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Timing CJC + Ipamorelin around a fasted morning workout

Posted by restless_vet in GH & Growth Peptides - 1 points, 4 comments.

Trying to think through the logistics here and would love input from anyone who's been at it a while.

I'm doing a CJC-1295 (no DAC) and ipamorelin blend, roughly 100 mcg ipa and a little more of the CJC, twice a day. Most of what I read says the sweet spot is fasted, so I've been doing a wake-up dose around 5am before my morning run, then nothing to eat for at least 30 to 45 min. That part is fine and I do notice the sleep quality on the bedtime dose 📈

The piece I'm questioning is my post-workout timing. If I train fasted at 6 and finish by 7:15, my next dose lands around 6pm. By then I've had a few meals and the GH pulse is probably muted by whatever carbs and protein are still up. Would I get more out of doing the post-workout dose right after I finish, even if it means eating around it? Or does the morning fasted dose already cover the training response well enough that I'm overthinking this 😅

Curious what timing windows actually seem to work for people rather than what looks clean on paper.

Comments

  • vik_g: Honestly I've been doing basically the same setup as you, like 100/100 morning and evening, and I kept stressing about the fed vs fasted window for a while too 🧠. From my own experience the post workout dose on a full stomach felt noticeably less "punchy", like a softer tingle and I sleep less deeply that night. So I started pinning about 20 to 30 min after my last meal instead of waiting 5+ hours, and honestly that compromise seems to work better for me, maybe not textbook but my recovery days
  • restless_vet: Yeah that tracks with what I've been noticing honestly. The "less punchy" thing on a full stomach is exactly the part that bugged me, I just didn't have the words for it. So instead of pinning at 6pm I've been playing with a small post workout dose right after I finish, like right at 7:15, and eating around it. Breakfast basically gets pushed back to 8. What I'm seeing so far is the tingle is stronger and the next day I feel looser, but it's only been like a week so idk if that's the actual dos
  • fasted_scientist: ). The deeper sleep bit interests me more though, that's harder to fake. Did you actually track it or just go off how you felt waking up? Curious if the difference held up or faded after a few weeks.
  • restless_vet: Here's a thought: The deeper sleep bit interests me more though, that's harder to fake. Did you actually track it or just go off how you felt waking up? Curious if the difference held up or faded after a few weeks. I did track it on a sleep app for about a month before my schedule shifted. The deep-sleep percentage was consistently higher on nights i dosed before bed versus nights i skipped, but yeah, after six weeks it leveled off and i stopped noticing much difference in how i felt. Still ke

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