Bonus Episode: Overcoming Plateaus, Running, DOMS, Ibuprofen and GainzZz, and More

Barbell Medicine Podcast

Barbell Medicine

Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Jordan hosts a live Q&A while watching Barbell Medicine coach Leah Lutz compete for (and win!) a bronze medal in Cape Town, South Africa This wide-ranging discussion covers common questions on programming, conditioning, and nutrition.

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Timestamps

(2:40) Q1: How do I know if my training stimulus is too low?
(5:30) Q2: Why is my heart rate 170+ at RPE 7-8 on runs?
(7:16) Q3: Should I treat accessory exercises as "hypertrophy work"?
(10:07) Q4: What's your advice for someone who struggles to adhere to conditioning?
(11:08) Q5: Should I increase volume for GPP or focus on intensity for powerlifting?
(14:48) Q6: When is the Gen 2 Powerbuilding 2 template coming out?
(17:23) Q7: My shoulder hurts. Will ibuprofen impact my results?
(18:16) Q8: How do I build "lean muscle"? I get "large" with heavy weights.
(20:18) Q9: I dislike bench press. Does the bar have to touch my chest?
(22:18) Q10: What are the benefits of floor presses?
(24:18) Q11: I'm 39 and stalling my lifts. Is it over?
(25:01) Q12: Is DOMS longer-lasting in pre-menopausal women?

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Jordan from Barbell Medicine.
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0:33.1	That's barbomedicin.com slash plus.
0:35.7	All right, thanks for your consideration.
0:37.4	On to the show.
0:42.3	All right.
0:43.4	I don't suspect many people are going to be awake right now.
0:45.9	It's 315 on the West Coast.
0:49.0	And Leah Lutz, veteran coach, our lovely Leah, is competing in Cape Town, South Africa.
0:55.2	So I got the live stream going.
0:57.6	And, yeah, this is what friends do.
0:59.8	You wake up at 3 a.m. and you watch your besties compete.
1:03.7	So she's already done our opening squat.
1:05.6	Opened 140 kilos, 308 pounds.
1:07.6	That was very, very easy.
1:09.3	We're targeting somewhere around 152 kilos for her third.
1:12.6	We'll see how her second goes. And yeah, my plan is to live stream each one of these things.
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