Coaching a client on a GLP-1.
A client on Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro is losing weight fast - and without the right coaching, too much of it is muscle. Your job is the part the drug does not do: protect muscle with training, hit protein despite no appetite, and build the habits that hold the result when the medication stops. Set where they are and this builds that plan, with a clear line on what stays with their prescriber. Not medical advice. Nothing is stored.
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Stay on the coaching side of the line
The medication, the dose, side-effect management and whether to stay on or stop are the prescriber's, not yours. Coordinate with them, encourage the client to report side effects, and refer out for anything concerning - severe or persistent vomiting, signs of dehydration, gallbladder pain, or a client who cannot eat enough to function.
Run the plan in Coachway. The muscle-preserving program from the 1,800-exercise builder, the protein targets, and the check-ins that watch for muscle and adherence all live with the client in one branded app - so the plan you build here is the one they actually follow, and you see whether it is working.
Deliver this in Coachway - 14 days freeHow do you coach a client on a GLP-1?
Coach the three things the drug does not: muscle, protein and habits. Rapid loss on a GLP-1 can be a large share of muscle if nothing protects it, so resistance training two to four times a week is the priority over more cardio. Appetite is suppressed, so hitting protein is the hardest and most important nutrition job - protein first at every meal, shakes to fill gaps, and total intake that does not crater with hunger. And because weight often returns when the medication stops, the coaching window exists to build the training and eating habits that hold the result. The medication, dose and side effects stay with the prescriber - the coach's lane is training, protein and behaviour, coordinated with them, and referring out for concerning side effects.
Frequently asked questions.
How do you coach a client who is on a GLP-1 like Ozempic or Wegovy?
Coach the three things the medication does not: muscle, protein, and habits. Rapid weight loss on a GLP-1 can be a large share of muscle if nothing protects it, so resistance training two to four times a week is the priority, not more cardio. Appetite is suppressed, so hitting protein is the hardest and most important nutrition job - protein first, every meal, shakes if needed. And because the weight often comes back when the drug stops, the whole point of the coaching window is to build the training and eating habits that hold the result. The medication, the dose and any side effects belong to the prescriber - your lane is training, protein and behaviour, coordinated with them.
Can a personal trainer or nutrition coach work with a client on weight-loss medication?
Yes, on the training, protein and habit side, coordinated with the client's prescriber - it is not something to run around them. What is outside a coach's scope is advising on the drug itself: the dose, timing, whether to stay on or come off, and managing medical side effects. Those are the prescribing clinician's. Keep the client's doctor in the loop, encourage them to report side effects to the prescriber, and refer out for anything concerning - severe nausea or vomiting, dehydration, gallbladder pain, or a client who cannot eat enough to function. This planner keeps you on the coaching side of that line.
How do you stop muscle loss on a GLP-1?
Two levers: lift and eat protein. Progressive resistance training at least two to three times a week gives the body a reason to keep muscle while it loses weight fast; without it, a meaningful chunk of the loss is lean mass. Protein is the nutritional signal that supports it, and it is the hard part because the medication kills appetite - so protein goes first at every meal, shakes and easy high-protein foods fill the gaps, and total intake should not crater just because hunger did. Do not chase personal records during rapid loss; train to preserve and progress gently, and let the scale move from fat, not muscle.
Is the GLP-1 coaching planner free, and is it medical advice?
Free, and nothing is stored. It builds a coaching plan for the training, protein and habit side of a client on a GLP-1 - it is not medical advice, does not tell anyone to start, change or stop a medication, and it errs toward coordinating with the prescriber. When you run this in Coachway, the training, the protein targets and the check-ins all live in one place with the client, so the plan you build here is the plan they actually follow - free to try for 14 days.
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