Retatrutide, L-Theanine, The Science of Newbie Gains, & More
Fitness Stuff (for normal people)
Tony and Marianna
4.9 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s episode, Marianna and Tony cover four highly requested topics in one focused, efficient conversation. They review the Phase 3 trial results on Retatrutide and what the data actually demonstrates, discuss how L-Theanine works and when supplementation may be useful, explain the science behind newbie gains and how to maximize early training adaptations, and close with a practical look at microwaves and their role in food preparation. This episode delivers concise, evidence-based insights designed to help you make smarter decisions without overcomplicating the process.
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Timestamps
(2:01) Retatrutide
(15:32) L-Theanine
(23:09) Science of Newbie Gains
(32:17) Microwaves
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It is our favorite day of the week. It is Microdose Monday where instead of just one focus for the entire length of the episode, we get a little microdose of four different topics that you guys have asked us for specifically. |
| 0:11.4 | Today we are breaking down the official phase three trial results from Reda TrueTide that make OZempic look like children's candy. |
| 0:19.6 | The science of newbie gains and how to take advantage of supplementing with al-theonine, |
| 0:25.3 | as well as chatting about microwaves and whether or not they are killing you. |
| 0:29.1 | But before we get into that, if you've been needing a bit more structure, |
| 0:32.7 | especially around this time of year, it's the winter for some people. |
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| 1:36.3 | As long as you use code, FSPod, that is FSPOD at checkout, we'll put a link to their store in the show notes down below. Was the children's candy notes talking about reddish-tried too much? It does make Ozempic look like child's play. Child's play. I was like, what are you talking about children's candy? What does that mean? OZempic, they've got the pill version. No, you don't need to shoot it. So I'm thinking like, you're dropping it. |
| 2:01.0 | Yes, yeah, yeah. But the phase three results are crazy if we want to start there. These phase three trials have been going on. They've been going on for the last 68 weeks and just got published in the last couple months. And it is blowing people's expectations of what's possible with weight loss medications out of the water. I know on TikTok, I don't know about on Instagram. |
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