# GLP-1s, TRT, and Training: What Lifters & Coaches Need to Know

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Podcast: [Beast over Burden powered by Barbell Logic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/beast-over-burden-powered-by-barbell-logic-482515)
Published: 2025-12-16T10:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1563

## Resource

GLP-1 medications, TRT, and peptides are becoming common—but they don't change the rules of strength training. Learn how GLP-1s and strength training work together to preserve muscle, manage recovery, and train intelligently for long-term health. In this episode of Beast Over Burden, hosts Niki Sims and Andrew Jackson unpack how GLP-1 medications, TRT, and peptides are changing the coaching landscape—and what that means for strength training. Drawing from years of hands-on coaching experience, Andrew explains how GLP-1s and strength training interact, why muscle preservation becomes critical during rapid fat loss, and how tools like TRT can accelerate progress without changing the core rules of adaptation. If you're a lifter training on GLP-1 medications, considering TRT, or a coach working with clients using these tools, this episode delivers a first-principles framework for protecting muscle, managing recovery, and training for long-term health. What You'll Learn in This Episode How GLP-1s and strength training interact in real lifters Why training on GLP-1 medications increases the need for muscle preservation Common fatigue, nutrition, and recovery challenges with GLP-1s How TRT affects recovery, training frequency, and progress Why first principles still apply—even with hormone support How coaches should think about programming for clients on GLP-1s or TRT The role of protein, resistance training, and bone density during rapid fat loss Why communication between lifter and coach matters more than ever How peptides fit into recovery—and where their limits are Why long-term quality of life should guide training decisions Timestamps 00:00 – Intro: Niki & Andrew set the stage 02:10 – The biggest shift Andrew has seen in 10 years of coaching 04:30 – What counts as hormo…

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