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GLOW then KLOW, how are you actually handling the BPC overlap when you transition?

Posted by grinder265 in Protocols & Stacks - 1 points, 4 comments.

So I ran a full 8 week GLOW cycle for a cranky peroneal and some general skin stuff, and honestly it worked pretty well. TB-500 twice a week, GHK-Cu daily, BPC-157 daily. Felt like the tendon settled down and my skin looked noticeably better around week 5, could be placebo ngl.

Now I want to roll into KLOW to keep the healing momentum going and add the anti inflammatory KPV angle since training volume is about to ramp up for a 50k block. My question is mostly about the transition week. Do you just stop GLOW cold and start KLOW the next day, or do you taper the TB-500 down to once a week first? And with BPC-157 already in both stacks, I am not sure if the daily dose is supposed to stay the same or if I should actually bump it during the switch.

If anyone has run GLOW into KLOW back to back, what did your week 1 of KLOW actually look like for pinning schedule and any noticeable differences once the KPV kicked in?

Comments

  • rachel_ketogen: I did GLOW into KLOW back to back last fall for a similar peroneal thing, also training for a trail race funnily enough. I just stopped GLOW on a sunday and started KLOW monday, no taper on the TB-500. Seemed fine for me, no rebound inflammation or anything weird. The BPC dose i kept the same, didnt see any reason to bump it since its the same compound in both stacks. KPV took maybe 10 days before i noticed anything, and even then it was subtle, just less general soreness during the volume ramp
  • grinder265: Cold stop sunday to monday is what i was kinda leaning toward anyway, appreciate you confirming no rebound. And yeah keeping the BPC flat makes sense, i was probably overthinking the bump. The 10 day KPV onset matches what i remember reading, the subtle soreness thing is useful to know going into a 50k block since thats exactly what im trying to get ahead of. How long did you stay on KLOW total before you dropped anything, and did you keep the GHK-Cu going the same or cycle that off at some poin
  • tiredmira: Yeah that tracks with what I saw too, cold stop on TB didnt cause any flare up for me either when I did it for an achilles thing last spring. KPV being subtle is a good callout, basically I had to track HRV and morning soreness daily for like 3 weeks to even convince myself it was doing anything. Less sore on long runs was the only clear signal 🥗
  • grinder265: Tiredmira that's reassuring about the cold stop, I was leaning that way anyway since TB has that long half life. The HRV tracking idea is smart though, I don't usually bother with it but might start logging morning readings for a few weeks to see if KPV actually shows up in the data since you are right it's super subtle. How long did you run KPV before the HRV stuff started moving for you, was it gradual or did it kinda pop?

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