Barbell Medicine's Influence: Changing Minds in the Fitness Industry

Hi Drs,

Love the new page! The design looks fantastic. Naturally, I managed to forget to respond to one of your warning emails and had to re-register. Classic me. :slight_smile:

A couple of years ago, there were quite a few discussions about Stan Efferding’s work—Vertical Diet, 10-Minute Walks, scientific training principles, and so on. As I recall, you were the one who meticulously debugged all of it. Interestingly, I recently stumbled across two of Stan’s podcast appearances, and it seems he has shifted his perspective on a lot of those topics—and he’s been refreshingly open about it.

What stood out to me even more was his explicit acknowledgment of the excellent work done by Barbell Medicine in promoting science-based approaches. The best part? He recounted trying to convince a certain stubborn gentleman from Texas (not the second most handsome doctor in the U.S., if you need a hint) that progression shouldn’t be forced by simply adding weight to the bar. Instead, he emphasized that adding weight should be a natural outcome of the adaptations driven by training. He even pointed out that just because you added weight to the bar it doesn’t necessarily mean you have become stronger when the set simply feels harder. It might simply mean more fatigue, which comes with its own costs.

I just wanted to share this with you to show that your ideas aren’t just resonating with us “ordinary” trainees—they’re also starting to influence some of the longstanding figures in the industry.

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This lifts my spirits. Thank you so much for sharing (and registering again)!

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Do you happen to know what podcast Stan talked about this in? I wouldnt mind checking it out if possible.

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