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Follistatin-344 monograph
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Justin Harris — IFBB Pro coach
Written & affirmed by Justin Harris — August 20, 2026 · 9 min read
From Justin
This is not a legit bodybuilding staple; it is a speculative research biologic with a lot more hype than hard human data. If someone is selling Follistatin-344 as a reliable muscle-builder with a known dose, they are selling confidence, not evidence. The anti-doping risk is real, the product-quality risk is real, and the long-term safety risk is basically unknown. If the goal is measurable performance or physique progress, the risk-to-reward ratio is ugly compared with proven training, nutrition, and approved medical options.
Justin Harris — IFBB Pro coach, Troponin Nutrition. The same coaching reasoning drives the TroponinIQ AI coach.
Follistatin-344 Monograph
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Curation Summary
- Class: Endogenous glycoprotein; follistatin isoform / recombinant peptide-protein research biologic
- Legal/regulatory status: FDA: not approved as a drug or biologic. Controlled substances: not listed as a scheduled controlled substance based on available public sources. WADA: follistatin is explicitly named as a prohibited myostatin-binding protein under S4.3 agents preventing activin receptor IIB activation; follistatin-344 is not named explicitly, but the category is highly relevant and likely captures it depending on the substance form. In practice it is a research-only / black-market bodybuilding compound, with major quality-control and anti-doping risk.
- Routing: module 03 knowledge for mechanism, clinical/performance context, legal status, safety, and FAQ retrieval.
- Source hash: 1459606a913ac01c33fd816f04e265c4824019842fd45d64fdce10cad33bc526
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Sources
- [1]Troponin Nutrition knowledge base — Follistatin 344