The GLP-1 muscle loss panic scared me into training at 50. It turned out overblown, but the habit stuck. What the evidence actually says about muscle, and why you train after 50.
Wholesale whey protein is up fivefold in three years and suppliers are sold out. GLP-1 users chasing protein targets repriced the market, and the same drug is shrinking cheese demand that whey depends on.
I’m 53 years old and 170 pounds lighter than I was a year and a half ago. That’s the number everyone asks about. It’s also the wrong number. The number that actually tells the story is one the bathroom scale never showed me. Over one six-month stretch, the scale said I’d lost 35 pounds. The
If you’ve noticed your arms looking a bit smaller or your strength declining despite hitting the gym, you’re not imagining things. Losing muscle mass in your 50s is a real phenomenon—but it’s not inevitable. The Science Behind Muscle Loss After 50 Get the next one in your inbox I write about longevity, training, and preventive
In an effort to keep muscles during a GLP-1 diet, I tried many post workout meal/shakes/supplements. For a while my goto choices were Cutler Nutrition’s Repair and Fairlife Core Power. However, my favorite is a shake I make at home: A scoop each of Vanilla Ice Cream Whey powder, Cocoa powder, one Oikos Triple Zero
I aimed at 200 grams a day, averaged 164, and the DEXA still came back with 9.6 pounds more lean mass than I started with. I published the first version of this post in August 2025 with three different protein targets in it. The body text said 1 gram per pound of target weight, which
