Started lifting at 148, I'm 6'1''. I remember hearing advice that bulking was bad and it took me a long time to shake that. Still only 190 lbs, but I've come a LONG way.

Appreciate this. Over-40 overweight (5'10", 225) detrained early novice who needed some nuance amongst all the internet dogma. I was super focused on technique for a couple of months, but the lifts are starting to groove and I'm tired of carrying Quato around. This discussion helped me think maybe I can play with dialing back the calories some and still progress on the NLP with modest weight loss even if it's a little slower.

If Barbell Medicine starts a medical school, I'm going to try and transfer ASAP

Black by Pearl Jam is a hell of a song, great pick Jordan. Austin's selection reminded me of when Mo Money Mo Problems came on at the gym and I said this takes me back to high school and one of my training partners said it was out before he was born...instantly old.

I see the time stamps, thanks!

I'm also doing a "meat" prep, bacon, sausage, steak

My question: Regarding nutrition, strength, and body composition, what is the minimum amount of tracking/monitoring required in your opinion? I would say 99% of the general population does not need to track macros or even calories. Would tracking one's strength numbers and body weight on a weekly basis be enough to maintain health, increase strength (not necessarily increase muscle mass greatly), and lose body fat (if necessary)? Thank you for your excellent work Dr. Feigenbaum and Dr. Baraki.

I just want to say thank you guys for answering the questions in this podcast

Please never stop doing this.

ily for making these video's

Black was a great answer. Also really wish you guys would do a deeper dive into some of those one off scenarios like training and dieting with type 1 diabetes and being slightly overweight at a novice level.

not upset at all at Pearl Jam's "Black". One of the best songs of the 90's for sure and the best break-up song of all time.

Nice video. Very informative Was missing some tips for after the LP phase for a while.

looking forward to the Barbell Medicine School of Barbell Medicine

I'm 5'10 and after 7 years of only running I was grade 3 lacking gains, but I've put on 25 lbs since then 😄

Dat's a lotta shoes, Dr. Imelda Marcos Feigenbaum.

Dam dude I’m 5’10 140 I have videos of myself on my channel I feel underweight but to hear it called out like this kinda puts it in perspective

This is my first youtube comment, and I want to be a student at barbell medical school.

If you've been training a number of years and not a novice but underweight according to the gainzzz scale is it worth running LP again and gaining weight? I.e. I'm 5ft 9 170lbs squat 320 for 5 deadlift 415x5 and bench 200 for 5

Jordan (or Austin) I am LITERALLY your perfect example of the 5'10 185 lb white male with a 40"+ waist (40.5 in). What, other than the LP would you invite me to do (sorry I started typing before you answered it) Just to recap, calories = maintenance, alter my macros to 1g per lb Bodyweight protein and carbs and fill in for the rest of calories with fats. Do the LP and enjoy my gains?

Would appreciate your insight on this issue. I am a 6 foot male, 190 lbs. On NLP trying to gain a pound a week. Historically, I know I have not eaten enough. Probably averaged 120g of protein and 2,000 calories per day while being active (CrossFit 3-4 times per week). Even with this deficit for a long time, my body stayed at roughly 20% body fat. I am concerned that being at a caloric deficit for years is going to cause with my body properly adding weight with a surplus and eventually losing weight with a deficit. With going up to 3,000 calories and 200g of protein, I am barely gaining weight (showing me this is closer to my TDEE). Have you had experience with chronic undereaters who still retained a decent percentage of body fat?

How do I scale this up? I’m 6’3 225lbs squat 260, DL 295 Bench 210, press 115, still adding 5lbs no problem. I started 2.5 months ago at 205 lbs BW. I’ve gained a significant amount of muscle but I already had a dadbod belly when I started and it’s grown slightly. The recommendations are always for 5’7” what does that mean for a tall guy?

Whew I’m 5’9” 141 lb. I have some work to do lol. Been on LP for one month. How does frame size come into play when talking about being “underweight”? My wrists are only 6.5” around and my waist is 32.25” Keep titrating the nuance. You guys are awesome.

Rocking the SAFD shirt! 👍

Excellent !

I love both Hypnotize and Black.

Dang, another hot mixtape!

Hey Dr. F, what do you think about "slow carb" as a diet for bodybuilding/strength? It has helped me clean up my diet in the past, but almost always resulted in weight loss. My body seems to respond better to lower carb, though would probably keep peri-workout fast carbs in the plan. What are your thoughts? Love your work, thanks.

Hi Jordan, you an Austin often a talk about misdiagnosing stalling on linear progression and people transitioning to a intermediate program to early. I believe I've probably done this. I moved from LP about 3 months ago when my squat got stuck at 100 Kg and deadlift at 115kg (I'm 31 years old, 73 kg and 175cm). I moved to 531 (which i know you don't like) and feel I have a little bit of progress. I realise my stalling is due inadequate recovery resources, I've been studying for my anaesthesia primary exam which I've now passed, not eaten enough, and not gaining weight (I've been hesitant to gain to much weight too fast as I come from a pretty heavy family and worked hard through my 20s to not go the same way). So my question is - If you've come off LP to soon do you go back as if so from where?

