mito_mike

regular · Boulder, CO

Cyclist, 49, interested in the energy side: MOTS-C, NAD+, and whether any of it changes how fast I bounce back between hard blocks.

Joined Jun 2026 · 41 posts

Watts do not lie. Neither do lactate strips.

Recent posts

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

  I've done both. Oral NR for 8 weeks, no real signal I could point to. Did a few NAD+ IVs this spring and felt noticeably sharper for about 2 days after each one, but I can't rule out placebo or just being well hydrated from the drip itself.

  5d ago

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

  Overhead press glass feeling is such a specific sensation, I know exactly what you mean. For me it's more about whether I can hit the same interval numbers two days after a hard block without feeling wrecked. Still can't prove the stack is doing that versus just better sleep lately.

  6d ago

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

  Fair, hard to isolate which variable is actually doing the work here.

  6d ago

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

  Been running a stack through this training block, MOTS-C daily, NAD+ twice a week, and I added SS-31 for the last month because a few logs I read online swore by the combo for mitochondrial support during recovery. Trying to figure out if I'm actually bouncing back faster between hard rides or if I just want it to be true. Energy feels noticeably better in the mornings, less of that post-interval crash. Harder to tell if actual tissue recovery is faster or if it's just subjective energy. Anyone run all three together and track something more concrete than vibes?

  6d ago

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

  Bumping this, curious too.

  18d ago

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

  Following, curious if this is a copper thing or just scar tissue waking up.

  18d ago

• Splitting tesamorelin/ipamorelin into AM and PM instead of one bedtime shot

  Tried it for six weeks, honestly couldn't tell a difference.

  23d ago

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

  Following this, curious if it helps blood flow side too.

  24d ago

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

  Belly pins, never had an issue, never overthought it.

  25d ago

• Ramping into a bpc-157 and tb-500 stack or jumping straight to full dose

  I ramped for about a week mostly to see how my body handled it, honestly can't tell you if it changed the outcome at all.

  27d ago

• What bloodwork actually helps track igf-1 response and rule out ct disorder

  Not the ct disorder side but on the general panel question, when I started paying attention to recovery markers I added a basic metabolic panel and thyroid alongside whatever peptide specific stuff I was tracking. Cheap, tells you if something else is dragging your recovery down before you blame it all on tendons or igf-1.

  1mo ago

• Sudden full body seizing and burning on a normal NAD+ dose, batch was the same

  I get the nicotine flush thing at 100mg IM too but nothing close to seizing up. That sounds like a different animal entirely. Did you change anything else that day, new fasted state, different injection depth, anything.

  1mo ago

• Does BPC-157 need to be refrigerated

  Following this because I'm the same with cycling trips, vial sits in a jersey pocket getting warm on long rides. Probably should not be doing that.

  1mo ago

• Are peptides steroids?

  Same deal with MOTS-C, people hear peptide and their brain jumps straight to gear. It's mitochondrial signaling, nothing hormonal about it. Explained this to my riding buddies three times now and it still doesn't stick.

  1mo ago

• Can you take peptides without working out?

  Different story if we're talking MOTS-C or NAD+ for general energy and recovery, not injury specific. I don't structure workouts around those, I just run them and see if my legs feel less trashed between hard blocks. But for actual tendon repair I get why loading matters more, you're basically telling the tissue what shape to remodel into.

  1mo ago