About this episode

Philip Pape discusses the reactions to his social media post about GLP-1s and resistance training, emphasizing the importance of clear communication.

Am I mansplaining to the "fat folks" on social media and stripping away their bodily autonomy? It all started with a Threads post about GLP-1s and lifting weights. Apparently, people hear the same facts in totally different ways (if they want to hear them at all). In this bonus episode, I share a comment on a viral post about lean mass loss in the GLP-1 weight loss research, a positive message on resistance training that wasn't taken that way, and why clearer language matters online. If...

People in this episode

Host: Philip Pape

Topics covered

• social media
• body autonomy
• weight loss
• resistance training
• communication

Keywords

• fat folks
• mansplaining
• lean mass loss
• weight loss research
• clear language

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GLP-1, Threads

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