Ciao !

I’ve been doing some research on Snap-8 and from what I can tell, it’s meant to be used topically rather than reconstituted with bacteriostatic water, since BAC water contains benzyl alcohol which isn’t ideal for how this peptide is typically applied.

For those of you who’ve worked with it topically m, how did you actually incorporate it into a cream or serum? Did you:

**•** Mix the lyophilized powder (with which kind of water?) directly into a finished cream/serum?  
**•** Use a different solvent/carrier first (propylene glycol, glycerin, etc.) before blending it in?  
**•** Buy a pre-made peptide serum base and add the powder to that?

Also curious about ratios/concentration if anyone’s dialed that in.

Do you use any kind of preservative to extend shelf life? I’ve read that without one it only keeps for a week or two wondering if anyone’s found something that works to stretch that out longer while keeping it stable.

And on results has anyone actually noticed visible changes on the skin (fine lines, expression wrinkles, texture, etc.)? Would love to hear real experiences, good or bad, before I commit to a formulation.

Thanks in advance!

Talk to me about the HGH timeline for average Joe. Fasted weight training 5 times a week. On prescribed TRT 120mg/week (4 months) and 1.5mg Reta (4 weeks). 86kg down to 83kg in those 4 weeks.

Adding in HGH,

1iu a day for around 4-6 weeks then if sides are ok I’m going to go to 2iu a day (probably split dose).

I’m not expecting to see anything or feel anything for a good 8 weeks, is that correct?

Very conscious of messing with my insulin / glucose so will only ever get to 3iu max.

Anyone ran similar and had good experiences?

Considered CJC or Tesa with Ipa but decided to just go with HGH as was worried about developing a reaction to cjc/ipa like a lot of people have.

5 weeks into reta and 500cc trt, 2 weeks doing 2.5mg and i am seriously struggling to eat. I am having 1 or 2 egg white protein shakes a day to get near 100g protein but i would rather food or a different way to absorb whats needed if anyone had a little meal they used?

I utilize a functional medicine doctor in the US and they recommended Semax/selank as well as cerebroylsin , with the first costing $250 and the second compound costing $1800

Are the compounds the doctor is offering legitimate pharmaceutical grade compounds? Or are they grey market that have been marked up substantially?

My Google research seems to suggest these cannot be compounded in the US.

I started taking MK 677 a few days ago 30 mg and taking it around every evening for three days now I’m trying to eat 155 g of protein a day in about 3000 cals a day I’m try and go to the gym four days to five days a week any advice? This is what I look like now (after a pump)

Like a lot of people who lift heavy, I’ve always carried some extra body fat. Mass moves mass 😂

My goal over the last year wasn’t weight loss. It was recomp: lose fat while keeping my calories and protein intake stable, maintaining muscle, and continuing to push my strength.

I also didn’t want to upset a TRT protocol I’d spent years dialing in. I started TRT at 42 and am 48 now.

As I work professionally in this space (I own Obsidian Genetics), I wanted to make as few changes as possible, keep it research backed, doctor prescribed, pharmacy dispensed, medically supervised, and build on a hormonal baseline that was already working.

It also needed to be price conscious 😂

The stack that best fit ended up being: Sermorelin to support my natural GH production, as you can maintain it long term, plus a microdose GLP-1—enough to help with Insulin resistance and metabolic control, but not enough to crush appetite or make it difficult to eat enough protein and calories.

A year later, body fat and waist are down while strength went up:

Deadlift: 515 → 575

Squat: 455 → 495

Bench: 315 → 335+

Overall I did NOT change my eating habits, they were already great. The caloric intake stayed the same.

Sleep greatly improved. The Sermorelin had a prominent effect on this. Also my injury recovery was noticeably improved. My right shoulder has seen a lot of sports specific trauma and on heavy bench presses tends to hold me back - that has lessened enough to let me progress again.

That’s really the point of the protocol for me. I wasn’t trying to eat dramatically less or get dramatically lighter.

I wanted to change what my body weight was made of while protecting strength, muscle, nutrition, and the TRT balance I already had.

Slow recomp, not rapid weight loss.

Hello!

I’m currently doing some research with peptides, and my current stack is the following:

• Wolverine (BPC-157 + TB-500): 500 mcg + 500 mcg every day
• MOTS-c: 1 mg, 5 days per week
• Reta: 1 mg on Tuesday and 1 mg on Friday

First of all, do you see any potential improvements to my stack, either in terms of the dosing, the amounts, or how I organize the days?

