Building Lifelong Athletes

Building Lifelong Athletes

The Building Lifelong Athletes Podcast has one simple goal... to help keep you active and healthy for life. Whether you are a competitive athlete, fitness enthusiast, or just a weekend warrior, this podcast will help you be at your best by delivering practical and actionable information. From cholesterol management to exercise programming, this podcast covers every topic any lifelong athlete needs to know about. Jordan Rennicke, MD is a dual board certified physician in Family and Sports Medicine, has worked with thousands of athletes from all walks of life, and has a passion for learning, teaching, and helping people achieve their goals.

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May 21, 2024 20 mins

There is a lot of advice on the internet about how to manage low back pain....and most of it is completely made up. The truth is that low back pain is a very tricky topic, but there are some overall principles that are evidence based that can help clinicians and patients alike help manage acute back pain flares. In this video I go through the Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standards from Australia, which is a fantastic, evidence based...

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Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) is by far and away one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints I see in my clinic, and not a week goes by where I don't see someone with it. In this podcast I talk all about what it is, how to diagnose it, and how to manage it as a primary care clinician.

CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - PFPS Overview 02:07 - How Is PFPS Defined? 03:03 - Anatomy 04:56 - Biomechanics 07:18 - Underlying Cause...

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A recent video came out talking about a subset of people who are lean and have very high LDL on low carbohydrate diets called "Lean Mass Hyper Responders (LMHR)." Today I walk you through that video, and want we can actually glean from this interesting study.

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CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Background 01:30 - Study Overview 04:18 - Results 05:20 - Limitations 07:18 - True Take...

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The biohacker community is quite polarizing. There are lots of controversial opinions, and little hard facts. Although there is plenty of good that comes from this community, it isn't without its problems. In this podcast I discuss a recent video from Peter Attia, MD and add my thoughts to the discussion. 

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A recent study came out that found microplastics in carotid plaques of patients, and the internet went bananas. Today, we are going to go through that article and talk about what the article does, and doesn’t show when it comes to plastics and heart disease. Let’s go!

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Did you see the headline that said intermittent fasting increases your risk of death from cardiovascular disease by 91%!?! Do you wonder where in the world that number came from? Well today in the podcast we will go through the research that lead to this sensationalist headline and I’ll let you know if you should really be worried or not.

 

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April 9, 2024 20 mins

Death is coming. I'm not here to try and scare you, but so far death is undefeated. So, our goal should be to live as healthy of a life as possible, for as long as possible. But how do we do that? Well, exercise can play a huge role in that. In this week’s podcast we will talk about how both strength and resistance training are critically important for mortality benefits, and explain how exercising might be the most important thing...

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Cancer. I bet even hearing that it strikes a feeling of uneasiness in you and I don’t blame you. However, we all know some one, or maybe you have been affected yourself by cancer, so there is unfortunately no hiding from it. As we learn more and more about cancer, we are learning that exercise can have big impacts on the prevention and prevention of cancer. Let’s dive into the details.

 

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Nobody wants to have weak bones as they age. It can lead to an increased risk of fractures, and overall makes you more fragile. But what if we could either prevent or slow down osteoporosis with exercise? Well that’s what we are going to dive into today.

 

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March 19, 2024 15 mins

You may have heard someone say that you shouldn't run because it will give you arthritis. Or that you shouldn't workout with arthritis because it might make it worse. Well, today I'm going to share with you the data on all things exercise and osteoarathritis.

 

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March 12, 2024 18 mins

One of the most important things you can do for your health is to control your blood sugars, and one of the most powerful tools that we have to do just that is exercise. In this episode we are going to dive a little deeper on how you can use exercise as a way to manage your blood sugars for the better. Let's go!

 

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With depression symptoms at an all time high, is there something better that we can offer our patients than just anti-depressants? Today we talk about how we can use exercise as medicine to help treat depression. Let's get into it!

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February 27, 2024 20 mins

Sleep. It seems like in our modern society we can never get enough sleep, and we know it is good for our health. However, most people tend to prioritize things like exercise instead of sleep, but is it possible that exercise can also help you sleep better?  In this episode we are going to dive a little deeper on how you can use exercise as a way to improve your sleep. Let’s go!

 

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February 20, 2024 19 mins

One of the most important things you can do for your health is to control your blood sugars, and one of the most powerful tools that we have to do just that is exercise. In this episode we are going to dive a little deeper on how you can use exercise as a way to manage your blood sugars for the better.

 

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February 13, 2024 18 mins

There's a really good chance that either you or somebody you know has been told that they have high cholesterol. Now the specific saying "high cholesterol" is a whole podcast in and of itself, but most people in my clinic want to know if there is anything they can do short of medications that might help lower their cholesterol. So today we are going to look at the evidence for using exercise to lower your cholesterol

 

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What if I told you that exercise could be just as effective at lowering your blood pressure than medicine can be? Does that seem a little far fetched? Well in today's podcast we are going to talk all about how effective exercise really can be for lowering your blood pressure!

 

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January 30, 2024 14 mins

What if I told you that exercise could be as potent as some medications? Would you believe me? Well in today's podcast we are going to talk all about the concept of exercise as medicine, and how we can think about using exercise as means to a healthier life.

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Most people, including myself, don't want to be on any medications. It's definitely not ideal, and can be fear inducing, but when should you seriously start considering taking a medication for a medical condition that you have? Well in this podcast I'll give you three  scenarios where I think it's reasonable to consider taking a medication.

I hope you find this helpful!

 

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Today I answer a few questions from the internet including: 1. Whether it is better to work out 6x per week or 3x per week

2. What's the deal with stretching?

3. Discuss a nuanced lipid clinical scenario

 

I hope you enjoy!

 

CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - Working out 6 vs 3x/week? 06:13 - What’s The Deal With Stretching? 14:11 - Lipid scenario 19:25 - Outro

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Do you want to know the one secret that everybody is keeping from you about how to live your most healthy life? You won't find this on youtube or instagram, and they won't tell you this because it will cost lots of people a ton of money. You ready for it? Well the secret is.... don't ever listen to someone who says there is one thing that will change your life. Let me explain how I approach looking for reliable information online, ...

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