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 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
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Types of Diabetes, CGMs, and More

    Drs. Karl and Spencer chat with Dr. Shivani Misra, a metabolic specialist physician researcher from the UK, all about the various forms of diabetes mellitus.

    Learn:

    • The types of diabetes mellitus
    • The monogenic forms (some what refer to as MODY)
    • The differences within type 2 diabetes
    • Whether CGMs (continuous glucose monitors) are useful
    • If low carb could help some

    Follow Dr. Misra on X/Twitter 

    25 November 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    A new way of delivering healthcare - Direct Primary Care

    Drs. Karl and Spencer chat with AtlasMD - Dr. Josh Umbehr all about making healthcare cheaper using direct primary care.

    Learn:

    • How cheap labs and and meds should be
    • How cutting out the middlemen can help healthcare and decrease costs

    Find AtlasMD here

    20 November 2024, 1:37 pm
  • 44 minutes 41 seconds
    1st longer term tirzepatide study (3 years)

    Drs. Karl and Spencer discuss the brand new 3 year study of tirzepatide in those with prediabetes along with a discussion on semaglutide treating osteoarthritis.

    Learn:

    • If people lose weight and keep it off with tirzepatide
    • How many people regain weight after stopping the medicine
    • Long-term side effects
    • If semaglutide helps with osteoarthritis

    Click here to read the tirzepatide study

    Click here to read the semaglutide study

    14 November 2024, 1:41 pm
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