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Build Muscle, Great Posture & Resilience to Injury | Jeff Cavaliere

2026-05-25 Science & Technology
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Jeff Cavaliere, MSPT, CSCS, is a physical therapist and certified strength and conditioning specialist and one of the world's leading public educators on resistance training to build muscle size and strength, avoiding and overcoming injuries, and improving your posture and movement patterns (biomechanics). We discuss often-overlooked muscles and exercises that support decades of pain-free training and long-term progress. Jeff explains the best and most efficient ways to strengthen glutes, rotator cuff, neck, and foot muscles and connective tissues, and how to resolve back, hip, and other pain. We also cover the essentials of cardio, fat loss, and nutrition and how to make excellent and ongoing progress despite real-life training constraints. This episode is crucial for men and women as young as their teens, 20s, and 30s, all the way up to their 70s, 80s (and beyond) to be strong, mobile, and pain-free. Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/DFp36sN Andrew Huberman trains with Jeff Cavaliere Biceps and forearms: https://youtu.be/k-saqncIRUM The face pull: https://youtu.be/UMGpxwhsy_k Triceps: https://youtu.be/I15CbBVsErY Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman David: https://davidprotein.com/huberman Our Place: https://fromourplace.com/huberman Joovv: https://joovv.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman Huberman Lab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hubermanlab X: https://x.com/hubermanlab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hubermanlab TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hubermanlab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman Website: https://www.hubermanlab.com Newsletter: https://www.hubermanlab.com/newsletter Jeff Cavaliere Website: https://athleanx.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/athleanx Training Programs: https://athleanx.com/the-training/all-programs Articles: https://learn.athleanx.com/articles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athleanx ATHLEAN-X Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQAw-yoEUDeIYUexrGkdolQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/athleanx LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/athleanx Timestamps 00:00:00 Jeff Cavaliere 00:02:43 Lower Back, Back Pain 00:10:06 Tool: Exercises for Lower Back Pain & Strengthen Glutes 00:15:29 Sponsors: David & Our Place 00:18:05 Walking Exercises to Strengthen Glutes 00:23:23 Small Focused Exercises & Timing; Workout Soreness & Pain 00:27:08 Tools: “Old Man” Test, Functional Strength Tests 00:35:08 Sports, Movement Imbalance 00:40:57 Tool: Training Like An Athlete 00:46:44 Sponsor: AG1 00:48:28 Inner Elbow Pain, Tool: Grip Modification 00:54:21 Shoulder, Rotator Cuff Training, Tool: External Rotation Exercise 01:06:50 Tool: Neck Training; Women, Posture 01:15:20 Longevity, Strength & Agility; Pain & Construction Zone Analogy 01:19:50 Sponsor: Joovv 01:21:12 Cardio, Bike, Jumping Rope; Fat Loss: Zone 2 or HIIT? 01:29:27 Nutrition, Tools: Calorie Counting; Plate Method 01:40:18 Foot Stability, Tool: Foot Strength Test; Longevity 01:48:15 Sponsor: Function 01:49:53 Warm-Up Sets; Reps in Reserve or Train to Failure?; Work Sets 02:00:30 Training Frequency; Tool: Real-Life Constraints, Split the Splits 02:13:58 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter #hubermanlab #jeffcavaliere #athleanx Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer

Top Comments (10)

@Neuroshiftdaily 2026-05-25

The goal is not just to build muscle. It is to build a body that can keep showing up for decades. Real progress is strength, posture, resilience, and the discipline to train without destroying yourself.

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@Destinyofhearts 2026-05-26

Petition for a supplementary episode showing all aforementioned exercises for us visual learners; like the Stuart Millian one with sprinting!

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@RevelAndRepent 2026-05-25

Instant like. Both you guys have changed many lives over the years with amazing info

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@ThomasWilliamAU 2026-05-26

Great episode. Visual overlays/B-roll of the movements Jeff is describing would massively improve comprehension🏋🏽

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@hubermanlab 2026-05-25

Thank you for watching this episode with Jeff Cavalier. Please click the subscribe tab and then the "bell" icon to subscribe to our channel here on YouTube and get notified when new content is posted. And thank you for your interest in science! -- Andrew

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@Fromrightfield5808 2026-05-25

I commented the last time he was here. I’ll do it again. I have followed Jeff since high school. Over 12 years. Never let me down. Nothing but trust and respect! Thank you for having him back!

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@iFreeZe2011 2026-05-25

Jeff and Andrew is the best collab!

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@DougSmith-hl1vj 2026-05-27

Man oh man, thought I would cease commenting forever on all channels. Yet I’m driven to proffer my deepest appreciation for this magnificent episode. The all-encompassing, clearly defined wisdom imparted here is gold, pure gold. Andrew is new on my sub and Jeff’s been happily with me some short years, now. Can’t thank you both enough. At 74 with a “busted up body” I advise the younger crowd out there to absorb this material; folks, it will NEVER get better than this. ❤

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@IDGAFzz 2026-05-27

JEFF WAS ONE OF THE FIRST OG YOUTUBERS THAT GOT ME INTO THE GYM, THE REST IS PEANUTS, NICE INTERVIEW

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@ravenbergdev 2026-05-28

This is the first huberman podcast where I had to stop with my casually listening and instead sit down and take notes!

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