posted Tue, 05/05/2026 - 04:58
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Going to be honest here. Don’t check my IGF-1 levels very often. What’s everyone’s idea of ideal timing for bloods when it comes to IGF-1? Morning? Anytime? Fasted? Have you cranked your hog? Should I watch tranny porn while the phlebotomist is drawing my blood? Thanks.
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I can only Suggest you go in with your hog fully cranked. That's what i do
HOG = CRANKED
I believe igf1 stays elevated for days. So once at a steady dose and "saturated", I doubt time of day matters much.
If your running hgh to get your optimal results test at about 4-6 weeks in preferably in the AM in a fasted state. A lot of guys like to check 10 hours after last injection so do your injection the night before and test in the AM fasted. They recommend not to work out the day before as well due to it potentially skewing the numbers. If your going for baseline I'd say follow the same protocol minus injecting the night before obviously haha.
I’ve been on 4-5IU’s nearly a year. Bedtime injections.
How are you feeling? Sleeping good, experiencing a steady fat burning effect and good healing after workouts?
All of the above. The visceral fat just starts to disappear after a bit. Pretty incredible in that regard.
That's awesome man. I love gh in that aspect. The sleep alone is worth its weight in gold to me. I have a horrible time trying to sleep due to PTSD induced night terrors.
As I mentioned below I have had it tested a few times and it came back lower than expected. It seems like there are a lot of variables that can affect the level. I was running Tren both times and have read that skews results. I’ve also seen some say the levels don’t matter because your body is using it.
I don’t fucking know. Lol.
People have all kinda reasons bro. Some true, some bro science lol. At the end of the day to get your closest mean number test in the AM fasted after a PM injection. Regardless of the numbers if it works, that's all that matters. Some sources I've seen have blended peptides that mimic hgh also and that can account for low igf numbers. There's a source here with killer gh that is extremely fair priced and always tests well and I ain't Lion....feel me.
I do the same as bigdaddy is saying
Are u testing your natty levels or are u on IGF, HGH, taboo? I believe there’s a specific protocol accepted by the community to get optimal testing results based on testing natty levels or if your on something.
Been running 5IU’s daily since probably late summer. Had it checked once. It was lower than expected but was also on Tren.