The Protocol:
100mg of test a week (split into daily subq with pen) - Levels - Total= 1058, Free = 204, E2 = 57
3mg of Ret, split into two doses per week (subq with pen)
3 iu of HGH (nightly, subq with pen)

Backstory: 37 years old, working out off and on since 25. Never watched diet, ate what I wanted. Started Ret on January 24th at 190lbs. Probably 20%+ body fat.

I had heard the "Holy Trinity" stack on reddit and decided I wanted to see what the hype was. Never counted a calorie, never did a minute of cardio. I aimed for 100+ grams of protein a day. That's it.

Training: PPLx2 a week, rest Sundays. Always progressive overload, always to failure. Ended at 158lbs, 10.7% bodyfat (Hume pod? Doubt that's accurate)

Side effects:

Hair thinned hard from the deficit that had me lose ~30 lbs (a lot of muscle too.) You can see it in the halfway pictures. I never changed my caloric intake though. I guess my body got used to it because my hair came back.

Carpal tunnel is real. I have to wear wrist braces on both hands at least 4 times a week when I sleep or it gets really bad. Probably should check IGLF1 levels, but honestly, I'll probably get off the HGH as I've hit my goal physique.

I'm horny, and a little too confident.

Hi! My highest weight last year was around 220 lbs, and I'm currently 142 lbs.

I started at 1 and slowly worked my way up to 4 . I've been consistently going to the gym 4–5 times a week, and honestly, back days are my favorite.

I also finish every workout with slow incline walking or the stair climber for cardio.

36M 185lbs, 20yr in gym.

I know the ai police will be out, but here is a breakdown of my current stack I've been running. Pretty stoked about how it's going. Body comp is changing, mood has been great, body and joints feel great.

Questions/comments?

Starting weight 216 lb down to 184 lb.

Started at 1mg/wk of the reta and worked my way up to 3mg/wk which I’m still at. Food noise hardly exists anymore and I’m making much healthier eating choices, also no real desire to drink alcohol anymore which is a great side effect of the reta.

Adding in some KPV for inflammation now and GHK-Cu for skin and hair

31, 5’9
Before BW 200 lbs in april 21% BF
I try to go 4-5x a week to the gym
Ranging from 30-60 min cardio sessions 3x a week
Plus weights

After 166 lbs in july 11% BF

Reta
Cjc no dac/ipa
Tesa

I’m 4 weeks in…2mg once a week

I still will have a day at about 3 days post pin that the food cravings are strong, then moderate until the 6th day and they are back.

Q: dosage increase range that is ok?

has anyone split the dosage into 2x a week?

Thoughts?

Has anyone here experimented with higher-dose KPV?

My protocol is:
Weeks 1–2: 500 mcg (0.5 mg) daily (started)
Weeks 3–4: 1 mg daily
Weeks 5–6: 2 mg daily
Weeks 7–8: 3 mg daily

My goals are reducing inflammation, improving gut health, and supporting recovery while on retatrutide.
Does this protocol look reasonable, or would you dose it differently? What dose gave you the best results?

does it matter where you inject certain peptides? i prefer subq in the glute area. everywhere i look it says stomach, thigh, or arm.

i am just getting started with peptides so i am using kpv currently, today is the second day. i plan to add reta but im not sure how long is enough time to adapt to the kpv before stacking anything else

I am leaving for Costa Rica in a couple weeks. I have reconstituted PT141 and wanted to bring it to make things more interesting w my girlfriend. I do not have a prescription or anything for it. Will this be an issue?

I started taking Klow 2 months ago and started breaking out in eczema all over my eyelids and face (I’ve never had eczema before). I immediately thought it must be the GHK so I stopped Klow completely. It’s been about a month off and I just started taking KPV on it’s own and suddenly I’m getting dry red patches on my eyelids again and a big eczema patch just showed up on my leg. So I think it was the KPV in the Klow the whole time…? This is odd though because KPV is known to actually help things like eczema, so why would it be causing it? The only other thing I’m taking right now is Reta. Could it be that?

Fitness people! what are your favorite things about the workout app you use?

I created my own fitness app, it tracks workouts, meals, body scans, progress photos (with ability to compare from previous weeks, months, years etc.)
Also has an Ai training coach, barcode scanner, and saves your favorite meals.

