Chronic low-dose BPC-157 for general connective tissue — worth it?
19 posts
Not currently injured. 42, lift, move, occasional tweaks. Wondering if a low-dose (250mcg 3x/week) maintenance BPC-157 is worth running as a kind of insurance policy for connective tissue, or whether I should only use it reactively.
My instinct says reactive is fine. Curious if anyone feels they've genuinely benefited from a maintenance approach.
- BPC-157 · 500 mcg · 2x/day local · sub-Q
- TB-500 · 2 mg · 2x/wk · sub-Q
5 Replies
26 posts
I've run maintenance BPC/TB stacks during heavy training blocks and felt subjectively sturdier. Hard to prove. Reactive seems equally effective for me during actual injuries.
205 posts
Reactive is my preference too. The safety profile is fine for maintenance but you're spending money for a preventative effect that may not exist. Use the budget on sleep and protein.
- CJC-1295 no DAC · 100 mcg · pre-bed · sub-Q
- Ipamorelin · 200 mcg · pre-bed · sub-Q
- BPC-157 · 500 mcg · 2x/day · sub-Q
115 posts
No human data to support chronic preventative BPC-157 use. You're extrapolating from rodent injury-model studies. That doesn't mean wrong, but I'd price it accordingly.
19 posts
Convincing. Going reactive. Money saved goes to coffee and protein.
- BPC-157 · 500 mcg · 2x/day local · sub-Q
- TB-500 · 2 mg · 2x/wk · sub-Q
50 posts
Don't forget: training load management does more for connective tissue than any peptide. If you're chasing maintenance BPC you might be under-recovering.
- BPC-157 · 250 mcg · 2x/day local · sub-Q
- TB-500 · 2 mg · weekly · sub-Q