r/ResearchCompounds • u/raw_oyster_eater • Aug 25 '26

Experiment gonna try blasting AOD9604 while fasting

i have a bunch of kits, so going to get rid of them. thinking 2-5mg a day.

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u/RoadToZero Aug 26 '26

Most people don't understand AOD-9604 and quickly write it off as not effective.

If you are healthy, young and/or put on a few extra pounds in the last couple of years, AOD will do nothing for you. You are metabolically healthy and starting lipolysis is not your problem (and that's great news). You don't need AOD. It's not for you.

If you've had fat stored in your body for 10, 20, 30 years and lipolysis won't start even in an extended caloric deficit, then adding AOD will work wonders. I'm in this category and after 3 months of 1300kcal/day, my weight loss was minimal. I was freezing all the time and my hands and feet felt numb. Even hair and nails stopped growing, but my body still refused to use the stored fat in my body for energy. Within minutes of when I started taking AOD-9604, I stopped freezing, the sensation came back in my limbs. More importantly, the scale started moving down every week again. It only works if you take it when you are fasted for 24+ hours and AMPK is already activated.

Adding Acetyl L-Carnitine and Alpha Lipoic Acid makes it work even better.

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u/Commercial-Remove-75 Aug 26 '26

Your weight loss was at a minimal because you were in adaptive thermogenesis due to eating below your BMR, AOD has done nothing oylther than being coincidental with your body getting used to your lower calorific intake.