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Who does it better? Bryan Johnson at 46, spending $2M per year trying not to age? fortune.com/well/2024/02/1… Or me at 48, embracing aging and spending nothing, outside of a gym membership?

This reads like a supplement sales pitch dressed up as science. BPC-157 has more actual injury-repair data than Tesamorelin, which is a GH secretagogue used for visceral fat, not ‘healing faster.’ If GH is the goal… why take a secretagogue at all? Just use HGH. Tesamorelin is a workaround, not some superior option. Retatrutide is literally a GLP-1/GIP/glucagon triple agonist… telling people to ‘skip it for GLP-1/GIP’ makes no sense. That’s like saying skip a Ferrari and get a faster car with wheels. Selank vs oxytocin? Not even the same universe. Selank is studied for anxiolytic and nootropic effects. Oxytocin is a bonding hormone. You don’t swap those like interchangeable parts.

SKIP HYPE: If you want to HEAL faster, Skip BPC-157 (poor data) Take a Growth Hormone peptide (TESAMORELIN) If you want to lose FAT, Skip Reta (stimulates the heart) Take a GLP-1/GIP (TIRZEPATIDE) If you want to feel CALM, Skip Selank (poor data) Take a neuropeptide (OXYTOCIN)

Meals? That implies plates, chairs, maybe a napkin if we’re getting fancy. I eat like a moving target. Wake up, first thing is a 42g protein shake. Sleep still in my eyes, no debate, no thinking. Couple hours later I’ll throw down 2 eggs, some bacon, and half a slice of my homemade sourdough bagel with butter. Not a full bagel, I’m not training for a carb-eating contest. After that it’s basically controlled chaos all day. I don’t “have lunch.” I graze. Cold steak out of the fridge, sliced chicken, pork, cheese, whatever’s cooked. Low-carb tortillas if I feel like pretending I’m civilized. Handfuls of raw vegetables straight out of the garden. No ranch, no dip, just pick it, eat it, and move on. Dinner isn’t really dinner either. It’s just… more of the same. Protein-heavy, simple, nothing that requires a menu or a candle. Eat real food, eat enough protein, don’t turn every meal into Thanksgiving, and suddenly staying under 15% body fat stops being some mystical achievement.

Question for people under 15% body fat: What's one meal you eat on most days?

I agree we have very early Greek and Hebrew manuscripts, no argument there. The Dead Sea Scrolls are great for that. But I think there’s a layer under that worth looking at. Most of Genesis shows up in much older Mesopotamian texts. The Enuma Elish lays out a creation sequence, and the Epic of Atrahasis contains a flood narrative with very clear parallels to Noah. Both predate the Hebrew texts by thousands of years. Because of that, I look at Genesis less as something that appeared in isolation and more as a theological reinterpretation of older Near Eastern myths. Same underlying story, different lens. Also some of the name parallels get very interesting. The names on the left are Sumerian, while the ones on the right are their Hebrew counterparts: Adapa → Adam Ka-in → Cain Abuel → Abel Sati → Seth Enshi → Enosh Kunin → Kenan Malalu → Mahalalel Irid → Jared Enki-me → Enoch Matushal → Methuselah Lumach → Lamech Ziusudra → Noah This at least raises the question whether earlier Sumerian myths were Hebraized over time.

@JpSlate94255 You're aware we have the original Greek and Hebrew texts right ? Nothing has been edited. Poorly translated, sure, but not edited.

Stop and ask yourself why the Book of Enoch is being pushed so heavily right now.

@Fx1Jonny They can't call me "antisemitic." 😆

Honestly does anyone care anymore if you get called “anti semitic”??? Like that shit just doesn’t work anymore. The genie is out of the bottle and she’s never going back.

Tell me about it. I’ve been the ‘crazy lunatic’ since I read The Secrets of the Federal Reserve in the ’80s. Eustace Mullins mapped this out decades ago. Back then I got laughed at. Half the time it was ‘Who’s Rothschild?’ Now people are repeating the same points like they just discovered them. Welcome to the party. 😎

Being awake means having to dumb down 98% of your conversations everyday, so you don't sound like a lunatic.

