During a recent episode of The Fighter and The Kid podcast, Brendan Schaub called out celebrities who have experienced dramatic weight transformations, specifically naming Amy Schumer while questioning their transparency about using GLP-1 medications.
“Amy Schumer’s been fat all her life and then at, in mid-40s gets skinny? Do you think that’s discipline?” Schaub asked co-host Bryan Callen. “Or some of our buddies have been fat their entire lives and get skinny after the age of 50. Do you think it’s easier to gain muscle and lose fat at 50?”
Schaub’s criticism centered on what he perceives as a lack of honesty from public figures about their weight loss methods. “These people are like, ‘Yeah man I’m so disciplined.’ I’m like in my head I’m like well you’re 50,” he said, adding, “But these people out there now acting like they’re on this health kick. Buddy, come on. Tell them what you’re doing.”
The former UFC competitor explained his position on GLP-1, stating he has no problem with their use but takes issue with the narrative surrounding them. “I’ll recommend…if someone’s super overweight, it’s like there is a way to do this, but you’re 40, right? And if you had the discipline, you would have done it a long time ago. Or you can take this shot and you just stop, you shut your fata** mouth and you stop eating.”
Schaub described how the medications work: “You’re just not hungry. So then it would take you probably 6 months to 12 months to really start seeing results and you got to be super disciplined or take this f**king shot and what would take you a year you could probably get done in a month or two. Like why wouldn’t you do it?”
When discussing concerns about bone density loss associated with GLP-1 use, Schaub dismissed the criticism. “That’s someone that’s severely obese and they’re using it for a long time. You can get to your ideal weight in a month or two. And there’s also things you can take that to counteract that.”
He concluded his thoughts by saying, “If you want to get your ideal weight, you lose all this and you just I don’t have a problem with it.”
The irony of Schaub’s commentary was not lost on observers, as he has previously admitted to using peptides and ster**ds for his own physical transformation, apparently unaware that BPC-157 m**ications are themselves peptides.
When combined with his shifting claims about training frequency and long-standing disputes over his strength feats, there is a growing perception that Schaub struggles to keep his own fitness narrative consistent.
