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So there has been some very good post here, you guys have been doing your homework and I'm happy to see the guys posting pretty accurate info. Osta-M good explanation.
I have ran igf on and off non stop for about 20 something months now. Almost two years.
IMO, igf shares shuttling properties of insulin but at a much lower rate unless you really increase the dose but you aren't taking any of the risk so it's pretty easy to figure out for the vast majority igf is the way to go.
I personally use igf DES pre workout, 60-100mcg, I've went as high as 200mcg but decided it got to expensive. I then use lr3 post wo.
Igf is excellent any time but I love it during post cycle therapy (pct) and after. It really helps to maintain the muscle you have added. It seems to help remain lean, there are some thoughts that lr3 has some effect on lydeg cells and helps to speed recovery.
Now since it will help shuttle nutrients, I use 60-100 mcg pre workout with a shake consisting of protien and carbs (fast and slow), bcaa's, creatine, glutamine and add others if you want. At 100mcg and above, I found that I was losing energy fast once I started training so I added the same shake during training. I believe this helped replace and maintain glycogen stores and kept energy up. I then dose lr3 40-100mcg about 30-60 minutes pwo then have a third shake or a full meal.
Pumps are ridiculous dosing this way. I normally am not a big fan of shakes, but with igf or slin the point is to shuttle important nutrients at the ideal times. With shakes you can get fast and slow absorbing carbs and protiens. On average I add 50g protien, 30-50g carbs, 5-10g bcaa, 5-10 creatine, 5-10 glutamine to each shake.
You are getting all of what you need at the right times. You could drop the third and just have a meal. I would keep the third one if it were slin but a meal is probably better with igf since glycogen shouldn't be depleted.
People always compare igf to gh. I don't. Yes gh passes through the liver and produces igf which can then create new muscle cells, those cells are then grown and matured with AAS use. IMO with the igf peptide, I mostly use it for insulin like factors, but in the right environment between AAS, diet, training, hyperplasia may occur but I can't say for sure. With igf created by gh inside the body I believe the igf to take a different pathway. This is just my opinion, not a fact of any sort.
So I would say igf is a go to peptide. I recon with aa. I know guys who use bac water but I think they are using the entire vial in a week. I know even more who believe it works perfectly fine in BW but I stick to aa. It needs to be kept in the fridge in both powder and reconstituted form. Don't spray the aa directly onto the powder, slowly let it drip down the side of the vial and do not shake the vial. If it doesn't instantly mix, either let it sit for a few minutes or slowly roll it in one direction between your hands.
It can be injected sub Q or IM. I do both in no particular order. Some believe you can micro dose DES for site growth but im not sure. That would mean pinning say 5-10mcg in 5 or so different spots over a one inch area of the muscle you are trying to grow. I don't personally do that.
Great info User - and to the rest s well...
This is an upcoming addition to my cycle.