ResearchCat Peptide Adventures!
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I suppose a progress report/results post is long overdue. I don’t like sharing too much specific, but here we go.
Subject: 58 year old male, family history of hyperlipidemia and heart disease.
Start Date: 12 Aug 2025
Weight: 200 lbs
Height: 5’8”
Note: Subject lifts weights regularly, does jiu jitsu 3x a week, walks 45m/day. Has chronic shoulder injuries and knee pain. Various other issues. Trouble losing weight.End Date: 28 Aug 2026
Weight: 166.8 lbs
Note: Shoulder pain mostly gone, no knee pain. Subject lifts weights 4-5x/week, has hit numerous lifetime PR’s, still does jiu jitsu, walks daily and sometimes runs.Current Protocols: Tirzepatide, 6 mg weekly
Protocols during report time: Epitalon, Sermorelin, SS-31, MOTS-C, NAD+, CJC/Ipa, Tesa, Wolverine, Glow, Klow, and probably forgetting something.
Also, lots of supplements, and added Rosuvastatin and Repatha for high LDL and LP(a)
Measurements:
Progress pics: Before/After
@ResearchCat love seeing this stuff don’t know how I missed it. Great job!!!! Keep going my man
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I've been on repatha for over a year, the injections freaking hurt. The needle is too large and the injection rate is way too fast on the sure click pens. I've tried abdominal and thigh injections, get very bad bruising and pain. It's definitely effective, but really dislike taking it. Any tips?
@davidbrown I find subq into the stomach also leaves a "depot" of medication that is visibly noticeable for about 3-4 days. My last shot I did IM into VG and that seems to be least impactful, even though this is not a site recommended by Amgen.
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I've been on repatha for over a year, the injections freaking hurt. The needle is too large and the injection rate is way too fast on the sure click pens. I've tried abdominal and thigh injections, get very bad bruising and pain. It's definitely effective, but really dislike taking it. Any tips?
@davidbrown Yeah, the Repatha injector is a terrible execution. If the GLP-1 injectors are anything like it, no wonder people are needle shy. I am thinking about injecting it into a sterile vial then pulling it into a 31g 8mm syringe.
Currently I inject into my muffin top, alternating sides each time. But the pressure needed to get it to inject ensures it leaves a mark for a few days every time. I’m getting better though. This is month 3 and the first shot left a mark and a welt that lasted over a week.
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@researchcat I still have a big nasty yellow bruise on my abdomen from last week's injection. I like the idea of transferring to a sterile vial. Per the instruction card in the repatha box the injection is supposed to take 15 seconds, but by my count it is 4 seconds.
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They tell you to hold it in for 15 seconds but yeah, it doesn’t take that long.
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@davidbrown Yeah, the Repatha injector is a terrible execution. If the GLP-1 injectors are anything like it, no wonder people are needle shy. I am thinking about injecting it into a sterile vial then pulling it into a 31g 8mm syringe.
Currently I inject into my muffin top, alternating sides each time. But the pressure needed to get it to inject ensures it leaves a mark for a few days every time. I’m getting better though. This is month 3 and the first shot left a mark and a welt that lasted over a week.
@davidbrown Yeah, the Repatha injector is a terrible execution. If the GLP-1 injectors are anything like it, no wonder people are needle shy. I am thinking about injecting it into a sterile vial then pulling it into a 31g 8mm syringe.
Currently I inject into my muffin top, alternating sides each time. But the pressure needed to get it to inject ensures it leaves a mark for a few days every time. I’m getting better though. This is month 3 and the first shot left a mark and a welt that lasted over a week.
So this last dose I shot the auto injector into a U-100 syringe with the plunger removed. That totally worked and was an easy experience, I'll be doing that from now on.
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Adding more receipts. Worth noting that I started at 203 at the beginning of August 2025, prior to getting the Hume scale, so some of the early losses are not reflected here. I also have an updated goal of losing another 5-10 lbs if I can do so without losing 5-10 lbs of muscle, so I am increasing tirz slightly and trying to watch my protein a bit better, along with consistent lifting. Vanity demands that I mention my other scale comes in consistently at 4.5 lbs lower than the Hume, so I am certain it is correct, and that is the one I use in my logs.
I may run another cycle of CJC/Ipa, or maybe try a longer cycle of Tesa/Ipa. My muscle mass has declined slightly in the past few months, which I am not sure how to interpret.
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Oh, that Hume. I got two of them and both are telling me my fat percentage is 12-13% and visceral fat index is 6, while two DEXA scans showed 27-28% of fat. I am not sure if Hume's numbers are anything relevant. It is far more precise to take a tape meter and find the waist-to-hip ratio.
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Yeah, scales are good for taking relative measurements, even if they are not terribly accurate. As long as they are generally consistent, you can use them to track changes. I measure every month or two, and I am due for another Dexa scan. My friend and I both have Humes and got Dexa scans at the beginning of the year, and at that time, both were pretty close. His now tells him he is at 14% bf and I am at 21%, so he clearly gave me the inaccurate one.
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I agree and use the scales exactly like this, tracking the changes relatively (I have 3 different brands, disagreeing completely with each other, but consistent with themselves). But the absolute numbers matter too, for example, boosting testosterone at fat level 12% and fat 28% for a man will have radically different effects on estrogen level. It's good to know your numbers.
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These scales rely entirely on electrical conductivity, hydration is the single biggest variable. Weighing in right after a heavy workout (when you're dehydrated) or after drinking a lot of water will temporarily skew the resistance. I take my measurements first thing in the morning before eating, drinking, or training.
Also a 4 electrode is not nearly as accurate as an 8. The 4 is estimating your upper mass with an algorithm. The 8 sends the current through your whole body.
I love these scales for trends but would not use it for anything that requires an accurate number.
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