New Member - Data-Centric Approach to Enhancement & Long-Term Health

[kdfdb]

Hey MESO community,

21 years old, based in France. Been training seriously for 5-6 years, currently ~83kg, working on body recomposition and dealing with a shoulder tendon injury.

Current Protocols
Active compounds:
• Retatrutide (GLP-1/GIP/glucagon agonist) for body recomposition
• BPC-157 + TB-500 for shoulder tendon recovery (bicep tendon sheath, ultrasound-confirmed)
• Transitioned off Arcoxia after realizing COX-2 inhibition conflicts with healing peptides

Monitoring:
Comprehensive bloodwork every few months: hematology, liver/kidney function, lipids, metabolic markers (HbA1c, insulin), hormones (testosterone, estradiol, IGF-1, thyroid, cortisol), inflammation markers. I track trends and adjust based on data.

Why I’m Here
I’m focused on harm reduction and evidence-based protocols. My background is data analytics, so I approach this systematically: evaluate mechanisms, assess evidence quality, design protocols with clear metrics and safety boundaries.

What I’m researching:
1. Peptide injection strategies - Local vs systemic administration for tendon injuries
2. HGH vs secretagogue protocols - Planning future HGH cycle, evaluating risk-benefit of straight HGH vs CJC-1295/GHRP combinations
3. Fertility preservation - Avoiding traditional AAS for this reason, interested in HCG/HMG protocols if I reconsider
4. Drug interactions - Learning about conflicts (NSAIDs vs healing peptides, etc.)
What I Offer

Happy to share:
• Detailed protocol logs (doses, timing, effects, measurements)
• Bloodwork results and interpretation
• Cost-benefit analyses based on evidence vs practical results
• Critical thinking - I prefer honest feedback over validation

Philosophy
• Health over aesthetics (long-term focus)
• Fertility preservation non-negotiable
• Medical supervision required
• Evidence hierarchy: RCTs > case series > anecdotes
• Optimizing for decades, not just next 12 weeks

I’m here to learn from practical experience, not just theory. I’ve done research but don’t claim to know everything. Constructive criticism welcome.
Looking forward to learning from this community.

 

[IndividualMan]

welcoma to meso

 

[kdfdb]

Thank you very much

 

[Elektrobot]

21 years old

Whats your natty igf-1 and testosterone levels?

Comprehensive bloodwork every few months

What does your lipid panel look like?

HGH vs secretagogue protocols - Planning future HGH cycle, evaluating risk-benefit of straight HGH vs CJC-1295/GHRP combinations

At 21 this is likely unwarranted. Check your igf-1 while in a calorie surplus for an extended time.

conflicts (NSAIDs vs healing peptides, etc.

Inflammation is the queue for your body to repair something. If you temper that signal, you interfere with the repair. Heat = good. Cold = bad. Muscle relaxers = good. anti-inflammatories = bad.

 

[kdfdb]

Whats your natty igf-1 and testosterone levels?

Please find my latest bloodwork below (sorry it’s in French…)

At 21 this is likely unwarranted. Check your igf-1 while in a calorie surplus for an extended time.

Yes I am understanding that it is not really worth it for the moment since my IGF1 might already be at its best. But I am a bit too concerned about long/mid-term implications of being on AAS. (Higher monitoring needed, cannot stop easily, might lower original natural values if stopped, useless if not run for a constant duration, VERY concerned about fertility, etc…)
Should stick on peptides for now…

Inflammation is the queue for your body to repair something. If you temper that signal, you interfere with the repair. Heat = good. Cold = bad. Muscle relaxers = good. anti-inflammatories = bad.

I am finishing my prescribed Arcoxia cure (honestly useless for now) and then continue for two weeks over BPC/TB. Do you think this is a bad idea?

 

[Elektrobot]

I am finishing my prescribed Arcoxia cure (honestly useless for now) and then continue for two weeks over BPC/TB. Do you think this is a bad idea?

I tried bpc and tb for shoulder / bicep tendonitis and did not experience any noticeable change

What did help was learning how to stretch my bicep, shoulders and pec muscles, and training my biceps in straight arm movements like gymnasts do.
Be aware of any repetitive tasks that might be contributing to the inflammation, like picking up your phone often. For me, that's what causes a flare up. small movements repeated many times through the day. ... using a mouse, typing on a keyboard with my arms out in front of me. These all contribute to how my bicep tendon feels.

 

[kdfdb]

I tried bpc and tb for shoulder / bicep tendonitis and did not experience any noticeable change

What did help was learning how to stretch my bicep, shoulders and pec muscles, and training my biceps in straight arm movements like gymnasts do.
Be aware of any repetitive tasks that might be contributing to the inflammation, like picking up your phone often. For me, that's what causes a flare up. small movements repeated many times through the day. ... using a mouse, typing on a keyboard with my arms out in front of me. These all contribute to how my bicep tendon feels.

Okey I get it. The pain started on a bad bench.
I really struggle with push days (I had a tendonipathy two years ago on the other shoulder… still on biceps tendon…). I try to warm-up properly and all but I don’t know, I’ve tried many different executions, I had a professional coach for 1 year and a half but still as soon as I tried to overload, I hurt myself…

So two questions: what would you recommend right now to help me heal it fast? What would you recommend so it doesn’t happen again? (What exercises, how to adapt my workouts, etc etc…)

 

[Elektrobot]

Okey I get it. The pain started on a bad bench.
I really struggle with push days (I had a tendonipathy two years ago on the other shoulder… still on biceps tendon…). I try to warm-up properly and all but I don’t know, I’ve tried many different executions, I had a professional coach for 1 year and a half but still as soon as I tried to overload, I hurt myself…

So two questions: what would you recommend right now to help me heal it fast? What would you recommend so it doesn’t happen again? (What exercises, how to adapt my workouts, etc etc…)

Don’t flat bench

Work on straight arm strength

This guy has a lot of good suggestions


View: https://youtu.be/B6aF2ue6h8U?si=C7PSJsWPQArmVgGZ

 

[Elektrobot]

And pelican curls.


View: https://youtu.be/hEGenEFvaTk?si=9ewTmcpLN4budQ7C

 

[Samwise777]

Yeah ditching flat bench is probably a good call for now. Focus on feeling it in the right spot with those straight arm exercises, good luck!

 

[kdfdb]

Thank you very much