Losing Weight With a GLP1? Watch This First ⚠️

9 May 2026 · 2 min

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In this concise, single‑speaker video, Eric Roberts outlines thirteen practical actions for anyone using GLP‑1 drugs to lose weight. He emphasizes protecting lean mass and metabolic rate by shifting exercise focus to resistance training, limiting cardio, and incorporating heavy, compound lifts with brief, efficient sessions. Nutrition advice includes timed meals to guarantee sufficient protein, using protein shakes, and supplementing magnesium, vitamin D, and calcium to offset reduced food intake. Additional tips cover walking with a weighted vest for bone and muscle preservation, proper warm‑up sets, staying well‑hydrated early in the day, and ensuring at least one near‑failure set per exercise. Finally, he advises a gradual calorie increase after reaching goal weight and a slow taper off the GLP‑1 to prevent rebound hunger. The video ends with a call‑to‑action for personalized coaching.

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If you're losing weight with a GLP-1, here are 13 things you need to do to make sure you don't lose muscle, slow down your metabolism, or regain your weight back. Number 1, cut back on cardio and use most of your exercise time to lift weights. Number 2, set timers to eat food to make sure you're eating enough, especially protein. Number 3, walk with a weighted vest. This will preserve muscle mass and bone density. Number 4, supplement with protein shakes because it's an easy way to get 25 to 50 extra grams of protein without having to eat. Number 5, supplement with magnesium, vitamin D, and calcium because eating less means you'll have less nutrients. Number 6, do 1 to 2 lightweight warm-up sets before going heavy in your workouts. Number 7, make sure to do at least one really heavy, close-to-failure set in your workouts per exercise. Number 8, you don't need to lift weights for an hour. 30 minutes is more than enough. Number 9, drink more water earlier in the day. Number 10, focus on compound exercises in your workouts like squats, bench press, deadlift, hip thrust. Number 11, after you reach your goal weight, slowly increase your calories back to maintenance before you come off the drug. And number 12, if you are going to come off it, Slowly taper off so your hunger doesn't come back like crazy. I hope this helped, and if you want some more personalized help with your weight loss journey, click the link in my bio to learn about my online coaching.