Order of Operation for Protocol Cycles
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How does everyone organize their protocols? I have read several protocols that run for different ranges of 4-12 weeks followed by breaks. I am wondering what the communities take is on order of progressing from one protocol to the next. Started researching with Reta about 6 weeks ago and added wolverine a couple weeks after that. Two weeks in to wolverine, added some ghk-cu and mots-c. My inclination is to finish up the glow and mots-c after about 8 weeks of each then transition to a gh cycle of cjc no dac, tesa, and ipa for 12 weeks. After the 12 weeks of gh, 4 weeks of just reta then back to the glow and mots-c. I'd like to run some epitalon in there somewhere but not sure if I should run it concurrently to something like a gh protocol cycle, or on its own. Would love to hear some feedback from the more experienced researchers within this community regarding how they cycle through their respective protocols for say a calendar year. My goals for now are wellness and longevity so I am starting with a metabolic reset as I get back in to the gym and develop healthier habits. Would also love to hear about adding some KPV to the mix. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
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Welcome! This is a big topic. My rule #1 is to go slow. Rule #2 is to know what you are researching, why, and what you hope to get out of it. And track results. (Yeah, keep a journal.)
Popular peptides often work on one of 3 general interaction pipelines. Josh Holyfield has a good video explaining which is which. It often doesn’t make sense to research 3 different things that all affect the same target.
I research Glow for extended periods(2-3 months) while also cycling CJC/Ipa or other GHRH and currently MOTS-C/NAD+ over shorter periods.
I think it is probably fine researching epitalon with pretty much anything else, though I usually research it when not running a bunch of other stuff(for no particular reason.)
So I guess if you are researching a protocol someone recommended that you trust, you can go ahead and follow that. If you want to see what specific results you get from a particular peptide, the fewer other things involved will help with that.
FWIW, I recently cycled off CJC/Ipa(assume no DAC) and GLOW, am currently researching MOTS-C/NAD+, also very low dose Tirz, and in a week or two will begin researching tesa and KLOW.
I tend to plan a lot, but in this area I am generally thinking a few months out and make changes when it seems appropriate. For stuff like epitalon that one generally researches 1-2 times a year, I have a mental note that I will run it around June or something.
I hope my rambling is helpful.
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Welcome! This is a big topic. My rule #1 is to go slow. Rule #2 is to know what you are researching, why, and what you hope to get out of it. And track results. (Yeah, keep a journal.)
Popular peptides often work on one of 3 general interaction pipelines. Josh Holyfield has a good video explaining which is which. It often doesn’t make sense to research 3 different things that all affect the same target.
I research Glow for extended periods(2-3 months) while also cycling CJC/Ipa or other GHRH and currently MOTS-C/NAD+ over shorter periods.
I think it is probably fine researching epitalon with pretty much anything else, though I usually research it when not running a bunch of other stuff(for no particular reason.)
So I guess if you are researching a protocol someone recommended that you trust, you can go ahead and follow that. If you want to see what specific results you get from a particular peptide, the fewer other things involved will help with that.
FWIW, I recently cycled off CJC/Ipa(assume no DAC) and GLOW, am currently researching MOTS-C/NAD+, also very low dose Tirz, and in a week or two will begin researching tesa and KLOW.
I tend to plan a lot, but in this area I am generally thinking a few months out and make changes when it seems appropriate. For stuff like epitalon that one generally researches 1-2 times a year, I have a mental note that I will run it around June or something.
I hope my rambling is helpful.
@ResearchCat said in Order of Operation for Protocol Cycles:
Welcome! This is a big topic. My rule #1 is to go slow. Rule #2 is to know what you are researching, why, and what you hope to get out of it. And track results. (Yeah, keep a journal.)
Popular peptides often work on one of 3 general interaction pipelines. Josh Holyfield has a good video explaining which is which. It often doesn’t make sense to research 3 different things that all affect the same target.
I research Glow for extended periods(2-3 months) while also cycling CJC/Ipa or other GHRH and currently MOTS-C/NAD+ over shorter periods.
I think it is probably fine researching epitalon with pretty much anything else, though I usually research it when not running a bunch of other stuff(for no particular reason.)
So I guess if you are researching a protocol someone recommended that you trust, you can go ahead and follow that. If you want to see what specific results you get from a particular peptide, the fewer other things involved will help with that.
FWIW, I recently cycled off CJC/Ipa(assume no DAC) and GLOW, am currently researching MOTS-C/NAD+, also very low dose Tirz, and in a week or two will begin researching tesa and KLOW.
I tend to plan a lot, but in this area I am generally thinking a few months out and make changes when it seems appropriate. For stuff like epitalon that one generally researches 1-2 times a year, I have a mental note that I will run it around June or something.
I hope my rambling is helpful.
Thanks for the info.