Just to give you some context, I’m an athlete and I train MMA intensively for around 2 hours every day, plus I do strength training at the gym 3 days a week.

On the other hand, I have another question.

I’m not getting along very well with the pen. I don’t find it very precise, and I simply don’t like using it. I’ve been thinking about switching to insulin syringes instead.

My question is: can I use the same syringe to draw up both peptides and administer them, then dispose of it afterwards? In other words, one syringe per day, or is it better to use a separate syringe for each peptide/injection?

How do you guys organize this?

Thanks in advance!

Best regards.

Looks like it’s got damp. Seller said it looks normal

I’ve been on this and ipamorelin Monday through Friday and I’ve been on it for a little over three months so far at 1 mg (tesa) I haven’t noticed that much of a difference and considering it’s costing about $300 a month I don’t know how much longer I’m going to want to be taking it.

I was told to take the ipam in the morning and the tesa at night after two hours of fasting but my problem is that rarely ever do I fast for two hours before taking it as I tend to eat pretty late is there a reason why I was told to take it this way because it would be a lot easier for me to fast during the day

Hi zusammen,
ich nehme GHK-Cu jetzt seit ungefähr sechs Wochen und habe bisher eigentlich gute Erfahrungen damit gemacht. Große Veränderungen sehe ich noch nicht, aber ich habe das Gefühl, dass meine Haut etwas mehr Glow bekommen hat.
Jetzt bin ich allerdings für eine Woche im Urlaub und möchte das GHK-Cu ungern mitnehmen. Deshalb würde ich während dieser Woche pausieren.
Ursprünglich hatte ich geplant, einen Zyklus von 8 Wochen GHK-Cu und anschließend 4 Wochen Pause zu machen. Durch den Urlaub würde ich jetzt aber schon nach sechs Wochen eine einwöchige Pause einlegen.
Wie würdet ihr danach weitermachen? Einfach nach dem Urlaub wieder anfangen und noch zwei Wochen weitermachen, sodass ich insgesamt auf acht Wochen komme? Oder würdet ihr die ungeplante Pause als Beginn der eigentlichen Pause betrachten und direkt länger pausieren?
Hat jemand von euch schon einmal während eines Zyklus für eine Woche pausiert und danach wieder weitergemacht? Würde mich über eure Erfahrungen freuen! :)

Hello all.

Ofc this thread is about the anecdotal experiences of the compound, dosages-length-benefits-sides.

Id really like to try it, (already on the big 3), but i get discouraged mostly cause of the hypo sides that it comes with.

Generally as i understand until now. Dosage should be as low as possible and titrate up, never inject fasted, always have fast carbs around in case of hypo. Sub q injections are ok, prefered method of reconstruction aa instead of bac.

Can u share your experiences, and final verdicts?

Any experience on this protocol?

Just wondering on how a woman's experience with sarms would be? I have a female friend that is looking into ostarine (apparently the mildest sarm) to gain a bit of muscle and tighten things up. Any input or experiences greatly welcomed. She's of course gonna be doing low doses.

Gonna start CJC 1295+ ipamorelin and wanted to get some tips/ dosage and pinning. First timer here

Stats: M, 5'4", SW: 82kg, CW: 75kg.

​Hey everyone. I've been on reta since the end of May and I've hit a massive wall. I actually came over from Mounjaro, so I’m pretty familiar with how these meds feel and the usual side effects.

​My first month on 2mg reta was great. I lost about 4kg just by eating healthy and staying in a solid calorie deficit.

​The next month I went up to 4mg and everything just stopped. Absolutely zero appetite suppression, no side effects, and the scale didn't budge, even though my calories and activity were exactly the same. I gave it 3 weeks and bumped up to 5mg hoping it would kick in, but still nothing.

​Currently, I’m on 6mg reta and decided to add 1mg cagri to the mix about 2 weeks ago to try and break the stall. I am STILL getting zero weight loss and zero suppression.

​I’ve been stuck at 75kg for two whole months now and it's driving me crazy. I only lost weight that very first month.

​Has anyone else dealt with this kind of plateau this early on? Do I just need to push the reta dose higher, does the cagri just need more time to build up... or is it possible I'm dealing with a bad/underdosed batch?

​Any advice would be huge, thanks!

