The GLP-1 Strength blog

September 14, 2026

Judge your GLP-1 client's program by strength, not the scale

The scale rewards the medication. Strength is the number that tells you whether the program is working. How to set that expectation with clients.

September 7, 2026

What your client's first two weeks on GLP-1 strength work actually look like

The first two weeks decide whether a GLP-1 client keeps training or quietly quits. What to program, what to warn them about, and what to ignore.

August 31, 2026

Dose-increase weeks: how to train through the hard days

Titration weeks are the roughest part of a GLP-1 journey - nausea, fatigue, low appetite. How the program carries you through them without losing the streak.

August 24, 2026

Losing weight fast? Why the plan eases off on purpose

Dropping faster than about 1% a week raises the risk to your muscle - so the program stops adding weight to your lifts until the rate slows. The guardrail, explained.

August 17, 2026

What 'muscle, not fat' actually means for your metabolism

The scale can't tell muscle loss from fat loss - but your metabolism can feel the difference. Why keeping muscle is what keeps the weight off.

August 10, 2026

Protein on a GLP-1: hitting your target when you're not hungry

Protein is the other half of keeping muscle - and appetite suppression makes it the hard part. The practical tactics that actually work on low-appetite days.

August 3, 2026

The low-energy day rule: do less, never skip

Rate your energy at check-in and your next workout adjusts automatically - same exercises, about 40% shorter. Why a scaled-down day beats a skipped day, every time.

July 25, 2026

Why your prescriber keeps saying 'do resistance training'

Up to a third of the weight lost on GLP-1 medications can be muscle, not fat. What that actually means - and why strength training is the standard fix.