# Company Health Initiatives

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/company-health-initiatives/3440>\
**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [September 20, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/company-health-initiatives/3440 "2018-09-20T14:37:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![HulkFeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/53a042/32.png) [@HulkFeet](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/HulkFeet)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/company-health-initiatives/3440/1 "2018-09-20T14:37:02Z")

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I see a lot of companies trying to improve employee health through company health initiatives. Some of what I’ve seen is pretty generic, meaning they talk about working out 3-4 times a week for ~1hr each time, but most don’t get very specific.

Have you guys approached or been approached by any companies to present barbell based training to their companies as a better way to improve employee health?

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**Author:** ![Austin\_Baraki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/austin_baraki/32/1095_2.png) [@Austin\_Baraki](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Austin_Baraki)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/company-health-initiatives/3440/2 "2018-09-20T19:42:12Z")

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We have not.

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**Author:** ![rho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@rho](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/rho)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/company-health-initiatives/3440/3 "2018-09-21T13:17:10Z")

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If you were, how would you go about it?  
Would you accept the invitation and go give a lecture/seminar? Or would you decline?

In my experience, people working in an office do NOT want to lift heavy weights. It’s dangerous/for meatheads/unhealthy/… pick you favorite dumb reason not to lift weights …  
Running … now that’s (the) sport! …sigh…

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**Author:** ![moorejl57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@moorejl57](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/moorejl57)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/company-health-initiatives/3440/4 "2018-09-22T04:00:01Z")

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My company (HP) gives us access to a free onsite gym with a bunch of machines, cardio equipment and free weights. The one squat stand is minimalistic but does the job. The lady that manages the gym is a yoga instructor, so not a goldmine of lifting information. Its a good deal and if we had BBM curriculum included it would be even better.

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**Author:** ![HulkFeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/53a042/32.png) [@HulkFeet](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/HulkFeet)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/company-health-initiatives/3440/5 "2018-09-26T12:49:18Z")

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The last place I worked had an onsite gym you could use but no guidance on how to use it. It had a power rack and a wide assortment of dumbells and the usual cardio equipment. Most just did the treadmills or bikes.

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**Author:** ![quark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/5e9695/32.png) [@quark](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/quark)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/company-health-initiatives/3440/6 "2018-09-26T15:38:23Z")

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Interesting video on corporate wellness programs, selection bias and randomized controlled trials:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/barbellmedicine/original/2X/0/0aa79bd83492bc9b1bcbc091e3e54437261b981a.jpeg "Wellness Programs Don't Really Work") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtUYKGz1v-c)