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Semaglutide‑plus‑5a1mq combo looks slick but is it worth the hype?

Posted by hank_m in Research & News - 1 points, 2 comments.

I just read the latest piece on the Apollo Stack over on the peptide news site (https://researchsafe.org/peptides/apollo-stack) and it got me thinking, tbh. They tout a “dramatic” fat loss punch by pairing sema with 5‑Amino‑1MQ, MOTS‑c and tesamorelin, and the math looks solid on paper – appetite suppression, NAD+ boost and visceral fat shredding all in one protocol. But in my own 8‑week trial with sema 1 mg weekly and 5A1MQ 100 mg twice‑daily (I left out tesamorelin because of cost) i saw the usual drop in cravings and a couple of kilos off the board, yet my energy didn’t feel any different and I noticed a slight dip in muscle tone unless I hit the gym hard every other day. The article glosses over that risk, and i think the “no muscle loss” claim is over‑optimistic unless you’re diligent with resistance work.

What’s the community’s take on cutting out tesamorelin – does the stack still deliver noticeable visceral fat loss, or are we just paying extra for marginal gains? Anyone tried the full combo and can speak to the real‑world side effects?

Comments

  • holly763: I tried the full Apollo stack for 10 weeks after a friend suggested it for stubborn belly fat. With sema 1 mg and 5‑A1MQ 100 mg BID plus tesamorelin 2 mg three times a week, I dropped about 4 kg and my waist shrank 3 cm. I did notice a tiny dip in grip strength on weeks when I missed a gym session, so I kept resistance training every other day. When I dropped tesamorelin and kept just sema + 5‑A1MQ, the weight loss slowed to ~1 kg and the waist reduction was barely measurable. Tbh, the extra co
  • hank_m: Yeah, i see where you’re coming from – my grip didn’t dip that much, it was more the overall tone feeling looser if i skipped a lift, so i kept the every‑other‑day sessions too. I was surprised by the 4 kg drop you got with tes, i only saw ~2 kg in my 8 weeks, so maybe your longer 10‑week run just let the fat burn settle. When i dropped tes the waist barely moved either, which lines up with your slowdown. Have you tried upping the protein intake or adding a post‑workout leucine boost to see if t

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