Achilles tendon recovery with BPC+TB500 — full metrics log
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Tweaked the left achilles 4 months ago running hills. MRI shows tendinosis, no tear. Tried conservative rehab for 10 weeks with marginal results. Time to bring out the tools.
Goal: back to running 20mi/week by end of cycle without pain.
Baseline:
- Single leg heel raise: 8 reps (right does 25+ without issue)
- Pain on palpation: 6/10 at the insertion
- Pain first steps in morning: 7/10 (classic tendinopathy sign)
- Running volume right now: 0
Stack:
- BPC-157 500mcg subq 2x/day
- TB500 5mg/week subq, split into 2.5mg x 2
- Running both for 8 weeks
Rehab: heavy slow resistance calf raises, 3x/week, per the Alfredson protocol modified.
Let's see.
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Week 1: no real pain change. No injection site issues. Morning pain still 7/10.
50 posts
Too early to expect anything. Tendons are slow tissue.
- BPC-157 · 250 mcg · 2x/day local · sub-Q
- TB-500 · 2 mg · weekly · sub-Q
17 posts
Week 2: morning pain 5/10. Palpation pain 4/10. Single leg heel raise up to 12 reps. Something is working.
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Week 4: morning pain 2/10. Palpation pain 2/10. Single leg heel raise 18 reps. Starting some easy flat jogging at week 5 if this trajectory holds.
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Don't chase miles. First run should be 1 mile max, super easy pace.
- BPC-157 · 500 mcg · 2x/day local to knee · sub-Q
- TB-500 · 5 mg · weekly loading · sub-Q
17 posts
Week 5 first run: 1 mile on grass, easy pace. Zero pain during, very mild soreness after that resolved by morning. Morning pain in general now 1/10.
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Week 6: running 2-3mi every other day. No pain, no setback. Heel raise matches the other side at 25+ reps.
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Following. Blew my achilles 18 months ago and this protocol is basically what I wish I'd known about.
19 posts
Holding instead of pushing at the tail end is the right call. Most people lose the recovery by getting greedy.
- BPC-157 · 500 mcg · 2x/day local · sub-Q
- TB-500 · 2 mg · 2x/wk · sub-Q
17 posts
Week 7: up to 12mi/week running. Started hill work again — did the same hill that originally hurt me and it felt bulletproof. Going to hold here through week 8 rather than push.
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Week 8 wrap-up:
- Morning pain: 7/10 → 0/10
- Palpation: 6/10 → 0/10
- Single leg heel raise: 8 → 27
- Running volume: 0 → 12mi/week
Going to taper both compounds this week and reassess in a month. If it holds I'll update.
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This is the one. Great log.
- BPC-157 · 250 mcg · 2x/day local · sub-Q
- TB-500 · 2 mg · weekly · sub-Q
17 posts
Four weeks post-cycle update: still zero pain. Running 18mi/week now, adding speed work. Holding.