Hi All,
Still new to the board and thought I'd jump in sharing my (left) elbow tendonitis (or -osis, or whatever) healing journey. Similar logs here were the inspiration for trying this protocol out! Thanks to those who have shared their experiences/
Back in Feb I was doing some bicep isolation work and felt an "uh oh that doesn't feel good at ALL" in my elbow. I immediately backed off. The next few days felt like tennis elbow. Took a few weeks off, saw my ART guy a few times, felt better went right back to heavy weight. Mistake. Then I could barely open a door with my left hand and day to day activities HURT. It seemed pretty straightforward and not a dramatic injury so I did not see my Dr. for a formal inspection.
After four weeks of just rest that isn't cutting it, I start TB-4 7mg/week and begin using the Thera-Bar doing the "tyler twist" exercise every morning 3 sets for 15 reps.
Week 1 - TB-4 7mg and tyler twist - I feel some relief, but could be in my head.
Week 2 - TB-4 7mg and tyler twist - Feels "something" but still a long way to go
Week 3 - TB-4 7mg and tyler twist - I become skeptical about my peptide source and order some ergo TB-4 and add that at an additional 4mg/week, also freak out about being injured and add BPC-157 at 500mcg/day injected directly near the joint/painful area. At this point I recognize that it loses usefulness as a scientific experiment, but the goal here is healing as fast as possible and I don't care so much about which compound does the trick just that it happens!
Week 4 - TB-4 7mg and 4mg, plus BPC-157 500mcg/day - Could just be the timing, but at this point I begin to find profound relief. Day to day pain subsides. Still not doing ANY upper body training.
Week 5 - TB-4 7mg and 4mg, plus BPC-157 500mcg/day - Slowly but surely. See ART guy and he suggests at least going back to "everything that doesn't hurt." Excited! I spend an hour in the gym in total off hours assessing every movement finding the stuff that screams "danger." Looks like I can do everything except very LIGHT direct bicep work, a few tricep exercises that really torque my brachioradialis. Kick ass. The tyler twist doesn't hurt at all anymore, so I switch to eccentric strengthening with dumbbells roughly 5x/week.
Week 6 - TB-4 7mg and 4mg, plus BPC-157 500mcg/day - Discover how much strength I've lost in 2+ months off! But, on the bright side my quads are getting more ripped!
Week 7 - TB-4 4mg, plus BPC-157 500mcg/day - This week - I will settle back in to my 3 day (but twice a week) split. I will continue the ergo at 4mg/week for another few weeks and then settle into 2mg/EW or 4mg/E2W.
I have not had a "miracle" recovery - My forearm still can't bear heavy direct weight from curls and a few other exercises, but I'm OK giving that more time. I'm hopeful that it will be short term and in the meantime the indirect bicep work from back will at least be something.
I am a little skeptical that the healing peptides are a miracle cure for acute injury but I plan to run the TB-4 indefinitely in hopes of keeping things running smoothly.
Cheers - T
Still new to the board and thought I'd jump in sharing my (left) elbow tendonitis (or -osis, or whatever) healing journey. Similar logs here were the inspiration for trying this protocol out! Thanks to those who have shared their experiences/
Back in Feb I was doing some bicep isolation work and felt an "uh oh that doesn't feel good at ALL" in my elbow. I immediately backed off. The next few days felt like tennis elbow. Took a few weeks off, saw my ART guy a few times, felt better went right back to heavy weight. Mistake. Then I could barely open a door with my left hand and day to day activities HURT. It seemed pretty straightforward and not a dramatic injury so I did not see my Dr. for a formal inspection.
After four weeks of just rest that isn't cutting it, I start TB-4 7mg/week and begin using the Thera-Bar doing the "tyler twist" exercise every morning 3 sets for 15 reps.
Week 1 - TB-4 7mg and tyler twist - I feel some relief, but could be in my head.
Week 2 - TB-4 7mg and tyler twist - Feels "something" but still a long way to go
Week 3 - TB-4 7mg and tyler twist - I become skeptical about my peptide source and order some ergo TB-4 and add that at an additional 4mg/week, also freak out about being injured and add BPC-157 at 500mcg/day injected directly near the joint/painful area. At this point I recognize that it loses usefulness as a scientific experiment, but the goal here is healing as fast as possible and I don't care so much about which compound does the trick just that it happens!
Week 4 - TB-4 7mg and 4mg, plus BPC-157 500mcg/day - Could just be the timing, but at this point I begin to find profound relief. Day to day pain subsides. Still not doing ANY upper body training.
Week 5 - TB-4 7mg and 4mg, plus BPC-157 500mcg/day - Slowly but surely. See ART guy and he suggests at least going back to "everything that doesn't hurt." Excited! I spend an hour in the gym in total off hours assessing every movement finding the stuff that screams "danger." Looks like I can do everything except very LIGHT direct bicep work, a few tricep exercises that really torque my brachioradialis. Kick ass. The tyler twist doesn't hurt at all anymore, so I switch to eccentric strengthening with dumbbells roughly 5x/week.
Week 6 - TB-4 7mg and 4mg, plus BPC-157 500mcg/day - Discover how much strength I've lost in 2+ months off! But, on the bright side my quads are getting more ripped!
Week 7 - TB-4 4mg, plus BPC-157 500mcg/day - This week - I will settle back in to my 3 day (but twice a week) split. I will continue the ergo at 4mg/week for another few weeks and then settle into 2mg/EW or 4mg/E2W.
I have not had a "miracle" recovery - My forearm still can't bear heavy direct weight from curls and a few other exercises, but I'm OK giving that more time. I'm hopeful that it will be short term and in the meantime the indirect bicep work from back will at least be something.
I am a little skeptical that the healing peptides are a miracle cure for acute injury but I plan to run the TB-4 indefinitely in hopes of keeping things running smoothly.
Cheers - T