Make some gains with Drs. Feigenbaum (@Jordan_theCoach) & Baraki (@AustinBaraki) of Barbell Medicine as we delve into the topic of sarcopenia! Together we’ll learn what exactly is sarcopenia, how it is diagnosed, and explore approaches to both management and counseling including: exercise prescriptions,  recommendations for protein intake, and even how to treat patients with multiple comorbidities. Show Notes | Subscribe | Spotify | Schwag! | Top Picks | Mailing List | thecurbsiders@gmail.com Credits Written and Produced by:  Cyrus Askin MD Infographic: Cyrus Askin MD, Hannah Abrams Cover Art: Dr. Kate Grant MBChB DipGUMed Hosts: Stuart Brigham MD; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP    Editors: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com Guests: Jordan Feigenbaum MD; Austin Baraki MD Check Out our friends at Barbell Medicine! Learn more about Barbell Medicine through their website at www.barbellmedicine.com or their YouTube channel - Barbell Medicine. They also have their own Podcast, The Barbell Medicine Podcast and can be found on Instagram: @barbell_medicine, Twitter via @BarbellMedicine. Drs. Feigenbaum and Baraki can be found on instagram via Jordan_BarbellMedicine & Austin_BarbellMedicine. They can also be found on Twitter via @AustinBaraki, @Jordan_theCoach. Time Stamps 00:00 Intro, disclaimer, guest bio 03:20 Guest one-liners; Picks of the Week*: Explain Pain (book) and Explain Pain Super Charged; Range Why Generalists Triumph in a Subspecialized World (book) by David Epstein; The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance (book); The Mind’s Eye (book) by Oliver Sacks; The Predator High Five (Gif); The Bacterionomicon 08:50 How Austin and Jordan got into coaching, fitness and lifestyle medicine 14:30 Case of chronic pain, lack of exercise and loss of muscle mass; Defining sarcopenia, cachexia, frailty 22:30 How to diagnose sarcopenia -measures of physical performance (Repeat Chair Sit to Stand; Timed Get Up and Go Test; Gait Speed); DXA scans; The SARC-F questionnaire; Serum Creatinine 33:30 Anabolic resistance; Sarcopenic obesity and Osteosarcopenic obesity 37:00 How to counsel patients about physical activity 40:00 The 10,000 step thing is based on marketing, not evidence 41:30 How to sell exercise to patients with comorbidities; Barriers to and safety of resistance training 49:39 Finding a physical trainer 53:18 Dietary protein intake recommendations 61:33 What kind of results might patients expect 65:55 Take home points 68:11 Plugs: Barbell Medicine podcast, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter 69:15 Outro and a pun *The Curbsiders participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising commissions by linking to Amazon. Simply put, if you click on my Amazon.com links and buy something we earn a (very) small commission, yet you don’t pay any extra. Goal By the end of this episode, listeners will be familiar with sarcopenia as an important clinical entity, the risk factors for sarcopenia, how to assess a potential sacropenic patient and how to provide treatment and counsel towards preventing or reversing sarcopenia.  Learning objectives After listening to this episode listeners will…   Appreciate the clinical relevance/importance of sarcopenia Know who is at risk for sarcopenia and how to screen them Master the most recent exercise and nutrition recommendations for adults Be familiar with motivational interviewing techniques to help promote diet and exercise changes to combat sarcopenia Disclosures Dr. Feigenbaum is the owner of Barbell Medicine LLC which provides free, paid and retail content to include strength/nutrition coaching, strength/nutrition seminars, shirts, training gear and protein / pre-work out supplements. Dr. Baraki works part-time for Barbell Medicine LLC as a writer and coach for which he is paid. He does not receive any proceeds from the sale