Background:
Growth Hormone is a naturally occurring hormone that is produced in majority during delta wave sleep. It is most heavily produced during years of growth such as childhood, especially in the teen years. GH productions decrease significantly after that and continue to taper off the rest of our lives. GH is responsible for stimulating cell growth and increases cell production.
MK-677:
MK-677 or Ibutormoren is a growth hormone secretagogue. Unlike the traditional way of injecting the extremely expensive Human Growth Hormone, MK-677 increases your own bodies production of GH in waves throughout the day and is administered orally. This, unlike injectable Growth Hormone, creates fewer side effects and only creates amounts of GH similar to puberty growth spurts. One of the draw backs of injectable growth hormone is that has serious side effects when taken in excess. One of these side effects is an increase in the hormone Cortisol which is a stress hormone and inhibits healing, inhibits memory formation and suppresses your immune system. Probably something you do not want. Fortunately, Mk-677 does not increase cortisol. Another side effect that Mk-677 does not carry is Acromeglia which is the excessive growth of cells where growth is not necessary such as the heart, hands, and face. See photo below.
MK-677 Benefits:
- Increased Healing: The main reason why I took Mk-677 is its healing properties. I tore my Achilles tendon last year and it still had not returned to normal. My protocol was to stretch and work the tendon to create microtears during the Mk-677 cycle so they could heal and make it stronger.
-Increased Muscle Mass and Fat Loss: Mk-677 increases your Insulin like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) which is responsible for muscle growth. Mk-677 also increases your metabolic rate and changes the bodies glucose absorption to prioritize muscle, in turn, creating fat loss.
-Increased Sleep Quality: Mk-677 increases your REM sleep leading to you feeling more well rested and needing less sleep. It also can cause you to have extremely vivid and lifelike dreams.
-Youth and Longevity potential: Mk-677 increases IGF-1 in elderly people to levels of youth with no side effects. Low IGF-1 levels also show a correlation in Alzheimer's patients. Your skin is also improved with this compound and can reverse skin aging.
-Nootropic effects
-Helps with Hangovers
Side effects: Most studies show little to no serious side effects
-Water retention
-Joint swelling from water retention
-Increase in fasting glucose levels and reduced sensitivity to insulin
-Elevated blood pressure
Personal Anecdote:
Dose- 10mg twice daily. Morning and Night
Duration- 6 Weeks
As stated above the main reason why I decided to take Mk-677 was its healing properties. One of the immediate effects that I noticed when I took the first dose was the hunger. The hunger is INSANE. Mk-677 increases a hormone called ghrelin which stimulates hunger. For me personally, this wasn't an issue as I was looking to increase my muscle mass but I'm telling you now you have never experienced hunger like this until you have taken Mk-677. It made me feel neolithic and like I wanted to stick my entire face in a deer carcass gorge myself after going on a long hunt. it was really weird but subsided after the first two weeks. I actually really enjoyed this because I usually don't enjoy eating but for someone who is looking for fat loss results I would suggest doing at night. The next immediate effect I noticed was the increase in sleep quality. This was my favorite part. Every night I looked forward to going to sleep so I could return to neverland or wherever I dreamt of that night. The realism was insane and I literally only needed four hours a sleep and I felt better the next day than if I had gotten 10.
After a week I started noticing the water retention. After I would eat my hands would swell up and I wouldn't be able to close them all of the ways without difficulty. My knees also were slightly achy but nothing horrible. This was easily fixed by watching my sodium intake and eating smaller meals throughout the day. It also subsided after the second week. I also noticed an increase in strength in the gym which was a nice surprise. I was also extremely vascular. As far as the reason why I took this compound I didn't see that great of results. This is probably attributed the nature of my injury or that I didn't run the cycle long enough. MK-677 is meant to be run for years. I am a college student so the 80 dollar price tag just wasn't achievable for me.
Overall I will definitely use this compound in the future when I am older. I am currently trying to get my father to try is to see how it works with someone whos GH levels are way lower than mine (46 vs 20). Let me know what you guys think about these posts and please comment if you have an experience with this or other compounds. I am really enjoying the Steemit community thanks for the follow!