Love how we took a few real mechanisms and turned it into a fairy tale. Retatrutide doesn’t magically make carbs a fat-loss cheat code. It reduces appetite, improves glucose handling, and increases energy expenditure. De novo lipogenesis is already minimal unless you’re force-feeding carbs. Reta isn’t ‘shutting it down even more’ in any meaningful way. Carbs help muscle, but protein + training still run that show, not rice. Your body doesn’t burn only body fat while leaving dietary fat alone like it’s saving it for later. It uses whatever’s available. Fat loss comes from the deficit Reta makes easier, not because you swapped ribeye for jasmine rice. Eat in a way you can stick to. The drug isn’t your nutritionist. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… Retatrutide’s fat loss effects are well documented in the NEJM trial. It works through appetite suppression and increased energy expenditure via GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon activity. There’s no evidence it makes high-carb diets inherently superior for fat loss.

High-carb/low-fat accelerates fat loss on retatrutide - Reta inhibits the 1-3% carb-to-fat conversion even more - Glucose availability reduces muscle breakdown - Increased fatty acid oxidation is reserved mostly for body fat Great news for rice lovers. Bad news for ribeye guys.

By this logic, every person in Europe should be rolling through life like a human beanbag chair. Somehow the French drink wine daily and still manage not to collapse under their own body weight. Weird. Alcohol gets metabolized first. Congratulations, Gary, you’ve discovered basic biochemistry. Not bad for a chiropractor cosplaying as a doctor. That doesn’t mean one glass of wine instantly freezes your metabolism. The “holiday 5 lbs” isn’t from a glass of wine. It’s from eating like a raccoon in a dumpster for two weeks straight while pretending cookies don’t count because they’re festive.

Gary Brecka: "A single glass of wine at a holiday party shuts down fat metabolism on the spot... your liver won’t burn fat again until the alcohol is gone. Pair that with processed food + bad sleep… and you get the 'holiday 5 lbs.'"

I relate to this more than most. I grew up with money, so I had a head start whether I earned it or not. By 30, I was extremely wealthy. Built the dream, 10,000 sq ft oceanfront house, 8 car garage, picture perfect family. Beautiful wife, three kids. From the outside it looked like I won. Inside, it was empty. Everything revolved around money and impressing people. It’s a shallow life. I had everything and appreciated nothing. Materialistically rich, spiritually broke. When you have everything, nothing excites you anymore. No hunger. So I did what a lot of guys do when they lose their center, I blew it up. By 38, I imploded. Left my wife for my receptionist, ex stripper, 20 years younger. Started doing drugs for the first time. I remember sitting in my bedroom, 1400 sq ft, staring out over a 180° ocean view, asking God why I was miserable when I had everything. I prayed for happiness. God answered. Within 6 months, I lost everything. After a one year federally paid vacation, I went from respected CEO to a broke guy working a minimum wage job. Best thing that ever happened to me. That’s when I learned the truth. Money and possessions didn’t bring happiness, they brought emptiness. Wanting is better than having. The chase has life in it. A five years later, a 21 year old kid in my neighborhood got kicked out. No father, living with his grandmother. I took him in. I took him in. Kid had no father, nowhere to go. Showed him how to train the right way, but more than that, how to think. Discipline, integrity, showing up when you don’t feel like it. Gave him his first shot, and he ended up becoming a competitive bodybuilder. I saw him recently. He’s doing great. Nice house, multiple cars, vacation place, boat, all the toys. And now he spends his time trying to impress me with his stuff. I just shake my head. I tell him the same thing I learned the hard way. None of that is going to give you what you think it will. It never does. Happiness comes from gratitude. From appreciating what you have, even when it’s small. It doesn’t come from things. You’re right about one thing. The people you’re around matter. Some people talk to connect. Others talk to impress. One gives you energy. The other drains it. At this point in life, I don’t have the patience for the second group anymore.

