Distinct_arrival_445
Explorer
Hey everyone, the forum is new to me, but peptides of various kinds have been in my routine for a bit over six months, following roughly a year of hovering on the fence. With my cruising doses reached, I'm now after a non-research site where I can stock up and ride out the FDA enforcement waves.
Some background, then. Before 2020 I was an all natural athlete in the 1k pound club, running sprint length triathlons in around 1.5 hours. That went on for 4-5 years ahead of covid. My job gave me covid, and I never quite felt right afterwards. Lifting never got close to where it had been and the cardio never returned. For over a year I argued with my primary that something was wrong, and all I got was the run around: at over 30 I shouldn't expect to get back in shape easily, and being under 50 ruled me out of various other screenings.
In the end I gave up on the primary, went the telehealth route, and that produced my first real breakthrough on fitness and health. A battery of tests, studies and blood work led to TRT. The early improvement was huge, but keeping my weight where I needed it was a fight, and cardio still lagged. Reta came next, which got my weight where I wanted it. CJC-IPA, KLOW, and MOTS-c went in too, and I'm well on the way back to my prior self. Whatever covid did to me, the battle back has been frustrating right up until the last year or so, and I mean to stay on this path.
With all that said, getting to know some of you and contributing here is the hope.
Some background, then. Before 2020 I was an all natural athlete in the 1k pound club, running sprint length triathlons in around 1.5 hours. That went on for 4-5 years ahead of covid. My job gave me covid, and I never quite felt right afterwards. Lifting never got close to where it had been and the cardio never returned. For over a year I argued with my primary that something was wrong, and all I got was the run around: at over 30 I shouldn't expect to get back in shape easily, and being under 50 ruled me out of various other screenings.
In the end I gave up on the primary, went the telehealth route, and that produced my first real breakthrough on fitness and health. A battery of tests, studies and blood work led to TRT. The early improvement was huge, but keeping my weight where I needed it was a fight, and cardio still lagged. Reta came next, which got my weight where I wanted it. CJC-IPA, KLOW, and MOTS-c went in too, and I'm well on the way back to my prior self. Whatever covid did to me, the battle back has been frustrating right up until the last year or so, and I mean to stay on this path.
With all that said, getting to know some of you and contributing here is the hope.