How did Charles Barkley lose weight? Explaining how much loss led to Shaq calling him a ‘sex symbol’ originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
They called Charles Barkley the “Round Mound of Rebound.”
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Maybe not so round anymore after some very noticeable weight loss.
The analyst on Inside the NBA, which has moved this season from TNT to ESPN, turned heads on Wednesday night for his new, slimmed-down physique.
Chuck has thinned to the point that Shaquille O’Neal described it like this: “Chuck was fat last year. Now look at him. He’s a sex symbol.”
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How did Charles Barkley lose weight?
It seems that Charles Barkley lost weight thanks in part to a new partnership with Ro.
Barkley joined forces with the telehealth platform in April.
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According to a release from Ro shared by Fierce Pharma, “Ro said Barkley ‘struggled to stay on treatment due to ongoing supply and access issues.’ The athlete is restarting his treatment with Ro, a telehealth platform that provides access to obesity drugs such as Lilly’s Zepbound and Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy alongside their clinical support services.
The piece published by Fierce Pharma also writes:
“Charles Barkley is going on the offense after seeing his weight rebound. The NBA Hall of Famer has signed on as GLP-1 celebrity ambassador for Ro, working with the direct-to-patient telehealth company to document his attempts to lose the weight he regained after pausing GLP-1 treatment.”
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How much weight did Charles Barkley lose?
We don’t know this for sure, but we know that Barkley once lost “more than 50 pounds on one of Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 drugs,” according to the same piece in Fierce Pharma.
Barkley ended up stopping that treatment, he said, and he put that weight back on.
Now, he’s clearly committed to keeping the weight off again, and his coworkers (and many on social media) have noticed.
Barkley set out to lose 65 pounds, according to Fierce Pharma. He may be well on his way.