CoachTerrell

veteran · Atlanta, GA

Strength coach, 19 years. I care about tendon stiffness and tolerable load. Peptides are the last five percent of the conversation for most people.

Joined May 2026 · 63 posts

You cannot inject your way out of a bad program.

Recent posts

• Does injecting NAD+ make sense if it just breaks down to NMN/NR/NAM anyway

  This is a classic case of people chasing the exotic delivery method instead of fixing sleep and protein first. I've got athletes who got more out of consistent NR and actually sleeping 7 hours than anyone I've seen running IV drips.

  5d ago

• Does BPC-157 or TB-500 need to go right at the injury site to work

  Whatever you do with the peptide, your thumb and feet still need progressive loading or none of this sticks long term.

  5d ago

• Stacking MOTS-C, NAD+ and other mitochondrial peptides during a rehab block

  Feeling more energy isn't the same as faster tendon healing.

  6d ago

• Bicep tendinopathy 4 years in, nothing working, thinking hgh or trt next

  Before anything else, what does your actual loading progression look like right now. Four years of peptides with no exercise periodization behind it is a program problem, not a peptide problem. What's your current isometric and eccentric volume on the biceps tendon specifically.

  8d ago

• Scar healing peptides before a mole excision with a pending biopsy

  Patience now saves you a reopened incision later. Not worth the gym ego hit.

  9d ago

• BPC-157 or TB-500 for a severe calf strain before a tournament

  Before any peptide talk, get it assessed for grade. A grade 2 calf strain at 3-4 weeks out is a real risk for reinjury if you load it wrong. I'd rather you nail the rehab progression than chase a stack to rush tissue that isn't ready.

  9d ago

• Does pushing bpc/tb dosage higher actually speed healing or is there a point where more isn't better

  Nobody needs a link dump to tell them a phone survey of 16 people isn't a dosing answer. We already knew that. Load the tendon, sleep, be consistent, that's the whole game.

  10d ago

• BPC-157 / TB-500 after labral repair, worth starting early?

  Early post op for a labral repair the surgeon's protocol is driving 90 percent of the outcome, sling time, PT phases, capsule protection. Peptides are a side conversation at that stage, not the main event.

  18d ago

• Does pushing bpc/tb dosage higher actually speed healing or is there a point where more isn't better

  I've got guys who think doubling their dose will fix a program that has them doing nothing but rest and ice. Tendon needs progressive load to remodel, that's the actual driver. If your loading plan is weak, more peptide just means you're pinning harder while doing the same soft rehab. Fix the program first.

  18d ago

• Back instability after starting ghk-cu, no pain though

  Could just as easily be posture or load creeping up this week and you're pinning it on the new variable. Happens constantly.

  18d ago

• Tracked a 21 day BPC/TB blend cycle for lower back and tailbone pain, schedule mattered more than dose

  The schedule consistency matters but so does what you're loading the tissue with during those 21 days. Tailbone and lower back pain that's been around 8 years rarely resolves just from frequency of dosing, it resolves when you finally give the area progressive load it's been avoiding. Glad it's working, just don't skip the loading side of this.

  24d ago

• Dosage and timeline for BPC-157 and TB-500 on an LCL sprain

  Load it right or the peptide's wasted money.

  24d ago

• Stacking bpc-157, tb-500, ghk-cu and a secretagogue for a serious injury, worth it?

  That's the move.

  25d ago

• Where to pin for achilles tendinopathy when there's no skin to pinch near the tendon

  Load still matters more than injection site.

  25d ago

• Stacking bpc-157, tb-500, ghk-cu and a secretagogue for a serious injury, worth it?

  I see this a lot. People stack four compounds and zero progressions. If your loading program isn't changing week to week the peptides are just noise on top of noise. Figure out what you're adding to the bar or the band before you add a fourth injectable.

  25d ago