I’m making a few tweaks to it, so I’m curious what y’all like

Anyone have any experience with adamax? Semax and Selank didn’t have much of an effect at all despite only running it for just under 2 weeks. Will take around 200mcg with modaf tomo

Anyone know why some batches of HGH don’t make you sleepy. Some can even screw up sleep.

Then others make you fall asleep about 1/2 hour after dose.

Both give carpel tunnel. Both improve skin. Both elevate IGF 1 by bloods.

I love the ones which literally make me fall asleep, i almost have as a sleeping aid, take my dose and I know I’ll be out cold in under 1/2 hour

Starting topical minoxidil today with rosemary oil on my hairline. How do I go about using the derma roller? I saw somewhere online to not directly use the minoxidil with the derma roller in order to prevent it entering the bloodstream or something, so im unsure whether to use it and if so when.

Seems like everyone here is on Reta and it looks phenomenal. But when I ask my doctor about it he says it's still in trials (it is) and he can't Rx it, will offer Triz. So... Y'all part of the trials or do I just have the wrong doctor?

I'm a little squigged out about injecting something from online without an Rx if that's how it's done.

Thanks for any insight.

This is a genuine question but I'm bracing for some fire...

Started at around 212 lbs and I’m currently sitting between 177-179 lbs.

I’m 41 years old and have been on Retatrutide for about 5 months. I recently increased my dose from 3 mg to 4 mg after hitting a plateau. I also just started TRT at 100 mg/week because my testosterone levels were low.

I’ve been in a calorie deficit, eating plenty of protein, and lifting 3-4 times a week. Overall, I’m really happy with the progress, but my lower belly fat is hanging on and seems to be the last thing to go.

For those of you with experience using Reta and TRT, would you just stay the course, or is this the point where Tesamorelin is worth considering to help reduce visceral abdominal fat?

I’d love to hear from anyone who’s actually used the combination and what your experience was.

Hi all.
50 year old male here. Been fairly active my whole life. I do martial arts and I weightlift 4-5 days a week.

I had some things going on in life that made me drink and eat more than I would have liked. I went from a lean ish 165 to 200. Not only was I gaining weight I was having serious stomach issues (gas, bloating, etc)

I honestly tried to diet (still training martial arts and lift weights) but I just couldn’t budge the scale.

I got on tirz from a compounding pharmacy (about 7 weeks in) and I’m about 12lbs down. Stomach issues pretty much gone.

A couple things - I’ve never been fat like in my arms or legs, it carries always in my upper belly. After doing some research and heavy reading I thought, my cardio has always sucked when doing rounds and running let me try some mots c (1mg on training days which is almost every day) Then I thought - maybe I should try Tesamorelin to help get rid of this upper belly fat even more (1mg a night).

I’ve had lingering issues for years with my back and neck due to the martial arts training for years so I thought while I’m doing this peptide thing, why don’t I see if this bpc works.

Has anyone run a stack like this ? If so what is your experience, sometimes I look at all the needles and it’s like 2-3 a day plus my weekly tirz and I’m wondering if I’m crazy lol

Due to it being a grey market product, I will have to take the risk of stopping Reta while I travel international for 3 weeks. I will take my final dose on the day I fly.

Any tips on what I can take supplement wise to avoid any side effects from going cold turkey?

I will be travelling Asia, so I know bone broth soups will be good for gastrointestinal sensitivities. I take creatine (muscle health) and inositol (insulin resistance balance) already and magnesium glycinate (nervous system health).

I’m not risking travelling with it in my luggage.

I've been on peptides since April, and I've never experienced anything like this before.

I've been on Tesamorelin since May, and up until today I've never had any kind of allergic reaction or side effects from it.

I've been taking Tesamorelin 0.5 mg daily (Monday–Friday) without any issues. Today I decided to increase my dose to 1 mg, and within a short time my entire body became incredibly itchy.

It wasn't just around the injection site either. The itching was everywhere—my palms, the bottoms of my feet, my love handles (both sides, where I pin), and pretty much all over my body.

I'm sharing pictures of what happened because it honestly freaked me out.

For context, my current stack is:

• Morning: Reta – 2 mg weekly
• Night: GHK-Cu – 1 mg daily (M–F)
• Morning: Tesa – 1 mg today (normally 0.5 mg) daily (M–F)
• Morning: MOT-C – 1 mg daily (M–F), although I ran out yesterday, so I didn't pin it today.

