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The creator introduces his experiment of taking peptides for 50 days to evaluate their effectiveness. He defines peptides as short chains of amino acids that aid in recovery, muscle growth, skin health, and metabolic balance. He outlines his initial state, including checking his physical appearance and strength, and his goal to heal neck scars. He explains the challenges of acquiring peptides in Bali and successfully orders them from the USA. He also mentions the importance of eating before injections to avoid sickness.
The creator details the specific peptides he's using: BPC157 (taken orally for faster recovery and gut health), GHKCU (injected for skin healing, reduced inflammation, and cell protection), and CJC1295 plus Ipamorelin (injected to boost growth hormone). He performs an initial workout to establish a baseline of his strength and endurance. After his first injections, he notes some nervousness.
On day two, after eating and taking BPC, he goes to the gym and immediately notices a significant increase in strength, performing more reps with the same weight. He feels hyped about the potential for insane progress. However, on day three, he falls ill with a headache and breathing difficulties, forcing him to rest. Despite the setback, he observes significant improvements in his skin, attributing it to GHKCU, and feels much better by day six.
At the end of week one (day 7), the creator reviews his experience. He is particularly impressed with GHKCU, noting his skin feels smoother and shinier. BPC157 is also praised for improving his gut digestion. He confirms the strength increase from CJC1295 plus Ipamorelin with another impressive gym session, performing more reps on overhead press. He calls the progress insane for only day eight.
Around day 21, the creator realizes he's been injecting GHKCU and CJC at the same time, reducing their effectiveness. Despite this, he still saw gains, felt his face was cleaner, and noticed his neck scars fading. He plans to correct his injection schedule but then faces another issue: he miscalculated his injections and is nearly out of peptides. He orders a new batch. On day 24, he also discovers his GHKCU vial is nearly empty, indicating another miscalculation in supply. He expresses frustration but remains committed, getting encouragement from a friend at the gym regarding his progress.
He faces further complications receiving his new peptides due to a mailbox key issue, leading to a missed dose. After finally retrieving his package, he decides to inject GHKCU directly into his face every other day to maximize results due to his earlier missteps. He attempts his first facial injection, expressing nervousness, but finds it manageable. He notes visible changes in his face.
At the start of week five, with 21 days left, the creator is excited by the huge progress in his face and commits to continuing facial injections. He hits a new PR in the gym with incline dumbbell presses. By day 36, he is two weeks away from his goal of hitting 110-pound dumbbells and confirms BPC is working well for his gut. He faces a minor setback with laser hair removal interfering with his facial injections but is ultimately able to continue as the clinic declined to treat his face due to the GHKCU and retinol.
He discovers a bruise on his face from the injections, causing concern and leading him to temporarily stop facial injections on that side. He acknowledges the risks of self-experimentation. On day 43, he admits to a weekend setback with diet (ice cream and cookies), requiring intense workouts to compensate. He prepares for his final check-in, focusing on breaking his dumbbell lifting record. He successfully lifts 110-pound dumbbells for five reps on his own, weighing 184 lbs, a significant achievement compared to his previous attempt at 211 lbs.
On the final day (day 50), the creator compares his appearance to day one. He notes his face is brighter, shinier, and cleaner, his neck scars have healed significantly, and he has built more muscle and become stronger. He concludes that the peptides definitely work and that the experiment was a success.