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AOD-9604 on its own vs stacked with HGH Frag 176-191, anyone actually compared both?

Posted by runner_aaron in Protocols & Stacks - 1 points, 4 comments.

Howzit. I've been running AOD-9604 solo for the last 6 weeks, 300mcg every morning fasted like the profile suggests. For me the honest takeaway is it feels gentle, no real sides, some change in how my midsection looks but it could just be the diet being tighter tbh. I don't trust my own eyes on this stuff.

Now I'm wondering if adding HGH Frag 176-191 on top actually does anything meaningful or if it's just doubling up on the same pathway. Both are lipolytic fragments from the same hGH region, so my gut says the marginal benefit might be small once AOD is already doing its thing.

If anyone has run them solo and then stacked them back to back, what did the second 6 weeks actually feel like vs the first? Did you notice anything beyond what AOD alone gave you, or was it a waste of pins? Also keen to hear how you split the dosing through the day since Frag 176-191 has a short half-life.

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  • retired_ketogen: I ran AOD solo first for about 8 weeks, 300mcg fasted AM, then added Frag 176-191 at 250mcg twice a day (AM fasted and pre-workout). Honestly the second stretch did feel a bit different, not gonna lie, the area around my lower back/hips seemed to soften up sooner than it had on AOD alone, but it could just be timing since my diet was dialled in harder by then. I'd just say don't expect it to feel like flipping a switch. If your calories and steps are already tight, the marginal difference is pr
  • former_codes: Yeah honestly this matches my gut too, the second compound probably only adds a small nudge if AOD is already in... For me I noticed the same kind of "softening" around the hips when I stacked, but I kept second guessing myself since it could just be a stricter diet week. I would probably run solo for at least 8 weeks first so you actually have something to compare against, otherwise you have no baseline...
  • runner_aaron: Howzit. Fair point on the baseline, tbh I jumped into this without keeping proper pics or measurements so I'm basically guessing now. The 8 week solo block makes sense, will do that before adding Frag. One thing though, you mentioned the softening around the hips when stacked, how far into the stack did that actually show up? Was it within the first 2 weeks or did it creep in later?
  • runner_aaron: Their post got cut off at the end there but the gist is clear. Good to know I'm not crazy thinking the AOD feels gentle on its own, and the 250mcg twice a day split sounds reasonable. Question though, did you notice any appetite weirdness on Frag? That's the one thing putting me off adding it tbh, I don't want something messing with my food when I'm trying to hold a deficit.

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