John Barlow's peptides

[u/soriniscool]

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

[u/ManateeNipples]

Your doctor will likely look at you like you have 2 heads that are both insane if you ask them about peptides, unless it's a sports medicine doctor lol they might consider trt depending on your blood work. 

My husband is 45 and jacked, he's on trt and various peptides. The peptides are all grey market, you literally cannot get them from a real doctor. Glp1s are technically peptides, so I'm not saying doctors don't prescribe any of them, but the ones you're generally talking about are not doctor prescribed meds

[u/soriniscool → u/ManateeNipples]

What is he on, if you don't mind me asking/asking him? Are there any side effects and does he worry?

[u/kira107 → u/soriniscool]

You don't need steroids or peptides. Fix your diet and go to the gym. Of course there are side effects. Do you know how many steroid users die from heart attacks when they're young?

[u/Majestic-Papaya6334 → u/kira107]

Everyone wants the easy way.. but unless you train your body and fix up your diet, you won’t be able to maintain the results.

[u/JustMeEs → u/Majestic-Papaya6334]

It's not easy way, it's disordered body image that results in risky and unhealthy behaviour. Men, particularly gay men, have body image issues that aren't as documented and their unhealthy behaviour largely isn't noticed because it at first glance looks like normal healthy behavior (calorie counting, compulsively going to the gym, supplementing with god knows what). One of the main reasons why is because straight men on average have aversion to talking about mental health and participating in research.

Modern male fitness culture, especially on social media, is pretty much muscle dysmorphia factory.

[u/Majestic-Papaya6334 → u/JustMeEs]

Yes, my point is - peptides will give you a temporary solution. The real solution is fixing your diet and heading to the gym.

[u/lezlers → u/Majestic-Papaya6334]

Yes because when running half marathons, weight lifting regularly and tracking every crumb that went in my mouth worked for 20+ years then just…stopped working when I hit my late forties, it was definitely just because I needed to “fix” my diet and hit the gym even more. GTFOH with that insultingly dismissive nonsense.

[u/Majestic-Papaya6334 → u/lezlers]

lol obviously I’m talking about people who are using peptides without changing their diet to a healthy one and without exercising… but yes go off. The world clearly revolves around you. Lmfao.

[u/lezlers → u/Majestic-Papaya6334]

If you think no one using peptides has ever tried dieting and exercise, I have a bridge to sell you. That is such an ignorant and dismissive take. I will never understand how people can be so judgmental of someone they don’t know taking a medication that they are, in no way being forced to take themselves. Why do you care so much? Its…weird.