Pulse vs continuous — why does anyone run continuous on short-half-life peptides

P
Joined 2026
50 posts
3/23/2026 · 1580 views

Most short-half-life peptides have a pulse-based logic baked in (GHRPs, BPC for local effect). Yet people run them continuously 7 days/week. Is there a reason continuous ever beats pulsed (5/2 or 4/3) outside of adherence?

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C
Joined 2025
43 posts
3/24/2026

For GHRPs specifically, continuous is leaving value on the table past week 4. No biological reason to run 7/7 unless you haven't read about desensitization.

S
Joined 2025
97 posts
3/24/2026

Continuous BPC makes sense when the goal is systemic anti-inflammatory baseline rather than acute healing. For GHRPs, pulse wins basically always. Adherence is real though.

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P
Joined 2026
50 posts
3/25/2026

So: BPC continuous fine, GHRP pulse default, adherence is the tiebreaker. Got it.

H
Joined 2025
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hexaclinicContributor
3/26/2026

One more angle — continuous dosing is easier to remember and harder to screw up. For people who struggle with compliance on complex schedules, continuous wins even when pulsed is theoretically better.

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T
Joined 2026
28 posts
4/28/2026

pulsing GHRPs is objectively better on paper but like 90% of people cant stick to it past month 2. continuous is boring but it actually gets run. ive seen way more progress from guys who just pinned every day and actually did it for 12 weeks than guys who had the "perfect" protocol written out and quit after 3.

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