Dr. Jordan Shallow: Taking Ownership Of Your Healthcare And The 3 Pillars Of Evidence Based Research
Barbell Shrugged
Doug Larson
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2019
⏱️ 102 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Jordan Shallow (@the_muscle_doc) is a chiropractor and a competitive powerlifter who champions getting movement right, from the outset. Jordan's patients range from world-class athletes to 9-5 weekend warriors. Understanding the needs of each individual and subsequent demand of each of their lifestyles is the cornerstone on which his clinical practice is built.
In this episode of Barbell Shrugged, we talk to Dr. Shallow about research clickbait, the 3 pillars of evidence based research, why he thinks the hip thrust is BS (@ Bret Contreras), taking ownership of your healthcare, why learning terrifies people, and much more.
Enjoy!
- Anders and Doug
Episode Breakdown:
⚡️0-10: Sliding into the DM's and the hip thrust vs. front squat controversy
⚡️11-20: Research clickbait, the 3 pillars of evidence-based research, and why Dr. Shallow thinks the hip thrust is B.S. (yes, he and Bret Contreras have talked)
⚡️21-30: Injury risk management, the problem with the T-bar row, and knowing why you're doing specific exercises
⚡️31-40: Knowing if you have a glute stability issue, accuracy vs.stability, and why the deadlift isn't functional
⚡️ 41-50: Dr. Shallow gets FIRED THE F*** UP about Joe Rogan and the problem with getting caught up in your own dogma
⚡️51-60: Personal responsibility in your health care, how to get stupid people to be self aware, and figuring out how to tell someone what the color blue looks like
⚡️61-70: Holding everyone to the standard of an elite athlete and what the book says vs. what you see in practice
⚡️71-80: The place for barbells and machines in a training programs and the importance of context
⚡️81-90: Breathing as a window into the autonomic nervous system, diet identity, and why learning terrifies people
⚡️91-98: Utilizing training to put you in a creative state and why learning how to learn opens the door to success
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| 0:00.0 | Truck family, we're back! Dr. Jordan shallow. I'm gonna call him the most |
| 0:04.8 | opinionated and most yoked chiropractor that exists on this planet. How to |
| 0:11.7 | blast? We're at Strong New York, at Solace New York, with Kenny Santucci, and if |
| 0:16.5 | you've been enjoying any and all of these shows over the last six weeks, there's |
| 0:21.9 | reason. One, dog and I. Two, Ashley Van Houghton, the Muscle Maven. She's been |
| 0:29.4 | killing it as a co-host so much so that now she's got her own show. It's |
| 0:34.8 | starting tomorrow. Muscle Maven Radio. I'm so excited because we've been friends |
| 0:39.0 | with Ashley since PaloFX last year in April and we've stayed in touch. She |
| 0:43.9 | takes killer back selfies, getting super yoked. She's got a lot of traps. She |
| 0:49.8 | lifts all the weights. She eats all the right foods. She lives the life and I'm |
| 0:54.5 | excited because she likes to talk and we like to talk and we like having a lot of |
| 0:58.2 | talkers on this network. This Thursday Muscle Maven Radio drops tomorrow and we |
| 1:06.0 | can't be more excited to have Ashley on the network. One to thank our sponsors |
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| 1:50.2 | time for that. We eat the meat because it makes it strong. Micro, |
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