Docs Who Lift

Docs Who Lift

Drs. Spencer and Karl Nadolsky talk about nutrition, medicine, and fitness through the lens of two physicians who lift weights. Both doctors are former NCAA division 1 wrestlers who have gone into medicine. Dr. Spencer Nadolsky is a board certified family physician specialized in obesity medicine and lipidology. Dr. Karl Nadolsky is a board certified endocrinologist also specialized in obesity medicine.

  • 25 minutes 52 seconds
    Do GLP-1 meds cause more fat cells?

    Drs. Karl and Spencer discuss the claim that GLP-1 meds cause more fat cells.

    Learn about if and how GLP-1 meds increase fat cells and what that means along with other claims about these medicine.

    Join Dr. Spencer's online clinic that specializes in GLP-1 medicines

    19 March 2025, 3:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 15 seconds
    Future of medicine - Direct Care

    Drs. Karl and Spencer talk to Dr. Kenneth Qiu all about direct medical care - the future of medicine.

    Learn about how bypassing insurance and creating a relationship directly with a doctor can improve your health and save money in the long run.

    Follow Dr. Qiu on Linked in

    See Dr. Spencer's direct care model with Vineyard

    11 March 2025, 4:57 pm
  • 27 minutes 44 seconds
    Tirzepatide and Muscle Loss with Dr. Grant Tinsley

    Drs. Karl and Spencer discuss with Dr. Grant Tinsley all about the new analysis of how much "lean mass" is lost with tirzepatide, the most powerful medicine available for weight loss.

    Learn:

    The difference between fat free mass and lean mass and lean soft tissue and muscle.

    If GLP-1 medicines cause muscle loss specifically

    How to minimize muscle loss when taking these medicines

    Our new study together.

    Click here for the tirzepatide paper

    Click here to see Dr. Grant Tinsely's Instagram

    Click here to join Vineyard

    28 February 2025, 5:53 pm
  • 25 minutes 5 seconds
    The Super Bowl Hims and Hers Ad

    Drs. Karl and Spencer discuss how bad the Hims and Hers ad was.

    From an outside perspective, the ad may have seemed good.

    But when you dig deeper, it was actually really bad.

    Listen to learn.

    Join Dr. Spencer's new online clinic - Vineyard.

    17 February 2025, 12:55 pm
  • 38 minutes 56 seconds
    NAD and NMN with Dr. Charles Brenner

    Drs. Karl and Spencer chat with NMN and NAD expert Dr. Charles Brenner all about these supposed longevity supplements.

    Learn about NAD metabolism

    Whether it's worth supplementing or not with NAD or NMN

    Follow Dr. Brenner on Twitter

    12 February 2025, 1:00 pm
  • 45 minutes 33 seconds
    The 60 Minutes Obesity Doctor - Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford

    Drs. Karl and Spencer chat with Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford all about obesity, genetics, and her appearance on 60 minutes.

    Does Dr. Sanford believe lifestyle doesn't matter for obesity?

    Find out by listening!

    Watch Dr. Stanford's 60 minute clip 

    Join Dr. Spencer's Obesity Clinic

    28 January 2025, 1:46 pm
  • 29 minutes 12 seconds
    New Obesity Definition and Higher Wegovy Dose

    Drs. Karl and Spencer chat about the new Lancet Commission's report on Clinical Obesity along with the new study on high dosed Wegovy. 

    Learn:

    How 7.2 mg of Wegovy (semaglutide) compares to 2.4 mg

    What the proposed definitions of clinical and preclinical obesity are

    Click here to join Dr. Spencer's new online clinic

    20 January 2025, 1:00 pm
  • 31 minutes 15 seconds
    The Ozempic Revolution - with Dr. Sowa

    Drs. Karl and Spencer chat with Dr. Sowa about her book The Ozempic Revolution.

    Learn:

    Why she wrote the book.

    The top 3 things to know when starting a GLP-1 medicine.

    Also hear the top criticism from Drs. Karl and Spencer. You will laugh.

    Click here to get the book

    If you're on a GLP-1 currently and want to switch to Dr. Spencer's new clinic, Click Here

    10 January 2025, 8:00 pm
  • 40 minutes 20 seconds
    Microdosing GLP-1 and Cagrisema headlines

    Drs. Karl and Spencer discuss the concept of "microdosing" GLP-1 receptor agonists along with talk about the new top line results from REDEFINE which studied the new drug CagriSema.

     

    23 December 2024, 8:38 pm
  • 30 minutes 7 seconds
    Changing your workouts based on your menstrual cycle

    Drs. Karl and Spencer chat with Dr. Lauren Colenso-Semple all about how the menstrual cycle and how it should affect your workout programming.

     

    Should you change your workouts around your menstrual cycle? 

    Find out by listening!

     

    Check out her instagram

    Read her paper on exercise and menstrual cycles

    Read her paper on protein synthesis throughout the menstrual cycle

    18 December 2024, 2:54 pm
  • 44 minutes 15 seconds
    Zepbound vs Wegovy trial and compounded GLP-1s

    Drs. Karl and Spencer discuss the topline results from Surmount 5 which put Zepbound (tirzepatide) against Wegovy (semaglutide) for weight loss. They also discuss some news around compounded GLP-1s.

    Learn:

    Weight loss and glycemic differences between tirzepatide and semaglutide

    What the FDA is thinking for compounded GLP-1s

    If you're not on Dr. Spencer's virtual clinic waitlist, click here

    9 December 2024, 4:19 pm
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