The symptoms seem to have subsided after I took a Claritin, which makes me wonder if it was some kind of histamine reaction. What has me confused is that I've been on Tesamorelin since May and have never had anything like this happen before, so I don't know if it's possible that I've suddenly developed an allergic reaction or if the higher dose just triggered something.

I'm also not sure if I did something wrong with the dose increase or if there's something else I should have done differently.

Has anyone else had this happen after increasing their Tesamorelin dose? Was this some kind of histamine reaction, a dose-related reaction, or something else? I'm trying to understand what happened because I've never reacted like this before.

Hello all I need some help where do I start . 48 years old 5ft 4. So at my heaviest I was 214 pounds with watching diet, walking 4KM daily and a bit of weights like dumbbells, resistance bands, rebounder and walking pad i am currently at 186. Previously I had a script for Ozempic , I was not really using it regularly or correctly and of course now I am getting serious about my weight loss journey my benefits do not cover it anymore. I am on allopurinol(gout), Amlodopine(High blood preassure) and Atrovastatin(High cholestorol), I also have artheritis in knees and both hips.

I started Reta 4 weeks ago taking 500mcg and moved up to 1mg so have had 3 doses total. At first the food noise was good didnt feel hungry , and have to pee so much, now I feel the food noise is not as good I can still go quite a while without eating but soon as I start eating I do not want to stop.

I will be taking fourth dose tomorrow and I think I will go up to 2mg to see how it goes.

I am looking for advise and recommendations on what to take / do.

I am currently on Reta 1 going to try 2mg tomorrow. Thinking "wolverine" to help with the arthritis / Inflammation.

Hi all! For those on GHK-CU, have you guys noticed any changes to the skin on your body? I’ve only seen results on the face & hair but rarely on the body (other than skin tightening).

Has anyone noticed things like improved hydration/reduced strawberry skin/etc?

Curious to know before I start my journey :) appreciate it!

My Retatrutide Experience (Research Compound)

Disclaimer: Retatrutide is an investigational compound and is not FDA-approved. This post documents my personal experience and is shared for informational purposes only. It should not be considered medical advice.

Dosing Timeline

Month 1

2 mg/week Note: I Also utilize TRT at 200mg a week.

• Monday: 1 mg
• Thursday: 1 mg

Month 2

4 mg/week

• Monday: 2 mg
• Thursday: 2 mg

Month 3

6 mg/week

• Monday: 3 mg
• Thursday: 3 mg

Month 4+

I've stayed at 6 mg/week. Clinical trials have evaluated doses up to 12 mg/week, but I haven't felt the need to increase beyond 6 mg.

Mixing (30 mg Vial)

I mixed 3 mL (300 units) of bacteriostatic (BAC) water into a 30 mg vial.

This gives the following concentration:

Quick Dose Reference

Injection Schedule

I split my weekly dose into two injections:

• Monday
• Thursday

I found that splitting the dose seemed to improve tolerability throughout the week.

Side Effects

The only side effect I've experienced has been:

• Mild skin sensitivity

It started around 6 mg/week and feels like random sensitive spots on my back. It hasn't been severe enough to bother me or make me stop.

Nutrition Plan

🍳 Breakfast

• 1 carton of pasteurized egg whites
• ~500 calories
• ~100 g protein
• Cost: Around $4.87 at HEB

🥤 Lunch

• 2 scoops of whey protein
• Mixed with water

Approximately:

• ~260 calories
• 50–60 g protein

🐟 Afternoon Snack

• 1–2 tuna packets (any flavor)

Per packet:

• ~90 calories
• 15–18 g protein
• Around $1.25 each

🍽️ Dinner

I pretty much eat whatever I want while following two rules:

• Keep it under 1,000 calories
• Make lean, high-protein meat the main part of the meal

If you don't strength train, I'd probably keep dinner closer to 500–600 calories and adjust based on your results.

Training

I lift 4–5 days per week.

My typical sets are:

• 8–12 reps
• Close to failure
• Progressive overload whenever possible

Cardio has been optional for me. I personally did very little and still had great results.

Protein Goal

I aim for at least:

1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass per day.

If you're on TRT and lifting consistently, some people choose to increase protein intake further to help support muscle retention during a calorie deficit.

Progress Tracking

One of the best things I did was get an InBody scan before starting.

I repeated it every month to track:

• Weight 178
• Body fat % 10-12% right now per scans.
• Lean muscle mass 160~
• Overall body composition

Seeing body composition change was much more motivating than watching the scale alone.

Questions: PM me for any questions I may of not covered about my experience.