Surferjoe,
No, I use PM throughout the cycle (but now I've switched to BO), smaller dose or topical only in luteal.
Hi Growgirl,
I got all the info about mk677 from Missmadscientist and surferjoe's threads! I have no background in biochem and I cannot confidently tell you whether it's safe - for now it's for lab use only in the US, though the bodybuilding community takes it and reports no negative side effects.
So for this cycle:
- BO 1000-1500mg total, spread throughout morning, afternoon, and before bed
- GABA 3g and exercise. This is to help with HGH. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18091016/
- 1 melatonin pill before bed. For HGH and better sleep quality.
- (Maybe: Creatine 4g. Increases HGH significantly for 2-6 hours, which is more lasting than other supplements)
- Arginine and no exercise(when I'm feeling lazy haha). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9063764/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16741262/
- Lifestyle wise: try to have a 12h fasting window; minimize sugar intake; 80g protein every day; casein shake before bed
- Mk-677 for IGF-1. I will start at 5-10 mg per day.
- HMB 2g per day. Increases HGH and IGF-1, and retains muscle gains (though there's contradicting evidence)
- Regular supplements: fish oil, MSM, VitC. I'm no longer taking white peony this cycle because I will be starting BCP, which already contains strong anti-androgens.
- BCP recommended by Missmadscientist.
Things to looks into:
- According to a paper, mitosis in breast tissues is 4 folds in week 3 and 4 compared to the dormant follicular phase. I want to monitor growing pains and see if that's true. Also look into the mechanism. Follicular is high in estrogen (responsible for duct growth and adipose storage), and my boobs do swell/grow in follicular. Wondering why there isn't any mitosis.
- I'm getting great info from this paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3404495/#R1 I think Lotus has posted it before. Will keep reading it.
- I used some glycolic acid on my nipples for a couple of hours before applying the BO cream. Not sure if that helps. Keep monitoring.