{"id":156,"date":"2025-06-16T09:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/?p=156"},"modified":"2025-06-30T07:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:51:08","slug":"from-hospital-shifts-to-deadlifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/from-hospital-shifts-to-deadlifts\/","title":{"rendered":"From Hospital Shifts to Deadlifts"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"From Hospital Shifts to Deadlifts\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_qVYUzwQ6LJw\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FqVYUzwQ6LJw%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qVYUzwQ6LJw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M3S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-06-30T14:01:22Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_qVYUzwQ6LJw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FqVYUzwQ6LJw%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">From Hospital Shifts to Deadlifts<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qVYUzwQ6LJw\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FqVYUzwQ6LJw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"From Hospital Shifts to Deadlifts\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"As an internal medicine physician working 12-14 hour days, Dr. Vishal Patel had developed habits that led to a diabetes diagnosis\u2014a condition that claimed his father in his 50s. Previous attempts at big box gyms yielded no results. After joining Starting Strength Dallas, Vishal lost 12 pounds and dropped his A1C from 6.5 to 5.5. His squat increased by 180 pounds in just months, and from being unable to deadlift at all, he&#039;s now approaching 315 pounds while reversing a condition he once thought was genetic destiny. *Connect With* #startingstrengthgyms https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/startingstrengthgyms https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/startingstrengthgyms https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/starting-strength-gyms \ud83d\udd17 *Book your free 30-min session:* https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/free-session.html?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_campaign=ytreferral \ud83d\udd17 *Own a Gym:* https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/own-a-gym.html?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_campaign=ytreferral \ud83d\udd17 *Train at a gym:* https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/locations.html?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_campaign=ytreferral \ud83d\udd17 *Coach at a gym:* https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/become-a-coach.html?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_campaign=ytreferral \ud83d\udd17 *Shop for apparel:* https:\/\/store.startingstrengthgyms.com?utm_source=youtube&amp;utm_medium=video&amp;utm_campaign=ytreferral #startingstrengthgyms #startingstrength #strengthtraining #fitness\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>As an internal medicine physician working 12-14 hour days, Dr. Vishal Patel had developed habits that led to a diabetes diagnosis-a condition that claimed his father in his 50s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previous attempts at big box gyms yielded no results. After joining Starting Strength Dallas, Vishal lost 12 pounds and dropped his A1C from 6.5 to 5.5. His squat increased by 180 pounds in just months, and from being unable to deadlift at all, he&#8217;s now approaching 315 pounds while reversing a condition he once thought was genetic destiny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an internal medicine physician working 12-14 hour days, Dr. Vishal Patel had developed habits that led to a diabetes diagnosis-a condition that claimed his father in his 50s. Previous attempts at big box gyms yielded no results. After joining Starting Strength Dallas, Vishal lost 12 pounds and dropped his A1C from 6.5 to 5.5. 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