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.

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156 episodes
Updated July 7

Episodes156

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Apr 25, 2025 · 36 min
Top 5 Women's Fitness Myths
Drs. Karl and Spencer chat with return guest Dr. Lauren Semple about creatine, protein, cortisol, fasting exercise, and training in women.
Apr 11, 2025 · 25 min
GLP-1 and metabolism and depression
Drs. Karl and Spencer discuss a new study looking at tirzepatide and metabolic rate. They also discuss a patient case of tirzepatide induced anhedonia.
Mar 19, 2025 · 25 min
Do GLP-1 meds cause more fat cells?
Drs. Karl and Spencer discuss the claim that GLP-1 meds cause more fat cells.
Mar 11, 2025 · 23 min
Future of medicine - Direct Care
Drs. Karl and Spencer talk to Dr. Kenneth Qiu all about direct medical care - the future of medicine.
Feb 28, 2025 · 27 min
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.
Feb 17, 2025 · 25 min
The Super Bowl Hims and Hers Ad
Drs. Karl and Spencer discuss how bad the Hims and Hers ad was.
Feb 12, 2025 · 38 min
NAD and NMN with Dr. Charles Brenner
Drs. Karl and Spencer chat with NAD metabolism expert Dr. Charles Brenner all about these supposed longevity supplements.
Jan 28, 2025 · 45 min
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.
Jan 20, 2025 · 29 min
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.
Jan 10, 2025 · 31 min
The Ozempic Revolution - with Dr. Sowa
Drs. Karl and Spencer chat with Dr. Sowa about her book The Ozempic Revolution
Dec 23, 2024 · 40 min
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 topline results from REDEFINE which studied the new drug CagriSema.
Dec 18, 2024 · 30 min
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.
Dec 9, 2024 · 44 min
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.
Nov 25, 2024 · 1 hr 6 min
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.
Nov 20, 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
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 care.
Nov 14, 2024 · 44 min
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
Nov 1, 2024 · 53 min
Making America Healthy Again - Joe Rogan Podcast Review
Drs. Karl and Spencer invite Dr. Andrea Love back to the podcast to discuss a recent Joe Rogan podcast with Calley and Casey Means.
Oct 15, 2024 · 31 min
Cortisol 101
Drs. Karl and Spencer discuss all things cortisol and poke fun at the influencers who try to fear monger exercise due to cortisol increases.
Oct 2, 2024 · 22 min
New Healthcare Service
Drs. Karl and Spencer discuss their ideal healthcare delivery system.
Sep 16, 2024 · 40 min
Obesity medicine updates and Kardashian supplements
Drs. Karl and Spencer discuss BS supplements claiming to be like Ozempic along with discuss some new obesity drugs coming down the pipeline that were announced in phase 1 and 2 trials.

Docs Who Lift

Top 5 Women's Fitness Myths

GLP-1 and metabolism and depression

Do GLP-1 meds cause more fat cells?

Future of medicine - Direct Care

Tirzepatide and Muscle Loss with Dr. Grant Tinsley

The Super Bowl Hims and Hers Ad

NAD and NMN with Dr. Charles Brenner

The 60 Minutes Obesity Doctor - Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford

New Obesity Definition and Higher Wegovy Dose

The Ozempic Revolution - with Dr. Sowa

Microdosing GLP-1 and Cagrisema headlines

Changing your workouts based on your menstrual cycle

Zepbound vs Wegovy trial and compounded GLP-1s

Types of Diabetes, CGMs, and More

A new way of delivering healthcare - Direct Primary Care

1st longer term tirzepatide study (3 years)

Making America Healthy Again - Joe Rogan Podcast Review

Cortisol 101

New Healthcare Service

Obesity medicine updates and Kardashian supplements