Newbie Intro: Figuring Out My Peptide Path

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Hey everyone, 32M from the US here. Right now I'm using TB-500/BPC-157 via a clinic as I recover from a shoulder injury that lasted a long time and really messed with my body composition — I couldn't train for a long stretch.

These days I'm consistently back in the gym, hovering near 22% BF (skinnyfat), and trying to get 1g of protein per lb of bodyweight daily. I also just had baseline bloodwork drawn — testosterone, IGF-1, and so on — so I have a reference point for the future.

What I'm thinking about is stacking CJC-1295/Ipamorelin to speed things up, and maybe considering retatrutide roughly 6 months down the line after I've built some momentum. I'm still working out what the right protocol looks like and would really appreciate advice from anyone who's been in a similar spot.

Glad to be here ❤️
 
Hello ,

Glad to have you here .

My body fat situation is similar to yours , it hangs around more than visceral does , I use cjc 1295 dac alongside impamorelin and have been on it for some time , needed to pause it , then I’ll start it up again , but since I’m planning to bulk I’m adding motsc and IGF-1rl3 . Have a good time on the forum
 
What was your experience like with ipa + cjc? How much time have you spent on it, and do you include resistance training as well?
 
happyboysteak said:

What was your experience like with ipa + cjc? How much time have you spent on it, and do you include resistance training as well?
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Appreciate the question

I run it in cycles, since I don't want my pituitary gland to get worn out.

My pattern is roughly 12 weeks on, then a pause.

My body fat dropped from about 27% down to

19%, and visceral is at 8%.

Every day I use 250iu of cjc

plus 250iu of impa

Daily I do both weight training and cardio

About 10miles a day on my bike.

On top of that I stack several other peptides, but cjc and impa are used only for fat loss.
 
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ChAsEr435 said:

happyboysteak said:

What was your experience like with ipa + cjc? How much time have you spent on it, and do you include resistance training as well?
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Appreciate the question

I run it in cycles, since I don't want my pituitary gland to get worn out.

My pattern is roughly 12 weeks on, then a pause.

My body fat dropped from about 27% down to

19%, and visceral is at 8%.

Every day I use 250iu of cjc

plus 250iu of impa

Daily I do both weight training and cardio

About 10miles a day on my bike.

On top of that I stack several other peptides, but cjc and impa are used only for fat loss.
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Nice work, that's really impressive — congrats. How much time passed while you went from 27% down to 19%? Did your sleep get better, and were there any side effects you noticed from cjc+ipa? Also, while using peptides, are you keeping an eye on health markers?
 
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