Mentioned before I used to own a small gym that I sold a few years ago. I also trained teens from the inner city for free as a part of it. Mentored some great kids there who years later I still keep in contact with. Many of them grew up to become police officers, fire fighters and teachers in their town…and now have kids of their own. Of course not everyone turned out to be a success story and a few ended up getting killed in the streets, locked up and involved in gangs etc. Can’t save them all. Anyway, one of the kids (who I helped out a lot growing up and knew would one day do well for himself) moved out to Cali a few years ago. Heard from him here and there and would also text me on holidays. Last week he messaged me to say he was in the area so he came over to my gym and we trained together in the morning. It was great to catch up and we got a very good leg session in (I’m sure his legs are toast today lol)… Last night, we had to pick up my youngest son at his friend’s hours in the town over. They live in a massive house and both have great jobs. Good people but a little snobby for my liking. Most of the talk was about their work, their traveling for work (going to Europe blah blah), how busy they are, their upcoming vacations, the new car they bought etc etc Two completely different vibes that day spending time hanging out with people from the opposite ends of the financial spectrum. Just got me thinking about how important it is to socialize with people who you vibe with. The gym is my place and love the energy of hanging with other people who are in to the same lifestyle as me. Not saying every dude has to be a gym bro or bb’er type but you know when you vibe with the right people or not. It just feels natural and you bounce energy off each other without anything feeling forced. As I get older, I’ve bevel much more aware of this…who I best align with and who I spend my time with. When I’m not with my family (which is over 90% of the time) I try to only spend time with people who I hit it off with…who give me energy and show mutual interest…it’s not just all about them. Finding more and more people are self absorbed these days always talking about their life which just drives me fucking crazy. STFU, no one cares. Point of my post here is don’t stop wasting your time trying to impress anyone else or trying to fit in with people who chase social or financial status. Find your people, spend time with only those you enjoy being around and do your own thing. Now go enjoy your Saturday!

@HappyMotorhead I know. If you grew up in the '70s you'll remember this too.

Only legends will understand," or just a quick trip to the hardware store? 🛠️🍃 ​Drop a 'YES' if you know exactly what’s happening here! 👇

@OMGTheWhyFiles “If my sons did not want wars, there would be none.” ~Gutle Schnaper Rothschild (1753-1849)

They could end all wars today. ALL wars. But that would be bad for business.

I know this is real. I’m 65, been jogging shirtless through my SoCal, high desert neighborhood for 25 years. Had the same thing happen more than once. You think nobody’s paying attention… then out of nowhere someone hits you with ‘you changed my life’ like you’ve been running a silent fitness cult. 🌞💪

I’m on a walk around my neighborhood this morning (For context, I usually do not wear a shirt if it’s 70° or warmer and sunny) This guy approaches me out of nowhere and he’s walking FAST towards me “Yo, dude…I wanna tell you something” I’m thinking to myself ‘WTF is this dude about to say to me…am I about to get stabbed???’ He gets within 2 feet of me and I respond… “Hit me with it” He introduces himself “My name is Don” And then he says… “I just wanted to tell you that you’ve been a huge inspiration to me. Less than a year ago, I was just over 300 lbs. As of today, I’m 208 lbs. I saw you last summer walking shirtless and I said ‘that dude is in the sickest shape…I need to lock in.’ So I did.” This story is completely real Not made up I congratulated him of course and then told him next time I talk to him he better be < 200 lbs “195 is the goal” he ended it with Shook hands and went our separate ways I have never seen this guy in my life before this exchange that I can remember but it just goes to show: You never know who’s watching you and taking notice You could be helping change someone’s life just by setting a good example

@bowtiedmeathead 🎯🎯🎯

Testosterone doesn’t just “exist” in your blood. It has to bind to a receptor to actually do anything. Those receptors are basically proteins coded by your genes…which means they vary from person to person. You can have two guys with the exact same testosterone level and both of them feel completely different. This is not uncommon btw. If your receptors are highly sensitive…you might feel great at a lower number. In fact was just talking to fairly well known fitness influencer yesterday who was previously a CrossFit Games champion and still fit AF. Levels in the 400’s but said he feels great overall…and has the receipts to show for it When your testosterone binds easily and does its job your body’s like…I’m good to go bro. No help needed. Now in the case when your receptors are less responsive… Your body compensates by keeping more testosterone circulating to get the same effect. Now even though both guys can feel completely normal… Here’s where most people screw it up up… They obsess over the blood number… when that’s only half the equation. The other half (receptor sensitivity) is mostly invisible and not something you’re measuring. So the take home message here is if you feel good, have no symptoms and everything’s working great… Stop chasing fucking numbers. Don’t go looking for a problem that doesn’t exist. Not everyone needs to be on TRT.

One more thing… From real-world trial and error, if your system isn’t completely shut down, HCG can flip the switch fast. For me, 1500–2000 IU intramuscular was like cardiac paddles to the system. Libido back online almost immediately. That said, it’s not something to run like a daily vitamin. Long term will catch up to you, usually in the form of rising estrogen. And if you plan on using HCG later for PCT, abusing it now makes it a lot less effective when you actually need it. Back in the day, I’d use HCG as a jump start, then let Proviron handle the day-to-day, lower SHBG, raise free test, and keep everything where it should be.

