Ironman in October: Worth Adding MOTS-C / BPC-157 / TB-500 for Endurance + Recovery?
I’ve got a marathon coming up in August and Ironman in October and I’m looking to level up recovery and endurance a bit. Curious what people here actually recommend (or don’t).
I’m currently fully natural / clean and not taking anything performance-related right now.
Training load is already pretty aggressive:
Running 6x/week
Heavy weight training 6x/week
Sauna daily
Cold plunge regularly
Sleep / nutrition are dialed in
So the base is already there. I’m not looking for shortcuts, just trying to optimize recovery, durability, and maybe get a slight edge in aerobic performance going into the marathon block.
Lately I’ve been reading more about peptides and keep seeing the same 3 come up: MOTS-C, BPC-157 and TB-500.
For context, I’m not injured right now. No major issues. This would be more of a performance + recovery optimization play going into marathon prep, not rehab from a specific injury.
Not looking for bro-science marketing, more interested in real-world experience from endurance athletes who’ve actually run these and can say whether they were worth the cost / risk.
Appreciate any honest feedback.
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wokafimeeSounds like you've got a solid foundation with your training and recovery already! For endurance, MOTS C can be interesting since it's geared towards metabolic energy. BPC 157 and TB 500 could definitely help with recovery too, especially since you're pushing hard with both running and weight training. Have you thought about how you'd integrate them into your routine? :))
I ran the tb500 and bpc-157 together for my shoulders. Pretty amazing results and I did notice quick recovery between splits a few months in. Both shoulders are back to no pain as well. They get sore of course but no pain. Id have to say if someone is running these for a decent amount of time you would notice the crazy recovery between splits I dropped them for my 8bweek blast because it would be a little less pinning. Next blast I will be at least 8 weeks deep into these two peptides to help with recovery.
That peptide stack is mainly to help Tendon and ligament recovery. Doing weights 6 times per week seems like lunacy to me, there is no way you are fully recovering from it with 1 rest day per week.
unseen423I'm not an endurance athlete, but I can say that adding Cardarine into my stack greatly improved my endurance in my cardio (30-45 min runs and jiujitsu). I haven't found much benefit from BPC & TB500 for recovery and durability. MOTS-C I use for a slight energy boost in the mornings. I would think that GH would be a better tool for optimizing recovery and durability.
What dosage do you recommend Cardarine? How many weeks before my ironman should I start it?
unseen42310-20mg/daily...i ran it for 2 months.
Any side effect?
unseen423None