopause. There was enough misleading info in that episode that I won’t be recommending this podcast to my patients. Please avoid making sweeping statements about hormones and conventional medicine - it weakens the potential power of your intended message.