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KLOW + Klotho for tendon block, layering a longevity angle onto a standard heal stack

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

Been on KLOW for about 6 weeks now targeting a stubborn peroneal tendon that would not calm down after a 50k in march. Base protocol from the wiki page, GHK-Cu 200mcg daily, BPC 500mcg daily, KPV 500mcg daily, TB-500 2.5mg twice a week. The KPV was the add i was most curious about since i have not seen many runners run it long term.

Morning fasted cardio at like 6am, BPC and KPV right after, then GHK-Cu at lunch, TB-500 on mon and thurs evenings. Injecting SC in the belly, rotating sites.

Tendon is maybe 60% better, swelling is way down, but i cannot tell if that is the stack or just time off from hard downhills. Recovery between sessions feels noticeably faster though, legs are less trashed after long runs.

Now the question. Thinking about layering in Klotho for the longevity and neuroprotection angle since i am 26 and stacking 50+ mile weeks for the next few years. But the klotho profile literally says no established human dose and human safety is unknown. That is a yellow flag.

Has anyone here actually run Klotho alongside a healing stack, or is the safety profile too thin to justify adding it on top of something that is already working? Curious how others are thinking about bridging repair protocols into longevity territory without going off the deep end.

Comments

  • leah_vo2max: Adding klotho when you already have a win is risky, to be fair. I have played around with the klow components for my achilles and the synergy felt okay, but klotho is a DIFFERENT beast. The lack of human data is a HUGE red flag for me, especially since you are only 26. Your natural levels should be peak anyway. If the peroneal is already 60 percent better, why mess with the chemistry now? I usually stick to the basics until i hit a wall. Are you actually feeling a deficiency or just chasing th
  • tiredmira: Yeah honestly I would just ride it out too 😅 Klotho at 26 with no measured deficiency is basically guessing, and klotho levels in healthy young people are not really the bottleneck for tendon healing anyway. Save it for when you actually hit a wall with the basics, no reason to stack variables mid recovery.
  • grinder265: Yeah ngl you're probably right. I think i just got in my head about the longevity thing bc im staring down a decade of 100+ mile weeks and i dont wanna be falling apart at 35. The FOMO is real lol. Gonna keep KLOW as is, maybe push BPC to 750mcg for the last 2-3 weeks if the peroneal plateaus at 60%. Did you run BPC higher than 500mcg/day for a cranky tendon or stick with the standard dose?
  • grinder265: Yeah ngl you kinda called me out. I dont feel deficient, i just see klotho trending and my brain goes "ooh shiny." the peroneal is trending in the right direction and TB500 is probably still doing its thing for another few weeks so adding a whole new variable right now would muddy what is actually working. Going to ride the KLOW through week 10 like i planned, get bloods, reassess from there. If the tendon is fully healed then maybe i revisit klotho solo as a standalone run instead of stacking

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