So I'm a novice, 6', 210. Therefore, it sounds like I should be eating either at maintenance or perhaps half a pound a week at most while doing the novice LP? Does it also make sense to eat slightly more on workout days, like say 200 calories extra, than I do on rest days?

I have a very stupid question that you guys may have already answered. If I cannot gain muscle when cutting, how can I get strong? I mean, which adaptations are happening to the muscles when I am getting strong that does not relate/imply muscle grow (in the sense of hypertrophy). Are those adaptations purely happening on tendon tissues, nerves, specific fibers of muscles? If you have answered this question please indicate where is it. I also would be pleased if you could guide me to a source material (that is available online if possible) from where I could learn more about it. Thank you very much!

I'm ready to start barbell medical school

So I get the “juice isn’t worth the squeeze” argument in general terms, but I suppose I’m still not crystal clear on why it’s not something you can just take care of later. Is it really that risky to milk LP just for a few months and then stop? Is there just no effective remedial work you can do once you’ve exhausted LP?

I'm 31. 6.5, 227lb. Waist round navel is 41inch. On LP. Should I lose weight? Squat 122.5 for 5. Bench 77.5 for 5. Press 55kg for 5. Deadlift 120kg for 5.

I would go to that school u guys were talking about

Is 5’11 80kg with about 15-17% bodyfat skinny by SS standards? Im unsure of whether to do GOMAD or if not a gallon maybe 2L. Age is 15 if that matters.

Ok....Austin mentioned his elbows bothered him. I've been doing linear progressive strength work for the past year or so, eating a ton of nutrient-dense food, plenty of calories, about a 1/2 GOMAD, yada yada. The stronger I get, the more elbow pain I've been getting. Is this just the nature of the beast? I mean, is this ignorable pain? I'll back off for a week or so every now and again, but the pain eventually comes back when I start lifting heavy again.I'm 6'3", 210lbs, if that has any significance.

Is the 40" waist criteria for all heights or just your 5'10" example?

hey Jordan according to this GainzZz Scale what about a 5 foot 6, where should I be?

maybe one day you'll have a client who's willing to donate you enough money for a medical school. I'd apply for the school for sure!

What are Dr.Baraki's plans on getting that elbow issue he spoke about at the beggining better? Any chance to hear about that? Thanks for the good stuff as usual!

when y'all shipping gainz rx to Australia ?

how do you guys feel about non conventional lifts, like Jefferson deads, trap bar deads, zercher squats. You can load heavier on some of these lifts compared to conventional lifts. Under a starting strength regime ofcourse.

Will we see any seminars in Canada or northern Maine?

Can I please be in the barbell medicine medical school? It's actually not a bad idea

19:00 people with high test have slow twitch dominance actually. I got you Feigenbaum

how do skinny fat people over 40? eating is right, but fat distribution is wacked. and tests say hormones are normal ? Thanks for the video.

Up to X amount of months is the end of the SS novice linear progression. What if one surpasses that time, but doesnt adhere to 3 days a week consistently. Maybe 2 months have 6 training sessions each. Will that change the amount of months in the novice stage? Since the length of adaptation is the same? Or is the stress (or lack thereof) the deciding factor on time spent in the novice stage?

What are the disadvantages of having wide hips?

So 6’ male should weight around 220?

Really surprised me to hear Austin say he tracked weight daily - wouldn't daily fluctuations give a much more inaccurate picture than, say, either a weekly reading or a weekly average from those days? Can you really say based off a reading at the end of the day that you didn't eat enough and need to smash a bit before bed? Would just taking a dump before the reading change it too much to be reliable to that degree? Thanks.

So do you guys not want to gain any more weight at all?

Yep, Black by Pearl Jam.

Will we see any seminars in Syria or Iraq?

I see those miadidas ultra boosts 🔥

At 5’10 240 you should lose weight. Rippetoe has left the chat.

how tall are you guys?

They eventually didn't answer the sub-question(s) re: conditioning, did they?

Black by Pear jam lol. Jordan confirmed EMO.

a plaid crayon haha

Green is not a creative color.

Trainers (sneakers for you Americans) for days lol

if i was a girl id be jordans boyfriend... wait what??

Feigenbaum likes Pearl Jam, unsubscribed!!!

Ugh you guys are mistaken about what constitutes being "underweight" for strength training. For me to weigh 180 lbs at 5'8 for example I would be clinically obese with a BMI of 27 lol and I know plenty of guys that can make gains being very lean at very low bodyweights. Also in an earlier podcast you guys made the extraordinary claim that you can't lose weight and build muscle simultaneously or do a bodyrecomposition unless you are an absolute novice or very overweight. This is simply not true as it has been shown in literally over dozen studies to be possible. You guys should check out Menno Henselman's article on the topic bayesianbodybuilding.com/gain-muscle-and-lose-fat-at-the-same-time/ . The tl;dr of the article is that nutrients are partitioned independently in the body towards gaining muscle and losing fat and that your body can liberate fat stores from your body towards building muscle even if on the net balance you are under a calorie deficit and even elite level gymnasts have been able to lose fat and gain muscle simultaneously while training 4 hours a day and consuming 1800 kcal ketogenic diets.