Peptide Critic Community

@StudzPeptides
FWIW- I'm starting to pay attention. Many of us have established relationships, ordering pattens, etc with vendors that can be hard to break. Your interaction with the community and willingness to listen to suggestions is kinda unique. So I'm familiarizing myself with your catalogue!

My friend. First I want to say that I greatly admire your dedication and spirit for this journey. I appreciate the '100 in 100' slogan. But as a physician I cannot in good conscience stay silent seeing this thread. Those above have given an excellent response, with plenty of caution, to the approach you have taken. It is likely you are in a severe starvation category in regards to your metabolism. You may not notice the symptoms you're looking out for before irreversible multi organ damage has already occurred. Please at least consider getting some labs done ASAP. Those should include measures of electrolyte status, metabolism, etc. Do not assume if values are low that its a good thing. Involve your primary doctor/APP if possible. But you can also just pursue them on your own. Any AI will tell you what you need to check when you type the word 'starvation'. And no amount of the above peptides are going to protect you from bad things related to this degree of rapid weight loss. Please rethink your strategy!

I never post, haven't updated my profile, but love to read all your comments. I've learned a lot from the names above. Have to say this thread has me chuckling a bit. Where'd good ol'Steve go? He's been politely informed/corrected (gently spanked?), incase he's a nube (2 week old account), and then crickets. Troll maybe. Possibly "glowy". Well, Nexaph has been excellent to me, so far! EZ for singles. BLL for cutting edge. This place is great!

For those following these compounds just a heads up. BLL has a 50% off sale running through July30. Code JayC usually adds another 15% off. That is all!

This will piss you guys off. So I apologize in advance. It is information only to provide additional context on what a scam this situation is. We have a contract with a medical supply company (favorable terms based on the overall volume of supplies we purchase annually) and currently the price is about $60 for a case of 25 of H bac. The math ain't mathing. Someone is making a tidy sum. 10x markup over wholesale, at least. Viva la revolution! Don't shoot the messenger.

Update for those interested. My quest for proper enclomiphene testing continues. Most labs I have reached out to have either not responded or politely declined. Yesterday I had a video conference with 2 representatives from Eurofins, one of which was a PhD specializing in chiral chemical analysis. No problem he said. Then they sent me an estimate for analysis of 3 samples- $6,700. LOL. Now I get to politely decline. Jano finally responded through their general info email address saying only that their enclomiphene testing package will give me the data I seek. Of course the response began with "Hey dear" which seems a ubiquitous title better served in the gray market. I'm leaning towards this as the cost is only $205 per sample. I anticipate needing to hound them a bit about their method of analysis. I have Kimera, Swiss chems, and another on the way from a reputable 503 compounding pharmacy based in Tx. Thought it'd be fun to add this 3rd sample to see if there is a difference. They emphasize testing of the raws and finished product on their fancy website. I'm also considering attending the first day of this years Sexual Medicine Society meeting in October as they are having two "Hormones and Peptides" lectures- this seems to be a significant acknowledgment in the space. But could also be a 3 hour bash session. Update complete!

I have a few persnickety pens (the ones I didn't purchase from the PC shop!) that I have applied a very tiny amount of 'snap and zipper lubricant' to the upper half of the shaft at a cartridge swap prior to resetting the plunger. The mechanism seems to function more smoothly after this. Silicone based. Bought for my waterski gear on Amazon. Made by BTAS. There are other options. I apply with a Q-tip making sure not leave any fibers behind.

@quicksilver80 YES. Recomp is elusive and the holy grail for me. I'm not a body builder, and I'm 5 years younger than Pete, but I always found bulking way easier than cutting- man I loved anything chocolate at about 7pm! That's why I'd characterize reta as tied for first as the GOAT- it helped me save me from myself! However, as muscle fat was also burning off, I honestly felt I looked a little wimpy, and all this while moderately lifting 6 days a week. FLGR242 comes along and it's essentially impossible to verify- it's all testimonial and honestly sounds too good to be true. Pete doesn't know it but his comments (starting in Dec and subsequent) felt to me like an independent voice validating the compounds promise and was a big factor in my decision to pull the trigger on what was a very large investment. Great call as long as my heart doesn't explode someday! Now I'm not running the mgs he is- at least I haven't yet- but I am tempted. The other thing tied for GOAT status in my book is FLGR. (I am not paid by Jay Campbell or anyone else to say this! LOL).

