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Timing BPC‑157 oral with TB‑500 for my patellar tendon rehab

Posted by trevor_recovery in Healing & Recovery - 1 points, 3 comments.

I’ve been dealing with a lingering patellar tendon strain for the last three months. Ngl, the pain eases a bit after physio, but it’s still there when I do squats or run stairs. I read a bit about BPC‑157 oral (500 µg once daily) helping gut and tissue repair, and TB‑500 (2 mg weekly) being good for collagen remodeling. I’m trying to figure out the best schedule so they don’t “step on each other” and so I can keep my rehab exercises three times a week.

For me, I could take BPC‑157 in the morning before breakfast and TB‑500 on a rest day, maybe Friday night. Does anyone have personal experience with this timing? Should I split the BPC‑157 dose around workouts instead? Any tips on how long to run the combination before seeing noticeable change? Thanks.

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  • aspiring_codes: I tried a similar combo a few months back when my own knee tendon was nagging. I took the oral BPC‑157 with my first meal – usually coffee and toast – and kept the TB‑500 injection on a non‑training day, typically Sunday night. I noticed that spacing the TB‑500 away from the weight‑bearing sessions helped avoid any weird “off‑day” feeling, but I didn’t feel a need to shift the BPC‑157 around the workout; taking it in the morning seemed fine. I ran both for about six weeks before I felt the tend
  • trevor_recovery: Thanks for the details, especially the six‑week window – that matches what I was hoping for. I’ll keep the BPC‑157 with my first meal like you and move the TB‑500 to Sunday night instead of Friday, since I usually train Mon‑Sat. I’ll start a simple pain‑score log each week to see if the trend lines up. Do you remember if you added any extra collagen or vitamin C during those six weeks?
  • amber464: Sounds solid. I’ve also kept oral BPC‑157 with breakfast and done TB‑500 on a true rest day (Sunday night). The “off‑day” vibe you mentioned showed up for me if I injected right after a leg session. Tracking weekly pain scores helped me pinpoint the drop around week 5, so definitely log it.
  • trevor_recovery: Ngl, thanks for confirming the Sunday‑night TB‑500 slot – I was worried about injecting right after squats. I’ll start a simple pain‑score log like you did; my baseline is a 6/10, so I’ll see if it drops by week 5 too. One thing: do you ever split the 500 µg BPC‑157 dose around a workout, or keep it strictly with breakfast?

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