Editted version. Lots of typos in the first from my cell phone..
I think the mk 677 argument would be much stronger with some recent anecdotal evidence ie igf and gh serum test done by board members. We see these test everyday with hgh, but not with mk 677. Instead we have accept it's good via subjective opinions and the limited research and studies out there on it.
If you want a subjective opinion of someone who has used both ..here you go...ive run mk 677 several times at different dosing schemes and times for months at a time and the end result each time was huge jumps in water weight and lethargy beyond what any generic gh has ever given me. I just felt gross. I didn't see any fat loss and if any was there it was unnoticeable due to the amount of water I was holding at the time. I didn't get any of the positive benefits of feeling more recovered due to the lethargy nor did I noticed faster growth of my hair and nails. All these things I notice was good generics hgh. If you go back to the original mk 677 thread you will see I was one of the very first ones to blow the whistle on this garbage. But hey if it's working for you all that's great. Guess we can just say it's a difference in body chemistry, although I'm not really sold. I think people want to believe something is really good, so they see what they want to see.
I also use to be a big fan of peptides. Did a couple years using mod grf and ghrps. I did see the gh benefits with these but there was definitely a ceiling effect. Felt more like 1-2 iu of running good generics hgh at 5iu if dosed 3 times a day. It wasnt until great generics came along with a very reasonable price such as riptropins, elitropin and now meditrope that I abandon all peptides all together. There was just no need for them.
The only reason I can think to run any alternative to hgh is if your tight on money. I think someone mentioned running mk 677 and hgh simultaneous to reduce side effects? Which makes no damn sense since the end result is more gh and igf, which would mean more side effects associated with these growth factors. And finally the fallacy that their is down regulation to hgh is bullshit. It's effective indefinitely as long as you get the real deal.
This is only my personal experience so take with it what you will. But as long as great generic hgh exist at the price it is now, I'll won't be venturing back to peptides ever again.