I watched a guy in my gym grind out a set of barbell curls until his face turned red, his lower back arched like a bridge, and the barbell was moving about an inch per rep. He racked the weight, looked at himself in the mirror, and said to his training partner: “That’s how you […]
I watched a woman in my gym spend 55 minutes on the elliptical. Heart rate locked at 128 beats per minute. Eyes glued to the screen that read “Fat Burn Zone.” She’s been doing that four days a week for the past three months. Same body. Same frustration. Same misplaced effort. The fitness industry has […]
I noticed it for the first time about two years ago. A client who had been training with me for over a year, consistent, strong, progressing on every lift, started showing up to sessions looking drained. Sets she used to handle comfortably were grinding her down. Recovery between sessions stretched from 48 hours to 72. […]
I watch it happen every week in my gym. A new client walks in, 30 pounds lighter than they were six months ago, thrilled about the number on the scale. Then I ask them for a dexa and it turns out mostly fat was lost. GLP-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic and semaglutide have changed the […]
Cardio does not preserve muscle and muscle preservation is the single most important fitness goal for anyone on a GLP-1 medication. I have trained clients in New York City for over twenty years. The past two years have brought a wave of clients on Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound. I have watched what happens when […]
Here is a scene I witness at least twice a week. A new client walks into my gym in Manhattan. They have been on Ozempic for three months. The weight is coming off. Twenty pounds, sometimes more. They feel good about the number on the scale. Then I ask them to do a set of […]
I get this question at least twice a week now. A guy in his mid-40s sits across from me during a consultation, pulls out his phone, and shows me his bloodwork. Total testosterone somewhere in the 200s or low 300s and his doctor mentioned TRT. And now he wants to know: “Will this finally get […]
I watch it happen every single week in my gym. A new client walks in, usually somewhere between 40 and 55, and within the first five minutes they ask me the same question: “Should I just get on Ozempic?” No judgment, I get it. You’ve been doing the thing ( or so you think). Eating […]
I have spent over twenty years training clients in New York City. I have watched every weight loss trend come and go. The cabbage soup phase. The waist trainer era. The “just do more cardio” decade. Now we are in the GLP-1 moment, and I will be honest with you: this one is different. Semaglutide […]
I know this scene because I have lived it, having suffered many sleepless nights as an entrepreneur in NY. . And because I have heard some version of it from nearly every client over 40 who walks into my gym in New York City. They come in to talk about training, nutrition, and body composition. […]