Keep the muscle. Don't just lose the weight.
The drug handles the weight loss. We handle the muscle you're losing with it — through structured strength training and a high-protein nutrition protocol built for how GLP-1s actually feel.
Free 45 min. In person (OC) or Zoom. No credit card.
is lean muscle
STEP-1 trial
is lean mass
SURMOUNT-1 sub-study
within 12 months of stopping
Lancet 2025
Sources: STEP 1 semaglutide DXA sub-study (n=140) — 10.4 kg of fat and 6.9 kg of lean mass lost, with lean mass rising as a share of body weight. SURMOUNT-1 tirzepatide body-composition sub-study (Look et al., Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 2025) — roughly 75% of weight lost was fat and 25% lean, in both the tirzepatide and placebo groups. Lean mass loss accompanies rapid weight loss in general; it is not unique to the medication.
You're losing weight. You're also losing muscle.
GLP-1s suppress appetite. That drives fast weight loss — but weight loss is never pure fat. In the SURMOUNT-1 body-composition sub-study, roughly one pound in four came off as lean mass — and the same held true in the placebo group. Losing lean mass isn't something the drug does to you. It's what fast weight loss does to anyone who isn't training through it.
What the medication adds is speed and a very small appetite — you're losing quickly, on far less food, which is exactly the condition where lean mass goes first. You weigh less but look softer. Strength drops. And lean tissue is metabolically expensive, so losing enough of it lowers your resting metabolism. Then you come off, appetite comes roaring back, and you're eating like you used to on a smaller engine. That's the regain trap.
The fix isn't stopping the medication. It's adding what the medication can't do: structured strength training to keep the muscle, plus enough protein to fuel it even when you can barely eat.
Not a video library. A real coach.
2–4 sessions/week. Squat, hinge, push, pull, carry, core. Adjusted for your energy on the drug.
30–35% of your daily calories from protein, and 0.73–1.0 g per pound of bodyweight — above the 0.54–0.73 g/lb published for GLP-1 users, because you're training through it. Per-meal anchors + liquid protein hacks for the worst appetite days.
GLP-1s cause dehydration — the #1 reason workouts feel terrible. Pre/post targets included.
Trainerize app with every workout pre-loaded. Text your coach anytime for form-checks or questions.
Monthly measurements + program adjustments as your body changes on the drug. In-person clients get coached every session; online clients get monthly Zoom.
We build the post-drug plan alongside the on-drug plan. When you come off, you don't fall off.
In person or online.
Three studios: Orange, Irvine, Laguna Hills. Your coach watches every rep and adjusts in real time. Most GLP-1 clients train 2–3x/week.
$60–$80/session · includes program, nutrition, app, trainer access
Trainerize app + monthly Zoom coaching + direct trainer messaging. Same standards, delivered remotely. Details →
$200–$400/month · depends on coaching cadence
Not influencers. Coaches who lift for a living.
Every coach holds a kinesiology degree. Half hold a master's. Many are CSCS-certified. Founder David Cozzens was a manager at a top-3 national personal-training franchise. Team members are former staff from Equinox Irvine.
We are personal trainers, not physicians. Work with your prescribing clinician on the medication — work with us on the training and nutrition that protect your muscle while you take it.