I recently finished up a round of tirzepatide and I have a longer video on my channel documenting the experience. For people who just want some quick takeaways about tirzepatide, this video is for you. First, this isn't medical advice and you should always seek the counsel of a medical professional before doing any medication.
That being said, I do own an HRT clinic and we prescribe Tirzepatide in patients that qualify. There is a real potential of losing muscle mass while doing Tirzepatide, and some muscle loss is inevitable. However, I believe if you follow these 4 principles, you can minimize muscle loss while using tirzepatide.
Step 1 - using the minimal effective dose. At my clinic, we believe in using the dose best for YOU. If you can lose weight on a low dose, great. If not, then we just do a little bump until we see slow and sustained weight loss.
Step 2 - optimize your other hormones. If you're testosterone deficient, then you're already putting yourself in a bad position when it comes to maintaining lean mass. Optimize your hormones and that will go a long way to maintaining a positive nitrogen balance, and therefore maintaining lean tissue.
Step 3 - have a high protein diet. Your body needs amino acids to accomplish necessary biological tasks, if it's not provided in the nutrition, your body will take it from your lean tissue. A high protein diet has been shown to effectively minimize muscle loss when in a calorie deficit.
Step 4 - Resistance train. This is probably the most important part of maintaining lean tissue on tirzepatide. Give your muscles a reason to stick around. Keep it simple, keep it progressive, and keep it consistent and that will go a long way to maintaining muscle on tirzepatide.
00:00 - 00:30 - Disclaimer
00:31 - 01:23 - Minimum Effective Dose
01:24 - 02:39 - HRT
02:40 - 03:22 - High Protein Diet
03:23 - 04:21 - Resistance training
04:22 - 05:16 - Upcoming Info
25 июл 2024
