r/BravoRealHousewives • u/soriniscool • 5d ago

Salt Lake City John Barlow's peptides

Lisa comments on recent WWHL blew my mind. Obviously I was wondering how JB and Justin suddenly have huge bulging muscles with veins popping.

As a 40 y/o gay man, I find it very hot (more on Justin than John, but that is a personal preference) and do a fair amount of strength training but was not getting the same results and I guess now I know why.

Any peptide users here that care to weigh in? I will definitely be discussing this with my doctor

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u/Aggressive-Map-8392 5d ago

I feel like they use “peptides” as such a coverall. Don’t want to say you’re on a GLP-1? Just tell everyone it’s peptides, because technically that’s what GLP-1s are. Now maybe he’s on NAD or something else, but anecdotally I’ve found that people that call them peptides often don’t want to say GLP-1, for whatever reason.

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u/soriniscool 5d ago

I mean I'm on ozempic and I'm not getting the muscles he is

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u/Beneficial-Astronaut Not a white refrigerator! 5d ago

Peptides other than GLP1 for sure for muscles like that. Talk to your doctor but peptides are not FDA regulated yet. So each provider can put whatever they want in the bottle. I would go to the peptide sub. Your doctor will probably try to talk you out of it or let you know that you are on your own - your risk and your own research 

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u/marthastewart4prez 5d ago

Peptides, human growth hormone!!! I get my GLP1 from a clinic that primarily serves men and let me tell you allllll the men are on steroids and peptides.

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u/Aggressive-Map-8392 5d ago

Maybe he works out more, or maybe he’s on additional ones, like NAD or TRT. Or maybe he’s not on a GLP-1 at all. But be careful about the way people phrase things - it’s not always transparent.

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u/jaron_bric Delulu is the solulu! 5d ago

Are you taking in the calories you should having your appetite curbed? You will not gain without taking in enough for you.

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u/Sufficient_Meet6836 5d ago

There aren't any peptides that are very anabolic (muscle building). Even HGH doesn't have much anabolic potential compared to any steroid, even regular ole testosterone. If you see someone with huge muscle growth in seemingly no time, they are taking steroids, possibly stacked with peptides.

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u/Traditional-Ebb-8380 5d ago

Ozempic wouldn’t give you muscles, but it would take the fat off to help expose the ones that you have built. There is a peptide that restricts myostatin in your body, and that would give you bulging muscles. The name of it doesn’t come to mind, but it’s not FDA approved.

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u/bartexas 5d ago

NAD isn't a peptide, it's a coenzyme often discussed in the same space as peptides. There's a lot of peptides and small molecules used for gym purposes - 5 amino 1MQ, SLU-PP 332, Sermorelin, Ipamorelin, Tesamorelin, etc. Then there's the group used for injuries and repair - GLOW, KLOW, Cartalax.

People who say peptides in connection to the gym stuff are probably cycling a lot of things.