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GHK-Cu on its own for a slow-healing shoulder, or am I wasting time without BPC?

Posted by runner_aaron in Healing & Recovery - 1 points, 6 comments.

Got a rotator cuff thing that's been dragging on for months now, proper grumbling. Not a tear, more like a supraspinatus that won't calm down after I pushed a deadlift PR too soon.

I started running GHK-Cu subq 2x a week, 2mg each shot, about 5 weeks in. Tbh I don't know if it's doing much on its own. The shoulder feels slightly less "angry" in the morning but it could just be time plus me actually doing the rehab properly this time.

Anyone here run GHK-Cu solo for a tendon issue and noticed it actually move the needle? Or is it more of a support player that shines when stacked with BPC or TB-500?

I'm trying to keep the protocol small since I'm working with my own bloods and I want to know what's doing what. If GHK alone is a waste for tendons I'd rather add BPC-157 and call it done.

Comments

  • rachel_ketogen: Honestly for grumpy tendons like that I havent seen solo GHK-Cu do much. It feels more like a support player, like nice for skin and general tissue stuff, but tendons are slow and cranky and GHK alone usually doesnt move the needle for me. BPC-157 is where ive noticed more on the healing side, and TB-500 added in really seemed to help when the issue was dragging on forever. If youre trying to keep variables clean (which i respect because im the same way lol) maybe do 2 more weeks of GHK solo an
  • fasted_scientist: Yeah that tracks with what ive read. GHK-Cu on its own for something like a grumbling tendon, ngl the evidence is thin and the human stuff is mostly skin and general tissue remodelling. BPC and TB-500 just have a bigger playbook around tendon and ligament healing. For me the rehab work is the boring bit that actually moves the needle, peptides just stack on top. Hows the load management going on the shoulder?
  • runner_aaron: Tbh that matches my gut feel, that GHK is more of a support thing than a lead actor for tendons. I think I'll grab some BPC and run them together, keep the GHK going for the collagen synthesis angle and let BPC carry the tendon work. Rehab is going better now actually, I've cut pressing volume right back and swapped to landmine presses which don't piss the shoulder off as much. Boring answer I know but it seems to be the biggest factor.
  • leah_vo2max: Yeah I ran GHK-Cu solo on a stubborn elbow for six weeks, 2mg twice weekly, and barely noticed a shift unless I stacked it with BPC‑157. Did you find any benefit bumping the frequency to every other day or keeping it at twice a week?
  • runner_aaron: That pretty much tracks with what I'm feeling tbh. Twice a week seems to keep the morning "angry" feeling down a touch but it's not really progressing the actual tendon. Honestly I haven't tried pushing it to every other day yet, I was capping at 2x weekly to keep my protocol small and the bloods clean. But you're making me think it might be worth running it EOD for a few weeks before I add BPC. How long did you run the solo GHK before you decided to stack, was it straight to 6 weeks or did you
  • runner_aaron: Yeah that tracks with what I was suspecting tbh. The 2 week check is a decent shout, I can do that since I've been journaling the morning stiffness anyway. Question though, if I add BPC at that point, do you frontload it at 500mcg/day or go lower first to keep the variables clean?

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