So tried to download and pin the FLGR cheat sheet (PDF) which is behind the subscription to Jay's FOH community. File size is too large. Plus it's kinda proprietary so maybe for the best. So I'm gonna do this the old fashioned way and type it.
Men's Cycle: Run continuously for up to 36 weeks (3 phases) then 6-12 weeks off to reset
Weeks 1-12 2.5mg/week or 5mg every two weeks
Weeks 13-24. 5.0 mg weekly split- 2.5mg Tuesday + 2.5mg Friday
Optional Weeks 25-36 10mg/week(max)
*** implies this is for folks making gains for show prep, cover shoots, etc.
There's also a women's cycle which is essentially half of everything above.
Now the way actual users are handling dosing is all over the place. Some daily, some 2-3 times a week, weekly, etc.
There is little science because we are the science! The video Pete linked on X a few days ago is about how most of the YouTube videos unfolded so worth a listen if you want to meet the chemist. Listening toJay Campbell is kinda like eating fish eggs- you can do it but you might have to plug your nose. No dis' on your culinary choices Pete!

My initial research. 59 yo. Not opposed to TRT but wanted to push my own biology first to see what happens.
January labs- Test tot- 518, Free 48, shbg 48. Started enclo 12.5mg eod (Swiss chems).
April labs- Test tot 711, Free 122. Switched to 6.25mg daily (Kimera)
June labs Test tot 893, Free 122, shbg 54. E2 is 30pg (normal)
Holding at this dose. Adding in Boron 6mg, Zinc 15mg daily and tongkat ali 100mg twice a day. This is an attempt to drive shbg down a bit, thus increasing free test. Next labs in Sept. Quick is correct (as usual!) about the potential for sneaking in the wrong isomer (clomid) but the COA notwithstanding, this should result in an estrogen spike which is not apparent on my labs. Hope this helps!

First post. 1 hr account. Data mining Reddit! LOL

I'll chime in. I have a tabletop panel and something handheld called the Ironforge by Chroma. The panel is meh- never really noticed much after using 3-5x a week for several weeks- takes forever to get a decent dose (learn J/cm2) The handheld unit is a beast and works well for sore spots- knees, neck, back, etc. I credit it with helping me quickly recover from a small rotator cuff tear. It's the size of a brick and has 2 fans on the back to dissipate heat. Not a toy! You will quickly feel surface and deep warmth and the light literally will penetrate through your hand. Never tried a bed but I suspect that's the special sauce for overall well being. Treat yourself after taking methylene blue- it's supposed to potentiate favorable mitochondrial effects. Like peps it's about your end goal. I feel mostly great most of the time. I hate being sore and just need something to tackle the aches and pains.

@quicksilver80 10-4! I'm catching your drift. Just be careful because you can only find this on BLL or Paramount or Alpha- if memory serves. Not likely to be reverse engineered in the next year, at least. Proprietary albumin binder for extended half life and all of the evil beasties that screw with activin, etc. have been mitigated- supposedly. Grifters abound and the counterfeiters are out there I here. Don't want your research subjects heart to explode!!! At least my research subject has yet to appear like the massive blue bull that shows up every time you search follistatin! Ha PeptidePete had a thread going on this a few months ago but nothing has been added in quite a while. Hope that helps.

