Amateur Athletes Are Turning to Ozempic to Raise Their Game

[chopper]

Amanda Rodriguez felt exceptionally proud as she ran the Chicago Marathon last fall. She also felt a touch weighed down.

With other races on the horizon, she decided to go back on tirzepatide, the active ingredient in popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound. She had used it before to take off some excess weight. Now she wanted to lose more to improve her running performance.

“My body just feels stronger,” says Rodriguez, 30, who has since lost 20 pounds while maintaining her diet and training schedule. She has also shaved a minute from her 5-kilometer time and completed her first ultramarathon.

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[Acer]

I don't think this is going to end well.

[Carnos Jax]

It’s been said these drugs are gonna be the doom of the grocery and fast food industry.

[GGD]

Carnos Jax wrote:
It’s been said these drugs are gonna be the doom of the grocery and fast food industry.

An opposing view...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxCUHjx7U7Y

[rz]

I keep seeing studies saying these drugs are actually showing signs of being beneficial in a whole host of other diseases. (Sorry, no links). Once the prices come down to affordable levels, I think it’s going to be a huge game changer.

[Lux Interior]

rz wrote:
I keep seeing studies saying these drugs are actually showing signs of being beneficial in a whole host of other diseases. (Sorry, no links). Once the prices come down to affordable levels, I think it’s going to be a huge game changer.

Anecdotal evidence shows that GLP agonists result in curbing many other addictive behaviors.

Studies are currently ongoing to evaluate its effect on alcohol addiction.

[Lux Interior]

Acer wrote:
I don't think this is going to end well.

Why?

These types of drugs have been around for decades.

[Acer]

Lux Interior wrote:
[quote=Acer]
I don't think this is going to end well.

Why?

These types of drugs have been around for decades.
Just a knee jerk reaction of mine to be suspicious to rely on a drug regime to support athletic performance.