GLP-1s and Muscle Loss: What Ozempic Users Need to Know · Stronger Weekly · Radar

Show Opening & Episode Preview0:00 – 1:58

Jesse CarrajatHost

0:00

Well, hey, everybody.

Jesse CarrajatHost

0:01

Welcome back to Stronger Weekly, brought to you by Purist Nutrition.

Jesse CarrajatHost

0:05

I'm your host, Jesse Karagiat.

Jesse CarrajatHost

0:07

Thank you, as always, for showing up for yourself today and for showing up, uh, for the show.

Jesse CarrajatHost

0:13

The deep dive this week is gonna be a- about GLP-1s.

Jesse CarrajatHost

0:17

GLP-1s, if you're not familiar, uh, drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, they're taking the country and taking the world by storm because of some of the benefits that are absolutely connected to them, mostly around fat loss, weight loss, however you wanna look at it.

Jesse CarrajatHost

0:31

And if you're currently taking Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound, any of those GLP-1s, or you know someone who is, this is definitely an episode that you are going to want to pay attention to, because research came out this past week that finally kind of moves the conversation away from, "Hey, do these drugs work?" because they do, and more towards and what are the potential side effects, or what are the negative impact, and then specifically around muscle loss.

Jesse CarrajatHost

1:00

If you follow this show, you probably are interested in strength training, general fitness, mental health, all those things, but you probably lift weights and, you know, it's hard to gain muscle and you wanna preserve that muscle, and there has been some research that has come out that seems to hint that taking these drugs, these GLP-1s, while good for fat loss and weight management, can, or should I say might be bad for muscle maintenance or even muscle growth.

Jesse CarrajatHost

1:25

So we're gonna unpack that.

Jesse CarrajatHost

1:26

I've done some research and tried my best to pull different studies and the latest research and things that are out there just to kind of talk through that and then give some practical guidance.

Jesse CarrajatHost

1:34

So that's gonna be our deep dive for today.

Jesse CarrajatHost

1:37

Before we get there, as we always do, first we're going to cover the five health and fitness headlines that you should know this week, from a major breakthrough in early cancer detection involving AI to a simple at-home test that just got linked to how long you live.

Jesse CarrajatHost

1:53

We're gonna cover it all.

Jesse CarrajatHost

1:54

So let's get into your top five health and fitness news headlines of the week.

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Show Opening & Episode Preview0:00 – 1:58

Jesse CarrajatHost

0:00

Well, hey, everybody.

Jesse CarrajatHost

0:01

Welcome back to Stronger Weekly, brought to you by Purist Nutrition.

Jesse CarrajatHost

0:05

I'm your host, Jesse Karagiat.

Jesse CarrajatHost

0:07

Thank you, as always, for showing up for yourself today and for showing up, uh, for the show.

Jesse CarrajatHost

0:13

The deep dive this week is gonna be a- about GLP-1s.

Jesse CarrajatHost

0:17

GLP-1s, if you're not familiar, uh, drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, they're taking the country and taking the world by storm because of some of the benefits that are absolutely connected to them, mostly around fat loss, weight loss, however you wanna look at it.

Jesse CarrajatHost

0:31

And if you're currently taking Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound, any of those GLP-1s, or you know someone who is, this is definitely an episode that you are going to want to pay attention to, because research came out this past week that finally kind of moves the conversation away from, "Hey, do these drugs work?" because they do, and more towards and what are the potential side effects, or what are the negative impact, and then specifically around muscle loss.

Jesse CarrajatHost

1:00

If you follow this show, you probably are interested in strength training, general fitness, mental health, all those things, but you probably lift weights and, you know, it's hard to gain muscle and you wanna preserve that muscle, and there has been some research that has come out that seems to hint that taking these drugs, these GLP-1s, while good for fat loss and weight management, can, or should I say might be bad for muscle maintenance or even muscle growth.

Jesse CarrajatHost

1:25

So we're gonna unpack that.

Jesse CarrajatHost

1:26

I've done some research and tried my best to pull different studies and the latest research and things that are out there just to kind of talk through that and then give some practical guidance.

Jesse CarrajatHost

1:34

So that's gonna be our deep dive for today.

Jesse CarrajatHost

1:37

Before we get there, as we always do, first we're going to cover the five health and fitness headlines that you should know this week, from a major breakthrough in early cancer detection involving AI to a simple at-home test that just got linked to how long you live.

Jesse CarrajatHost

1:53

We're gonna cover it all.

Jesse CarrajatHost

1:54

So let's get into your top five health and fitness news headlines of the week.