Barbell Medicine podcast
Shares rank 33 of 42 podcasts by recommenders
People recommend it for evidence-based advice on health, fitness and longevity from two lifting physicians, with episodes that can be searched by topic.
People recommend it for evidence-based advice on health, fitness and longevity from two lifting physicians, with episodes that can be searched by topic.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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Other podcasts people recommend
The four most recommended other podcasts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| Dwarkesh Podcast | 29 | 8 | 78% | 9 | — | Approved |
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| Acquired podcast | 25 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Behind the Bastards podcast | 18 | 1 | 95% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Barbell Medicine podcastThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Best way to innoculate you against bullshit.”
“It is a good youtube channel by 2 lifting MDs”
“Nice, I just subscribed to their podcast.”
“Highly recommended to search their episodes for anything about health or fitness you've been curious about.”
“I'd check out the Barbell Medicine podcast episode on the health priorities they recommend patients focus on”
“They're extremely evidence based with a preference for measurable improvements in outcomes over hypothetical mechanisms.”
“has been my go to recommendation for what to prioritize for health and longevity”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.