Troponin University
Fat Loss & Dieting
Losing fat and holding muscle — deficits, diet length, metabolic adaptation, and coming out the other side.
9 lectures
- From JustinSeptember 15, 2026 · 11 min read
Semaglutide monograph
Semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist — the single-pathway version that retatrutide builds on. It's FDA-approved for diabetes and obesity, so it has a longer clinical track record than retatrutide…
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- From JustinSeptember 15, 2026 · 9 min read
Retatrutide monograph
Retatrutide is a GLP-1/GIP/glucagon triple agonist -- basically a more powerful version of semaglutide that hits three different receptor pathways instead of just one. It's investigational, not…
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- From JustinSeptember 8, 2026 · 2 min read
Fat Burners After the Show
After the show is over, and after the diet has ended, there is still work to do. Whether you use the post diet period for a rebound growth phase or for a gradual reverse diet, you’re going to have to…
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- From JustinSeptember 3, 2026 · 7 min read
Liraglutide monograph
Liraglutide is a solid appetite suppression tool, but it's not magic. It's a GLP-1 receptor agonist that slows gastric emptying and reduces hunger signals — basically makes it easier to stick to a…
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- From JustinAugust 15, 2026 · 7 min read
Cagrilintide monograph
This is an obesity drug candidate, not a physique hack with a clean evidence base. If someone is chasing appetite control and meaningful fat loss, the clinical obesity trials show promise, mostly in…
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- From JustinAugust 13, 2026 · 7 min read
AOD-9604 monograph
AOD-9604 is mostly a fat-loss story, not a muscle-building one. The human evidence is weak enough that I would not sell it as a reliable cutter, especially when the dose, half-life, and real-world…
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- ReferenceAugust 13, 2026 · 1 min read
Motivational Interviewing (MI) in Weight Management
Motivational interviewing is a counseling style that emphasizes the client's own reasons for change — asking open questions, reflecting, rolling with resistance rather than confronting. It's widely…
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- From JustinAugust 11, 2026 · 1 min read
Habit Formation
Behavior change for weight loss and health is less about willpower and more about designing the environment and the schedule so the right choice is the default. Structured behavioral lifestyle…
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- From JustinAugust 11, 2026 · 4 min read
Why Your Body Fights Back When You Diet (Adaptive Thermogenesis and NEAT)
If you've ever dieted hard for a while and felt like the scale just stopped moving even though you were doing everything right, this is why. Your body doesn't just burn fat at a steady, predictable…
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