Some back story. A member on here posted IGF-1 on 5ius of this goldtrope and his IGF-1 levels were under 200. So I said that shit is underdosed, you should be over 400 if not higher. iGF-1 is not that variable. And I always thought it was strange that these generic GHs are testing so high in purity and many are even overdosed, but people frequently test below where I thought they should be on a given dose (not everyone but a decent % of people). So I thought it must be something with the biological activity, which labs like Jano can’t and don’t measure. Key jumped in and said no, this GH has been tested for biological activity in the past and it’s legit. So I gently called him out and said I’ve got 10+ years of IGF-1 tests on myself that have been very consistent, send me some to test and I’ll do bloodwork and I’ll eat my words if in wrong. Didn’t really expect him to take me up on that but he very quickly did. He was pretty confident in his product. And it turns out I was wrong. Where I’m at is where I’d expect, or even slightly above for 4-5ius.

I’ve been on 4ius for the last few months and that dose on pharm grade Omnitrope had me at 425. I was on the GT for 10 days before I did blood work. I started off just continuing at 4iu and a few days before I did bloodwork I bumped up to 5ius. It’s possible I would have been even higher if I waited a few more days at 5iu. It takes 6 days for IGF-1 to peak on a given dose and I was only the 5ius for maybe 3-4 days. But regardless this is a stellar result. Only real difference in sides I noticed between the GT and omnitrope is some water retention in my hands, and some CTS, which is likely caused by the water retention.

Couple other interesting points. My liver seems to be quite pissed off right now and it had no effect on my igf-1 levels. Some people have been making a big deal about liver stress and IGF-1. I’m not going to generalize and say it’s a non issue for everyone, but it definitely has no effect on me and I think it’s getting blown out of proportion. My values are likely high from a combination of accutane and training hard.

My lipids are another interesting point. TRT had a pretty significant impact on them. My HDL is genetically low usually around low 40s and trt dropped it to 25. My lDL pre trt was around 100 and trt increased it to 123 and increased my triglycerides as well. I started on the lipid supp stack I’ve used many times right after that July blood test, 2400mg of legit red yeast rice ED, 1000mg of niacin, the flushing kind, 20mg of policansol ed and 100mg of coq10, and even with me not fasting for this weeks test my triglycerides and LDL dropped by 50 points. And a modest 5 point bump for my HDL. Raising HDL is alot harder than lowering the bad stuff. Cardio is one of the best things for that. And my ratio is back down into the ideal range. So those supplements worked well as they have in the past.

And last is my hematocrit, hemoglobin and RBCs. I’m sure I was a bit dehydrated for the 7/31 test since it was first thing in the morning. But I dropped my test dose from 150mg ew to 125mg, and I got a lot more consistent with my fasted cardio. Prior to this I was averaging about 3 days a week and increased to 6 days without fail and my HCT dropped from 52 to 48, and hemoglobin and RBC decreased as well. So if you’re dealing with high HCT, start doing cardio as close to daily as possible. Good for your heart too. Drink lots of water. If that’s not enough then lower doses and look into some of the supplements that are said to help with this.

All in all I’m pretty stoked with how everything looks, except my liver. I’ll have to start on some supplements for that and maybe test again after I’ve had a day or two off from the gym.