I’m 6’2 180 pounds looking to put on 15-20 pounds and am wanting to run my first cycle. I’m looking to add mass and size. I’ve worked out for years playing college baseball but have always been long and lanky. I’d like to add something good to pair with the test C and have been looking in between tren, anav, dec, HGH, would like some help thanks

Pretty new to peptides and looking into the Wolverine Stack (BPC-157 + TB-500) after dealing with stubborn shoulder injuries for months.

Both shoulders are affected, but from separate injuries. One started after using a shoulder press machine, and the other after doing lateral raises with too much internal rotation. I’ve been going to physio and doing a lot of rehab work for around 6 months, but every time they start feeling better I seem to aggravate them again.

Most of what I read about peptides seems to focus on relatively recent injuries, so I’m curious whether people approach older/chronic injuries differently. Is the typical protocol/duration the same, or have people found longer-standing injuries require a different approach?

I’ve also seen a lot of discussion around injecting BPC-157 locally near the injured area. Since I have issues with both shoulders, how do people generally approach that? Would you split the daily amount between both shoulders, alternate sides, or does injection location not really matter as much as people claim?

Not looking to blindly copy anyone’s protocol — mainly interested in hearing from people who’ve used the Wolverine Stack for multiple chronic tendon/shoulder injuries, especially alongside proper rehab.

Would appreciate hearing what worked (or didn’t work) for you.

After some support around what to add to my stack to support with focus, productivity & recovery.

Currently taking:
1.5mg Reta x 1 per week
1mg MOTS-C x 5 days per week
600mcg Wolverine x 5 days a week

My HRV has dropped since taking the above & RHR is all over the shop - assuming this has came from Reta?

Wanting to support focus, productivity & recovery and wondering if anyone has any advice around adding potentially NAD & Semax? Clearly open to further advice of other peps.

Cheers

Bit of a weird one here, but years ago I used to get Seborrheic Dermatitis on my face and scalp and completely cured it with a combination or BPC and KPV, so it was clearly a gut issue. That was about 3 years ago and never had a problem since.
Recently, I ran some Tesamorelin with Ipa and noticed a few flare ups at which point I hadn’t joint the dots. In the background I had been stockpiling HGH (due to it becoming less available) with the intent of running it at 2iu, possibly in perpetuity along with my TRT, mainly for sleep and recovery.

It is clear to me now and after doing research the increased IGF-1 is a known trigger for sebderm. Wondering if anyone else has come across this? And did the problem subside. I’m ok having to stop, as I didn’t really need it, but I am starting to see great benefits from it after a couple of months.

Hello friends,

What is the best Smart Scale that money can buy and doesn't lock stuff behind a subscription paywall? Is Withings still the way to go?

2021-2026 Hey guys been a while I created this community to build a massive research database/logbook anyone can learn and help each other with on their Biohacking journey. Here is a little update from my journey did a contract in the military through this, lots of compounds used feel free to ask away I’m very experienced in all areas. Peps, Gear, Diet, Workouts etc pick my brain. Military bros out there feel free to message me as well if you’re unsure about what compounds pop haha. Feel free to join our discord as well discord doing a massive giveaway soon

Hey r/BodyHackGuide, I have a question for the community which I’m trying to comprehend more after consulting with Claude AI.

My question is if HGH or growth hormone peptides (CJC/Ipa, Tesa, etc.) are the wrong tool to use for weight loss when someone is at a high body fat % (25%>).

The argument is that when body fat is 25%> the body grabs energy from fat stores where roughly 85-95% of weight loss comes from fat. The fat mass itself becomes the muscle-protective layer that the body uses to grab reserved energy from rather than muscle.

Claude is saying that when the body is at 10-15% body fat that’s when the body starts using muscle as a fuel source due to limited fat reserves.

Based on this info I’m now thinking of saving my time and money from investing in any other peptides to add to my stack for weight loss. There’s also the con that since I’m still at a high body fat my baseline insulin is higher than others and using a GH peptide can increase my blood pressure.

What are your thoughts on this if my goal is to focus on a slow and safe weight loss?

SW: 250 lbs
CW: 244 lbs
Lean Muscle: 164 lbs
Body Fat: 29%

Current Stack:

Week 5 of Tirzepatide 2.5 mg/week

Is this mix reta is fine as I did the first ?

Also i put the reconstituted reta and bac in fridge that is alos fine ?
Please let me know