Key Takeaways 

• Peptides are simply long chains of Amino Acids
• Peptides can be used to build muscle, lose fat, improve injury-recovery, and for anti-aging
• Peptides have fewer side effects than Steroids and SARMs 
• Peptides can almost be used perpetually 

Peptides are often the most misunderstood compounds in the fitness world, and I don’t blame people for finding them hard to understand. Without digging in too much, Peptides can be described as Amino Acids that are bound in a certain sequence, linked via Peptide bonds – hence the name.

Peptides are all around us in nature, in fact, the Creatine you used as a teen is a Peptide. The Collagen your mum uses is a Peptide. As you can see, the word “Peptide” can mean very different things. How so? Well, it really depends on that Amino Acid sequence. 

For instance, Human Growth Hormone (HGH) is the King of all Peptides. HGH consists of 191 Amino Acids, which is why you often see HGH advertised as 191-HGH. BPC-157 on the other hand would consist of only 15 Amino Acids. 

These two have wildly different effects on the human body. BPC-157 is great for angiogenesis (growth of new blood vessels) which is amazing for recovery from injuries. HGH on the other hand will lead to an increase in basal IGF-1 levels, which will help with muscle gain, fat loss, skin health, hair health, and literally everything else. 

See why HGH is the King?     

Overall, Peptides serve a great purpose in your plan, regardless of what your goals are. Because Amino Acids can be moved and changed in this sequence, there are Peptides for all goals you might have:

And many more. Peptides can also be used by those who want to refrain from using Anabolic Steroids. This is perfect since Peptides typically have far fewer side effects, especially on the Endocrine system (no Testicular shutdown). A common practice is to “blast” Peptides when Androgens are low. 

Periods where Androgens are low or “cruising” would potentially set you up for muscle loss. It is not uncommon to see athletes use up to 10, even 20 units of HGH along with several units of IGF-1 LR3 to increase muscle retention as much as possible. 

On the flip side, you don’t have to be a bodybuilder to use these. HGH has been prescribed to several of the general population since we know that HGH and IGF-1 levels fall as we age. Low levels of these can lead to severe health complications. 

For instance, HGH can help with something called Anti-Aging since it will massively increase skin and hair health. It will heal joints, help with muscle atrophy (due to age), and will massively increase bone density as well. 

If you are a male who suffers from erectile dysfunction, you might want to try something like PT-141. This compound has been studied and shown to massively boost sexual function as well as sexual performance. 

The most common use of Peptides would probably be the use of BPC-157 with TB500 ((Thymosin Beta 4). The latter has been shown to be remarkable at reducing inflammation, and thus combining it with BPC-156 creates a killer injury-healing combo. Hence, this combo is called the Wolverine combo, after the Marvel character that has a remarkable healing factor. 

Yes, stacking Peptides is perfectly fine. Because their effects are so specific in nature, the chances that you’ll ever experience side effects that overlap is rare. The only ones you might want to be careful with are using a lot of HGH without insulin or at least something to improve insulin sensitivity.  

Do not be alarmed if your Peptide is shipped as a powder. Because Peptides are quite volatile when left at room temperature, you’ll need to reconstitute them yourself. Once reconstituted, you can simply place them in to fridge. Peptides are also (usually) administered subcutaneously, meaning injected into fat. They can be injected intramuscularly, however, the absorption time changes dramatically. 

(Not something most people should worry about unless you use IGF-1 LR3. This compound can have a similar effect to that of insulin, so injecting IM might lead to complications if you are not prepared.) 

Peptides are both safe and easy to use. They can be administered to both males and females (this may be subject to change when using sexual Peptides). The side effects are minimal at best, and they are tolerated incredibly well. Peptide therapy has even become quite popular in the medical world, but can be unbelievably expensive and hard to get through a GP.