Will Ozempic Help or Hurt Your Pickleball Game?

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

No study has ever tested a weight-loss drug on pickleball players, so there’s no proven answer — but the trade-off is real. Losing weight on a shot like Ozempic or Zepbound is easier on the Achilles, knees, and back — which matters in a sport whose signature injury is a torn Achilles — and it may keep you fresher deep into a session. The catch: a big share of the weight you lose is muscle, and muscle is your first step and your pop on the ball, so a weaker, under-fueled leg is exactly what tends to tear. Where you land depends on how much extra weight you’re carrying and how much of your game is quickness.

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Will Ozempic Help or Hurt Your Pickleball Game?