RX'D Radio E625: Stop Calling Them "Special Populations": How to Actually Coach Women and Older Lifters
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Dec 3, 2025 Shallow and Jiunta challenge the label of 'special populations' for women and older adults, advocating for tailored training based on individual needs. They discuss how women may tolerate higher training volumes and the importance of assessing mobility and structural factors over gender. Highlighting skill and injury histories for older clients, they stress addressing cognitive declines and sensory deficits. Throughout the conversation, they emphasize that effective coaching is versatile, focusing on unique goals rather than niche specializations.
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Nicotine Stories And Gym Injections
- Jordan Jiunta recounts early nicotine exposure via chewing tobacco causing nausea and addiction risk.
- Dr Jordan Shallow jokes about injecting nicotine and recalls seeing gym locker-room injections abroad.
Beirut Locker-Room Injection Memory
- Dr Jordan Shallow recalls seeing someone inject ephedrine in a Beirut gym locker room.
- He assumed the person wouldn't survive long after that behavior.
Women Are Humans, Not A Separate Species
- Women are not "special population"; treat them as humans with size and structure variations.
- Expect relatively lower upper-body peak strength but similar lower-body capacity when size is standardized.