HGH dosing basics
You get a 10 IU vial of HGH. How much do you pin? Go with 2 IU total a day. Do 1 IU first thing in the morning, stomach empty. Then 1 IU before bed. That lines up with your body's own GH pulses. Keeps levels even.
Two IU works because it bumps IGF-1 by 200-300%. No nasty sides from higher doses. If you stack or want more, try 4 IU: 2 AM, 2 PM. Guys in growth studies sometimes push 6 IU. But only after 4 weeks on lower amounts.
Grab an insulin syringe. U-100 holds 100 units in 1 ml. Reconstitute to 10 IU/ml, so 2 units = 2 IU. Pin subQ into belly fat. Rotate spots. Use our HGH calculator to figure volumes right every time.
Reconstituting HGH step by step
Mess up reconstitution and your vial's worthless. For a 10 IU vial, here's what you do.
- Take 1 ml bacteriostatic water. It keeps things stable 14 days in the fridge.
- Swab the tops with alcohol.
- Stick the needle in the HGH vial. Tilt it. Drip 1 ml slow down the side. That gives 10 IU/ml.
- Wait 10 minutes. Roll or swirl gently 20 times. No shaking. You'd wreck the protein.
- Clear liquid? You're good. Cloudy? Toss it.
Twelve IU vial? Use 2 ml for 6 IU/ml. Simpler numbers on the syringe. Hit the HGH calculator for exact draws. Punch in vial size and IU needed. Get ml or units back.
Warm the bac water to room temp first. Cold stuff slows it down. Now pin away.
Storing HGH right
HGH doesn't like heat or light. Powder form? Room temp under 25°C in a dark drawer lasts 2 years. Once mixed? Straight to the fridge at 2-8°C. Use in 14 days.
On the road? Freeze reconstituted at -20°C for 6 months. Thaw slow in the fridge. No refreezing. Wrap vials in foil. Light kills it quick.
Check if it's still good: Fresh bac water should dissolve in under 5 minutes. Takes longer? It's toast. Ditch it. Good storage makes every IU pull its weight.
Daily HGH timing
Pin 2-3 times a day to match natural pulses. Beginner: 2 IU total. 1 IU fasted AM, 1 IU bedtime. Intermediate: 4 IU as 2 and 2.
Advanced blast at 6 IU: 2 AM, 2 post-workout, 2 bed. That post-workout hit pairs great with training. IGF-1 can jump 400%.
Run 12 weeks at 2-4 IU. Off 4 weeks. Repeat every 3 months. Forty-eight hour water fast before starting resets things if you want.
Stacking with CJC-1295 and Ipamorelin
HGH alone does the job. Add CJC-1295 no DAC and Ipamorelin, though, and GH output doubles. CJC hits GHRH. Ipamorelin taps the ghrelin path. They amp pulses hard.
Do HGH at 2 IU daily. Add 100 mcg CJC and 100 mcg Ipa twice a day. Bedtime for the big pulse. Post-workout too.
Blended vial? Our CJC-1295 / Ipamorelin calculator sorts it. Say 5 mg each in a 10 mg vial. 2 ml bac water makes 2.5 mg/ml per peptide.
Pull 0.04 ml, or 4 units on insulin syringe. That's 100 mcg each. SubQ, same spot as HGH or not.
Studies say this lifts baseline GH 5x over HGH solo. IGF-1 hangs around longer. Run the full cycle. No taper needed.
Mixing the CJC/Ipa blend
Ten mg blend vial, 5 mg each. Drip in 2 ml bac water like HGH. Get 5 mg/ml total, 2.5 mg/ml each.
For 100 mcg each (200 total): 0.04 ml or 4 units. Fridge stable 30 days.
Separate vials? CJC no DAC 2 mg + 1 ml = 2 mg/ml. Fifty mcg is 0.025 ml. Ipa 5 mg + 2.5 ml = 2 mg/ml. Hundred mcg is 0.05 ml. Blend's easier. CJC-1295 / Ipamorelin calculator does the math.
Full 12-week protocol
Week 1-2: HGH 1 IU AM + 1 IU PM. CJC/Ipa 100/100 mcg bedtime. Check sleep and energy.
Week 3-6: HGH 2 IU AM + 2 IU PM. CJC/Ipa 100/100 twice: bed and post-workout.
Week 7-12: HGH 3 IU AM + 3 IU PM if it feels good. Keep CJC/Ipa the same.
Off weeks 13-16: Stop HGH. CJC/Ipa once daily to ease down.
Daily flow:
- 6 AM: Fasted HGH + black coffee.
- After workout: CJC/Ipa + carbs in 20 minutes.
- 10 PM: HGH + CJC/Ipa subQ.
By week 4, sleep gets deeper. Recovery speeds up. You lean out. Wrists hurt? Carpal tunnel warning. Ease HGH back to 2 IU.
More stacks for research
Sermorelin adds another GHRH layer. Two hundred mcg AM with HGH. Sermorelin calculator.
Want fat loss? HGH 2 IU + AOD-9604 300 mcg daily. It acts like a GH fragment for straight lipolysis. AOD-9604 calculator.
Recovery focus: HGH with BPC-157 250 mcg twice daily + TB-500 2 mg twice weekly. Fixes tendons as GH builds. BPC-157 calculator, TB-500 calculator.
Brain perks? GHK-Cu 1 mg daily, topical or subQ. Collagen and nerve protection. GHK-Cu calculator.
HGH boosts them all. Twelve weeks on. Swap extras around.
Handling sides
Bloated? Cut evening carbs. Pin fasted. Joints ache? Drop to 2 IU HGH. Take 5 g taurine daily. Numb hands? HGH at night only.
Insulin drops? Ten g berberine after meals. Water weight? Five g salt + spin class.
CJC/Ipa might spike hunger. Eat clean. Bloodwork IGF-1 every 6 weeks. Shoot for 250-350 ng/ml.
Cycle lengths
Blast 8 weeks at 4 IU HGH + stack. Standard 12 weeks like above. Long run: 6 months at 2 IU, 2-week breaks every 8.
After: 4 weeks off HGH. CJC/Ipa 2 more weeks. Sensitivity bounces back full in 30 days.
Women: Cut everything in half. 1-2 IU HGH, 50/50 mcg CJC/Ipa. Same times.
Calculators
- HGH calculator turns IU to ml.
- CJC-1295 / Ipamorelin calculator for blends.
- Add Sermorelin or AOD-9604.
Vial mg, water ml, target mcg. Instant syringe units.
Troubleshooting
Foamy vial? Shook it too hard. Start over. No effects? Check your mix. Results stall? Pin 3x daily.
Fridge dies? Use or freeze now. Stings on pin? Warm 30 min room temp.
You're set. Stick to it.
This is for educational purposes only. Consult a healthcare professional before using any peptides. Dosingcalc.com provides calculators as tools, not medical advice.
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