Poseidon Performance

If you’re taking Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro or another GLP-1 weight-loss injection, you need to understand the risks—not just the benefits.

These medications can be incredibly effective and, for many people, genuinely life-changing. But they’re also powerful prescription drugs with recognised side effects and important safety warnings.

That includes an FDA boxed warning relating to thyroid C-cell tumours, alongside recognised risks such as pancreatitis, gallbladder disease, severe gastrointestinal problems and more recently a very eye condition linked to vision loss.

Too many people see these injections as a miracle shortcut.

They aren’t.

The injection may help you lose weight.u

It won’t build muscle.

It won’t improve your fitness.

It won’t teach you how to eat well.

It won’t create lifelong habits.

Lasting health still comes down to the fundamentals:

✔️ Strength training
✔️ Good nutrition
✔️ Consistency
✔️ Accountability

I’ve written a new blog explaining the known risks, the unanswered questions, and why no medication can replace the foundations of long-term health.

Read it here:

Exercise-Based Rehabilitation & Strength Training | Poseidon Performance Dartmouth Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are transforming obesity treatment, but are they being viewed as risk-free miracle drugs? Discover the known side effects, potential long-term concerns and why strength, nutrition and consistency remain the foundation of lasting health.

“It’s just a skinny jab. What could possibly go wrong?”

That was the message.

Ozempic. Wegovy. Mounjaro.

Millions rushed to use them, often believing they were almost risk-free.

The reality is very different.

These are powerful prescription medicines that carry serious warnings—not lifestyle products.

Ozempic and Wegovy carry an FDA boxed warning about thyroid C-cell tumours. People with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or MEN2 are advised not to use them.

Add to that recognised risks including pancreatitis, gallbladder disease, severe gastrointestinal problems, kidney injury from dehydration, and the recently recognised very rare risk of a serious eye condition that can cause sudden vision loss.

The point isn’t that nobody should take GLP-1 drugs.

The point is that there is no such thing as a miracle drug without trade-offs.

If you need a weekly injection to control your weight, ask yourself:

Have you solved the underlying problem—or just suppressed it?

Strength. Nutrition. Movement. Consistency.

Those still have the best safety profile ever discovered.

Exercise-Based Rehabilitation & Strength Training | Poseidon Performance Dartmouth Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are transforming obesity treatment, but are they being viewed as risk-free miracle drugs? Discover the known side effects, potential long-term concerns and why strength, nutrition and consistency remain the foundation of lasting health.

Great having The Visitors Club down at Poseidon Performance this week.

They spent the day capturing what actually happens here—real people, real coaching, real conversations and plenty of behind-the-scenes moments.

Looking forward to seeing the finished videos and sharing them with everyone.

Thanks again to the team for all your hard work!

It’s always a nice feeling seeing your business in print.

Poseidon Performance is featured in the latest edition of By The Dart, so if you pick up a copy around Dartmouth, keep an eye out on page 43.

A big thank you to everyone who’s supported the studio since opening. The response from the local community has been incredible.

If you’re looking to get stronger, recover from an injury, or you’re fed up with back, hip or knee pain limiting what you can do, I’d be happy to help.

The studio is private, appointment only, and based just outside Dartmouth.

Thanks again for all the support—it really is appreciated.

📍 Poseidon Performance, Little Dartmouth