I hear ya. Like Randy said a few months ago- like buying a small car! But enter code JayC at checkout and save another 15%! LOL

I'm another N=1. I'm 59yo. I'm exactly at 3 months since starting FLGR (no Klotho) and without a doubt have recorded visible changes in my physique that would not have occurred without running gear. Labs done after a month were all improved (fasted glucose, A1c, etc) but at the time was also running reta at 0.5mg every 6 days. Next labs in about a month and I may not be able to stop myself from adding a repeat Dexa (my curiosity is getting the better of me). I believe it (flgr) is allowing me to move beyond my myostatin regulated genetic potential. My testosterone is optimized with enclomiphene and I enjoy CJC/Ipa. The grey hair not withstanding, I look and feel closer to 40. But this is a speculative play. Not in terms of results, as I can honestly vouch for those now, but in terms of safety. I have enough stocked away for another year but am considering running this for another 3 months or so, and then taking a few months off. I'm honestly curious about the durability of results. I think Pete will still be on the stuff when he croaks at 150! Only buy when on sale (I don't buy anything else on BLL cuz all their stuff is crazy expensive) but shoot for at least 6 months. I wouldn't be surprised if they do something enticing over the 4th. Someone else is going to eventually reverse engineer the albumin binder part or figure out another way to extend half-life. The monoclonal antibody stuff is intriguing and I'll take my cues from quicksilver as he formulates his thoughts over time. Or go to Panama or the Bahamas or wherever and have your genes altered! Otherwise it's PED's or FLGR as far as I can tell! I watch Josh H. and think he does OK making AI research sound like his own. Unfortunately there is no real research on this new stuff so unless he tries it for 6 months he really doesn't know anything. Hope that helps and happy to chime in anytime!

@vonendorphin "Both users" cracked me up! Thank you! Of course you are correct about confounding factors. What phrase is usually at the end of almost every medical study?- "more research is needed to explain blah, blah, blah". I'm an N=1. 30 years ago I used to track stuff like that when I was doing triathlons. But that dog don't hunt no more. I will say my stack is stable with the only major change being no reta for the last month when I felt it was holding back gains. I have used the Tonal system exclusively for resistance training for the last 4 and a half years and made solid gains the old fashioned way- ie dad bod and no peps. It has something called a strength score which I follow with marginal interest. I'll see if I can figure out how to pull a screen shot of the last six months and post it- but I'm an old fart who is constantly several steps behind in tech. To save you the suspense it would show my score falling off a cliff mid February due to a small rotator cuff tear and a nasty case of impingement. Rehab. Started back slow and steady while avoiding certain lifts not endorsed by my ortho colleagues. Finally feeling confident enough in my shoulder to start pushing it again. But what I see, during a period of forced reduced effort, has still impressed me, which I attribute to FLGR. The missus is impressed enough she's gonna start the women's version called 'slim assist' so we'll maybe have some N=2 data in a few months! Our moto has been we have to either see it or feel it or it goes to the back of the line.

I get a puffy in the finger joints feeling from both, but feel it more so with tesa. It does not make physiological sense unless the GH pulse is higher with tesa. Probably largely my imagination but it's the main reason why I run CJC/Ipa. Never compared Igf levels between the two so who knows.

@ResearchCat He's a rascal! He's goading me into another purchase!!! It's probably going to work Six hours to pull the trigger or wait to see if the 4th of July brings another sale opportunity. Hmmm

Between Jan 20 and July 2 I gained 8.2lbs of lean mass (see other basic stats above). FLGR was added the first week of march so obviously the timing is off for best analysis. All I can say is I've been working out using the Tonal system for over 4 years so had some decent muscularity present (just hidden behind a modest layer of you know what). I started off with Reta the first week of December (again timing of first Dexa not ideal) at 182lbs so had lost 12-14ish lbs prior to my initial Dexa. GH secretagogues and enclomiphene added a few weeks after reta as I became more curious and informed (and had some labs done). So I'm 7 months into this. I've seen your pics so shout out to you sir!

Ya. Big surprise I know since I'm one of the enclomiphene bros! I take 5mg nightly for all the reasons you listed in your first paragraph. I personally will not prescribe it to patients if nitro is anywhere on there med list (present or past)or if they already have a cardiologist. I also add Telmisartan 40mg daily- spend some time researching that one too.