Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 Long Arg3
Cycle: 4-6 Weeks on/4 Weeks off
Timing: Post-Workout
Frequency: daily - post-workout
Uses
Muscle Hyperplasia: Unlike regular growth factors, it can promote hyperplasia—the creation of completely new muscle cells rather than just enlarging existing ones.
- Accelerated Recovery: It is used off-label to significantly reduce recovery times after intense physical training or injury by boosting protein synthesis and satellite cell activation.
- Metabolic Efficiency: It helps redistribute energy, driving glucose and nutrients directly into muscles while enhancing the body's ability to reduce fat storage.
- Extended Bioactivity: The "LR3" modification prevents the peptide from binding to proteins in the body that normally deactivate it, giving it an active half-life of roughly 20 to 30 hours
Complementary products: Wolverine, BPC 157 or GHK-Cu
Benefits
- Increased lean muscle mass
- Enhanced recovery from training and injury
- Fat metabolism support
- Potential support for tissue and joint repair
- Sustained activity compared to native IGF-1
Contraindications
Cancer
- Active cancer of any kind (absolute stop, IGF-1 signaling directly drives cell growth)
- Any cancer history, including remission (absolute stop territory, clinician may decline entirely)
- Strong family history of cancer (flag for clinician review)
Blood sugar and metabolic
- Diabetes, type 1 or type 2 (significant hypoglycemia risk)
- Hypoglycemia history or blood sugar instability
- Currently taking insulin or blood sugar lowering medications
Cardiovascular
- Cardiac hypertrophy or structural heart disease
- Uncontrolled high blood pressure (flag for clinician review)
Pregnancy and fertility
- Currently pregnant
- Breastfeeding
Other
- Diabetic retinopathy (IGF-1 can worsen it)
- Severe kidney or liver disease
- Athletes subject to drug testing (WADA-banned substance)
- Prior allergic reaction to IGF-1 products
Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 Long Arg3
Cycle: 4-6 Weeks on/4 Weeks off
Timing: Post-Workout
Frequency: daily - post-workout
Uses
Muscle Hyperplasia: Unlike regular growth factors, it can promote hyperplasia—the creation of completely new muscle cells rather than just enlarging existing ones.
- Accelerated Recovery: It is used off-label to significantly reduce recovery times after intense physical training or injury by boosting protein synthesis and satellite cell activation.
- Metabolic Efficiency: It helps redistribute energy, driving glucose and nutrients directly into muscles while enhancing the body's ability to reduce fat storage.
- Extended Bioactivity: The "LR3" modification prevents the peptide from binding to proteins in the body that normally deactivate it, giving it an active half-life of roughly 20 to 30 hours
Complementary products: Wolverine, BPC 157 or GHK-Cu
Benefits
- Increased lean muscle mass
- Enhanced recovery from training and injury
- Fat metabolism support
- Potential support for tissue and joint repair
- Sustained activity compared to native IGF-1
Contraindications
Cancer
- Active cancer of any kind (absolute stop, IGF-1 signaling directly drives cell growth)
- Any cancer history, including remission (absolute stop territory, clinician may decline entirely)
- Strong family history of cancer (flag for clinician review)
Blood sugar and metabolic
- Diabetes, type 1 or type 2 (significant hypoglycemia risk)
- Hypoglycemia history or blood sugar instability
- Currently taking insulin or blood sugar lowering medications
Cardiovascular
- Cardiac hypertrophy or structural heart disease
- Uncontrolled high blood pressure (flag for clinician review)
Pregnancy and fertility
- Currently pregnant
- Breastfeeding
Other
- Diabetic retinopathy (IGF-1 can worsen it)
- Severe kidney or liver disease
- Athletes subject to drug testing (WADA-banned substance)
- Prior allergic reaction to IGF-1 products
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