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DEXA scan May 8, 2026. 157.6 Pounds Lean Mass 38.6 Pounds Fat Mass 196 Pounds Total Weight 19.7% Body Fat This is when I'm supposed to say, "lots of room for improvement." 😂

@golfmusclemstr I'm just starting to learn this. Letting my PM stack warm up right now.

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@Krysia830073 OMG That's a short and curly. 😅

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@DrJesseMorse I expect all the side effects even out after titrating to a therapeutic dose. People around here really like to push any change in metrics as a bad thing. For the obese person having a 7 beat elevated RHR for a year and losing 100 lbs is a fair trade. Everything is relative.

@HormoneForge The data shows that the RHR spike normalizes around 24 weeks. Looks like you got there much sooner

Started Reta in April at 2mg. Added 2mg every four weeks. Have been at 6mg for a while. I think it's all about the body getting used to things. RHR went up 5-7 BPM for two months. Now back down below 60 BPM. Oh yeah and I dropped 25 lbs along the way. Very happy with Reta.

@cknotty91 Don't put it off too long. Mine showed noticable bone loss in my lumbar spine. Going to be doing some bone growth therapy through my PCP.

@HormoneForge I think I'm going to give myself a couple more months before getting one. Gone from 30% fat to 21% fat in 6 months as per information from gym scan. Been totally niave on nutrition for years until following fitness and like minded people on here

DEXA scan May 8, 2026. 157.6 Pounds Lean Mass 38.6 Pounds Fat Mass 196 Pounds Total Weight 19.7% Body Fat This is when I'm supposed to say, "lots of room for improvement." 😂

@138MMA I need to try one of those. I work with my hands for a living. Curious to see how I stack up.

How do I stack up with the UFC guys on the grip strength test? I’m a flyweight for reference

@a7las1984 Oh man. Best day ever. Nothing like a weird complement to let you know the hard work is paying off.

The bros know just what to say to make you feel good about yourself. Visiting a new church today and met one of their members. He walks up, shakes my hand and says "Dude, you are an absolute unit!" My wife has not stopped talking about it 🤣😂 The funny thing is, I have a long way to go before I would define myself that way.

@truebrownclown Looking great brother! LFG!

2.5 years natural vs 11 weeks on 300 test (25 lb difference)

@cknotty91 Yeah I found it by pure luck. Was about to book 2 scans for $350 at a clinic then I asked Grok to find me the cheapest option, it came up with the local university.

@HormoneForge Thats good, the UK 🇬🇧 has nothing like that just private clinics, which costs a absolute fortune.

@ThePepGuy @fitcapbiohacker Not sure why so cheap, they refused to cover when the script was at Amazon Pharmacy. They know need help getting it up I guess.😅

@HormoneForge @fitcapbiohacker Waaaaaat how

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@BuckeyeGrad1999 @_9th_Life_ Exactly like GLP-1s

@HormoneForge @_9th_Life_ Like GLP-1s?

What is a peptide? Explain it like you would to someone that has truly no idea

@edgaralandough Just a peak 👀

@HormoneForge Why not both

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@TheFitFather_ Very cool. LFG!

@HormoneForge Cool profile pic bro. Bro… bro ?! Omfg - you are truly my brother!!!! 😂😎

@LordHbo @vmaughan3 @J_Schwanee The first reading was at least 4% off and the second reading was 8% off. I'm not jumping to anything. I've seen enough to show me it's not worth tracking, even for free. I doubt it will suddenly be 1% off my third try.

@vmaughan3 @HormoneForge @J_Schwanee Same experience Vince. He’s literally only done it twice and jumping to conclusions it doesn’t work when a number of factors could cause a one time misread. I wouldn’t be surprised if the goofball was wearing socks

The scale says I’m 22%. I wouldn’t necessarily say I’m fat, big, but not fat. Also curious how accurate these digital scales are though I have some abs starting to come through but still have a ways to go.

@vmaughan3 @J_Schwanee If you know the InBody is off by a consistent amount it would be a great tool. I'm hoping to find some correlation between them myself. Right now InBody just seems random. lol

@HormoneForge @J_Schwanee I use inbody at my gym to track progress. What I have found (for me) is whatever number inbody is I add 4%. That is verified by multiple dexa scans. Inbody had me at 6.3% recently and deca had me at 10.1

@LordHbo @J_Schwanee I've done the InBody twice and DEXA once. I don't think i should bother with the InBody ever again. InBody Scans: Jan 26th: 17.9% May 5th: 11.5% DEXA Scans: May 9th: 19.7%

@HormoneForge @J_Schwanee Have you done inbody regularly or just as a one time thing

@glendamos It was interesting. I had some nerve stuff going on. Tingling and false pain in my legs. Splitting the dose up helped a lot.

@HormoneForge Starting at 2mg must have been rough for those first couple of weeks

I've decided to use sterile water on a case by case basis. 10mg BPC-157? It's going to get stabbed like 40 times over a few weeks. Definitely using BAC water. 10mg Tesamorelin? going to get stabbed 5x in a week, then thrown away. It's getting sterile water. BAC is too expensive at this point and often not really needed. There is a time and place for everything.

I bet we are about to see an influx of home brew BAC water tutorials haha