You don’t need a fitness background to start strength training. You don’t need to lose 20 pounds first, learn all the lingo, or build a “base.” You just need a plan, somebody to teach you the lifts, and the patience to show up three days a week for about three months. If you live in…
The bathroom scale is a lousy tool for tracking real progress. It tells you a single number that mixes muscle, fat, water, and what you ate last night, then leaves you to guess what any of it means. If you’ve ever lost five pounds in a week and felt great, then gained two pounds the…
If you live in Redmond or Sammamish and you’ve been curious about GLP-1 medications like semaglutide, tirzepatide, Ozempic, or Wegovy, you’re not alone. We get this question almost every week at Sasquatch Strength & Nutrition. People want to know if these medications actually work, whether they’re safe long term, and how they fit into a…
You’ve seen the headlines. Two-thirds of people regain the weight. The fear is real. But here’s what the headlines aren’t telling you: what you do while on the medication, and how you structure the transition, changes that outcome entirely. This isn’t about willpower or finding the perfect diet. It’s about understanding how GLP-1 medications actually…
You’ve decided to take charge of your health with a GLP-1 medication. Ozempic. Wegovy. Mounjaro. Zepbound. These medications work, and they work well for weight loss. But here’s what most people don’t realize: up to 40 percent of the weight you lose on a GLP-1 can be lean muscle mass, not just fat. And that…
You’ve been running for months and the scale barely moved. Or maybe you’ve been hitting the elliptical five times a week, your Apple Watch says you’ve burned thousands of calories, and yet nothing. Your friends who lift weights seem to be getting leaner faster, and you can’t figure out why. Here’s the reality: when your…
If you’ve been looking at gyms in Redmond, you’ve probably narrowed it down to a few options. Sasquatch Strength & Nutrition and Orangetheory come up a lot, and they look similar from the outside: group classes, good energy, people working hard. But they’re built on very different ideas about fitness, and which one works for…
