GLP-1s, Protein Hype, and Smarter Lifting: A No-BS Guide to Modern Health - The Weekly Patch

Hacking Your Health

We lay out ten high-signal finds in health, tech, and performance, from Costco GLP‑1 access and a retatrutide preview to why three-minute rests build more muscle and when tempo actually matters. Along the way, we call out protein label traps, safer hair-loss strategies, and the sleep tech that moved our numbers.
• new weekly format of ten curated topics
• personal nutrition updates and adherence struggles
• GLP‑1 basics, benefits, risks, and muscle preservation
• early look at retatrutide’s multi-agonist profile
• finasteride cognitive risks and lower-risk hair options
• protein marketing versus amino acid quality
• essential amino acids versus protein in maintenance
• Whole Foods October reset and group accountability
• three-minute rest intervals for hypertrophy
• practical splits, supersets, and cooling tools
• tempo as a teaching tool, not a hypertrophy hack
• Eight Sleep gains in HRV and resting heart rate
• evolving from 1RM chasing to sustainable strength
• omega‑3s for soreness and recovery
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1. New Format: Ten Weekly Finds (00:00:00)

2. Personal Nutrition Updates (00:00:45)

3. Costco GLP-1s: Access vs Tradeoffs (00:03:53)

4. How GLP-1 Drugs Work (00:06:40)

5. Muscle, Bone Loss & Training on GLP-1s (00:11:40)

6. Retatrutide’s Promise and Risks (00:13:55)

7. Finasteride and Cognitive Concerns (00:19:12)

8. Hair Loss Alternatives That Don’t Hurt Your Brain (00:24:05)

9. The Protein-Label Trap (00:25:20)

10. Amino Acids vs Protein for Muscle (00:28:05)

11. Whole Foods October Challenge (00:33:10)

12. Three-Minute Rests Boost Hypertrophy (00:34:27)

13. Splits, Supersets, and Cooling Tools (00:40:40)

14. Eight Sleep: Real Sleep Gains (00:44:35)