@Jeff_T @bowtiedmeathead @Parabellum2021 Do you use Proviron for the free test benefits (in addition to the test?). Am on test eth 250mg a week but libido non existent

Recently started taking 10 mgs of tadalafil a day on the recommendation of my boy, the most jacked guy at my gym @Parabellum2021 I don’t need a forty-year-long, double-blind twin study to test things out A gym bro recommends, I do my own research and test it out. Simple as. All within reason and not getting stupid with certain compounds. Only a few days in but the blood flow and pumps have been great this week. Tried microdosing 5 mgs in the past and it didn’t do much. Might bump it up to 15-20 mgs daily.

@Lone_Swordsman1 @bowtiedmeathead @Parabellum2021 "Tadalafil distinguishes itself from other available phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors by its half-life of ∼ 17.5 h, which results in erectile responsiveness for up to 36 h after a single dose." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22725705/?utm_…

@Jeff_T @bowtiedmeathead @Parabellum2021 36h is half life. 2.5-5mg are continuous doses

Yep, that’s exactly where Proviron shines. At my age, it’s usually SHBG strangling free test, not total. You can be sitting on 2,000+ total and still feel like a monk. Proviron frees it up. Drops SHBG, bumps free and % free off the charts, then suddenly libido remembers what it’s supposed to do. I don’t use it all the time, more like a tool. Titrate up to 100mg, run that for a week or two, then titrate back down. Off for a month. If its a special occasion like my wifes birthday, 100mg of Proviron in the morning with 20mg of Tadalafil and I'm twenty again.😂

@mandyarthur @grok No one can ever call me antisemitic. 😆

Hi @Grok, which group of people shares more ancestry with the ancient Israelites, Palestinians or modern Israelis? One word max.

@jefty10 @bowtiedmeathead @Parabellum2021 @2 2.5mg daily is the smart, safe lane. You’re getting the vascular and BP benefits without stacking into the dry sinus, nosebleed that higher doses bring. It still builds a little because of the half-life, just not enough to bite you.

@Jeff_T @bowtiedmeathead @Parabellum2021 How about microdosing @2.5mg daily for longevity work? I’m quite healthy

I’ve been on enhanced HRT for over 35 years, not 3 years on X. The “every other day” or “every 3 days” crowd didn’t land on that because it’s some universal law of physiology. It’s just the current trend cycle. What actually matters is pharmacokinetics, your total dose, your metabolism, and what else is in your protocol. Testosterone doesn’t behave the same in every body. Half-life is only part of the story. Clearance rate, SHBG levels, receptor sensitivity, percent of free testosterone, total androgen load… all of that changes how often you should inject. I’ve run this every way you can think of and backed it with labs every 30 days for decades. I didn’t just guess, I mapped it out. Pulled labs on injection day, then day 2, day 3, all the way through day 7 to track exactly how my levels move. I’ve repeated that across different dosages and different compounds, so I’m not guessing, I’m comparing real data across variables. That’s how you find your sweet spot. Not by copying someone else’s schedule, but by actually tracking what your body does across the entire cycle. For me, every 5 days is the sweet spot. Stable levels, minimal peaks and troughs, no unnecessary pinning. Could I inject more frequently? Sure. Would it improve anything meaningful? No. The problem now is people copying protocols without understanding the variables: Higher doses often benefit from more frequent injections Lower doses don’t need to be micromanaged Other compounds in the stack change everything SHBG alone can completely shift optimal frequency There is no universal schedule. There’s only what your labs, your symptoms, and your outcomes say. Dial it in based on your data, not whatever’s trending this month.

How often do you inject per week on TRT?

Happy to help you skip a few of the mistakes I already paid for. Back in my 30s, my dad, who was about my age now, looked at me over a beer and said, “Son, the memory is the second thing to go in your 60s.” I’ve managed to outsmart the first thing with tadalafil and Proviron… but the memory part held up exactly as prophesied. I have my doc write it for 20mg and I split them in half. Because, you know,... nothing exceeds like excess. 10mg every other day works great… in theory. In reality, I forget if I took it. Miss a day, double up, then accidentally stack it for 3 days straight like a genius. That’s when the dry sinuses and the “why is my nose bleeding" moment shows up to remind me I’m not as clever as I think I am. 😆

@Jeff_T @Parabellum2021 Good advice man. Just spoke a very knowledgeable doctor off line about this. Definitely treading carefully here.