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ncreases this activity (verified by studies). This was also taken with 3 g of L-arginine and 2.2 g of ornithine, those and similar dosages have been supported by numerous studies over the years, arginine alone was the conventional approach to increasing GH/testing function. I’ve seen studies that typically demonstrate a 150% increase in GH when taken on an empty stomach by healthy individuals, strength training can increase this figure. Before anyone brings it up, I want to pick up on a popular criticism of huperzine, that being that it causes “GH bleed”. This theory has been put out there by a long-term peer in the industry, the idea being that it causes GH to be trickled in response and thus blunts the big surge you would otherwise get from using a GHRP/GHRS. The concept is nonsense, - reversible AChE inhibitors are known to blunt somatostatin, pyridostigmine is a drug that effectively elevates GH through this action, it has successfully been used both to test pituitary function and in combination with peptides like hexarelin to synergistically increase GH. There have been clinical comparisons between huperzine and pyridostigmine that established a similar impact on somatostatin; pyridostigmine is additive in its effect on the GH pulse response to hexarelin and GHRH. Would this little cocktail only be effective when using GH with MK 677? No, -I only mention it because it makes sense, I think it would certainly help when taking a full dose of MK-677 on its own. Is it perhaps an impractical combination? Again, no, -you’ll find these ingredients out there, you’ll get some variation in the dosage of L-arginine and ornithine, but you should be able to get thereabouts. As for the EGCH, you’ll need to source that within a green tea product, -look for what percentage EGCG it’s standardized for and calculate how much of the powder/capsules you need to take to hit the 200 mg. Just a brief final note on using MK 677 with GH, -this combination now makes total sense if you opt to use a low dose GH regimen in the future, a half dose of MK-677 would probably mitigate the negative feedback loop that would normally bring endogenous GH production to a grinding halt. Personally, I wouldn’t use MK-677 for more than two months continuously without some kind of break or switching to a peptidyl GHS, -something with a more transient effect in the body (e.g. heharelin). Why would this be? Ghrelin itself is a stress hormone, this is independent of its effects on cortisol. Protracted exposure to elevated Ghrelin can lead to adverse effects, which can include depression and anxiety, -it’s even been shown to enhance fear conditioning without any interaction from the HPA axis, perhaps that’s why it’s also been linked to disorders like PTSD! Ghrelin and GH are known to work together in the amygdala area of the brain to enhance fear, -MK 677 is a Ghrelin mimetic, it easily crosses the blood-brain barrier and has a half-life of over 6 hours. Joining the dots, this ease of access to the brain and the sustained release of GH, which vastly differs to the effects of the well-studied GHRPs and peptidyl GHS’s, means that prolonged use of MK-677 over many months could lead to the same effects seen with the prolonged Ghrelin elevation. I know you can readily find data showing a relatively long (in our game) history of use and clinicals of 2-year duration, but I also know that nobody will be looking at this kind of neurobiology. No need to change your underwear yet though, the hard evidence about adverse effects isn’t there yet and all feedback has been positive so far. Just stick to the guidelines, besides, those 1-2 month breaks will give you a chance to restore insulin sensitivity where applicable.
Whichever regimen you chose, I would still stick to using GH-REM at bedtime, both to support endogenous GH production and to help stem rises in prolactin through it’s L-dopa content. The sleep promoting effects should also help those that may be a little sensitive to transient rises in cortisol, but there is also one other reason. MK-677 use has been shown to increase leptin in the short term in young obese subjects, of course there’s no way of knowing if it was equally reversible in older users. With any cardiac condition/concerns, prolonged elevation of leptin has been significantly associated with pathogenic risk, the same goes for stroke, -higher leptin levels are found in those suffering from post-stroke depression. It’s safe to say that, like Ghrelin itself, elevated leptin is linked with several mood disorders. L-dopa intake is known to blunt the leptin response, this is another reason why I would suggest taking GH-REM whilst using MK-677, as its L-dopa content should impact any potential rise in leptin, temporary or otherwise. I cannot overstress this recommendation; a small group of MK-677 users who had that profound lethargy response immediately resolved this with the combination of lowering the dose and taking GH-REM. I have a major sleep disorder myself and have found added benefit from using this at night, -just make sure it’s a good 2.5 + hours after your last meal.
Years ago, the late Dan Duchaine and I shared the same agent for our seminars/consultations, the beautiful Shelley Hominuk. I will always remember Shelley telling me about Dan’s response to the judge when given his opportunity to speak before sentencing and after receiving the standard waffle about hoping he had seen the error of his ways. Dan, who had pretty much raised himself since a kid and had regularly suffered long bouts of illness in relation to the same kidney disorder that was sadly his premature demise, retorted with something pretty fitting in the current environment; “Error??? Anabolic steroids permit me to live in an enhanced state, -why wouldn’t I choose to live in an enhanced state?” Of course, we now know that all that glistens isn’t gold with AAS. We also pretty much know that there is more sensible use and damage limitation, but it’s still not truly an enhanced state, not if we closely look at what that would entail, -physically, mentally and medically. Again, I don’t want to get drawn on this publicly for various reasons.
However, today we are heralding in a new era, one where we can perhaps approach that goal of The Enhanced State through the new tools we have available to us. As long as there is some integrity left and there
one where we can perhaps approach that goal of The Enhanced State through the new tools we have available to us. As long as there is some integrity left and there are discerning customers, we can facilitate this through the growing milieu of peptides and other compounds becoming available, like MK-677 and other GHRPs and GHSs, PPAR agonists, Body Protection Compounds, peptides targeting telomerase activity/stress, nootropics, compounds promoting mitochondrial biogenesis, etc. As we’ve already seen with the various versions of MK-677 floating around, integrity will likely be the biggest hurdle."
I asked about adding GHRH.
I asked about adding GHRH.
Hi Richard. Yes, it will likely do this. However, I would also expect to see more profound cortisol and prolactin elevation also. I spoke to someone yesterday who had put on 9 kg on MK-677 alone, so you have to wonder where you go from there. If IG-1 is the limiting factor it’s also the trigger for the increased HPA activity. I think strength athletes will do well on this combination. However, those looking for “quality of life”, -better recovery, less aches, better sleep, safe blood pressure, pros and cons could tip this in the wrong direction."