Troponin University
PEDs & Compounds
Performance enhancement — compounds, protocols, and the pharmacology, taught at full depth.
31 lectures
- From JustinSeptember 15, 2026 · 11 min read
Semaglutide monograph
Semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist — the single-pathway version that retatrutide builds on. It's FDA-approved for diabetes and obesity, so it has a longer clinical track record than retatrutide…
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- From JustinSeptember 15, 2026 · 9 min read
Retatrutide monograph
Retatrutide is a GLP-1/GIP/glucagon triple agonist -- basically a more powerful version of semaglutide that hits three different receptor pathways instead of just one. It's investigational, not…
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- From JustinSeptember 5, 2026 · 7 min read
Sermorelin monograph
Sermorelin is a short-acting GHRH fragment that pushes your pituitary to release your own growth hormone. The theory is real; the bodybuilding benefit is probably less than you’ll want. For overall…
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- From JustinSeptember 4, 2026 · 7 min read
Semax monograph
Semax is an experimental intranasal nootropic peptide — interesting stroke/cognition signals, thin high-quality human data, and not FDA-approved. It is not a proven strength, hypertrophy, or fat-loss…
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- From JustinSeptember 4, 2026 · 6 min read
Selank monograph
Selank is an experimental anxiolytic/nootropic peptide — mostly studied for anxiety and stress, not directly for muscle or fat loss. Human data are thin, dosing is not standardized, and it is not…
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- ReferenceSeptember 4, 2026 · 6 min read
Bremelanotide monograph
This is not a muscle-building or performance compound; it is a sex-drive drug with a narrow approved use. If somebody is chasing a dramatic libido fix, the hype is usually bigger than the real-world…
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- From JustinSeptember 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Myostatin inhibitors (general class) monograph
Myostatin inhibitors are extremely interesting on paper — myostatin is a brake on muscle growth — but the human data has been underwhelming. You can get lean-mass increases without matching strength…
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- From JustinSeptember 3, 2026 · 6 min read
MOTS-c monograph
MOTS-c is a short mitochondrial-derived peptide — encoded in the mitochondrial 12S rRNA region — that your body naturally produces, and the research suggests it helps with metabolic regulation through…
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- From JustinSeptember 3, 2026 · 7 min read
Ibutamoren monograph
MK-677 (ibutamoren) is an oral ghrelin-receptor agonist. It makes the pituitary push more pulsatile GH, which raises IGF-1 downstream. It is not injected GH and it is not a direct GH-receptor drug…
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- From JustinSeptember 3, 2026 · 8 min read
Melanotan II monograph
Melanotan II is a synthetic melanocortin receptor agonist, a truncated cyclic analog of α-MSH. It darkens skin by driving melanogenesis, which is why bodybuilders use it for contest color. It is not a…
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- From JustinSeptember 3, 2026 · 5 min read
LL-37 monograph
LL-37 is an antimicrobial peptide — part of your body's innate immune system. It's the active 37-amino-acid fragment cleaved from a larger precursor protein called hCAP-18. It punches holes in…
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- From JustinSeptember 3, 2026 · 7 min read
Liraglutide monograph
Liraglutide is a solid appetite suppression tool, but it's not magic. It's a GLP-1 receptor agonist that slows gastric emptying and reduces hunger signals — basically makes it easier to stick to a…
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- From JustinSeptember 3, 2026 · 6 min read
Kisspeptin-10 monograph
Kisspeptin-10 is a synthetic peptide that acts on the KISS1 receptor in your hypothalamus. Think of it as a direct signal to your brain's hormone control center — it tells your GnRH neurons to fire…
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- From JustinSeptember 1, 2026 · 7 min read
Ipamorelin monograph
Ipamorelin is not a magic mass-builder; it is a weak-to-moderate GH secretagogue without the level of effectiveness of GH. If someone’s already sleeping badly, overdieting, or ignoring the basics…
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- From JustinAugust 31, 2026 · 7 min read
IGF-1 LR3 monograph
IGF-1 LR3 is a niche drug with more hope and hype than hard human evidence could ever account for. The pharmacokinetics of IGF-1 LR3 are very interesting, but the real-world results just never panned…
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- ReferenceAugust 29, 2026 · 7 min read
HGH Fragment 176-191 monograph
This is a niche cutting peptide, not a magic fat-loss drug. The hype runs way ahead of the data: human evidence is thin, dosing is mostly anecdotal, and the product quality problem is real because a…
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- From JustinAugust 29, 2026 · 8 min read
Hexarelin monograph
Hexarelin is for people chasing that GH magic -- unfortunately it doesn't come with magic muscle gains. The endocrine effect is real; the physique payoff is much less certain and usually overstated…
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- From JustinAugust 29, 2026 · 8 min read
Gonadorelin monograph
This is not a magic testosterone booster. In the real world, gonadorelin is mostly a diagnostic hormone, not a proven muscle-building tool. If someone is hypogonadal, the first question is why the…
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- From JustinAugust 29, 2026 · 7 min read
GHRP-6 monograph
GHRP-6 is mostly an appetite tool plus a short GH pulse tool. If you want a reliable mass-gain drug on the level of GH, this is not it; the real-world upside is modest and the evidence base is thin…
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- From JustinAugust 28, 2026 · 6 min read
GHRP-2 monograph
Real GH is always going to be better than a secretagogue, but if one real GH isn't an option, GHRP-2 can add value. GHRP-2 is a ghrelin-receptor pulse — it makes your pituitary dump GH, but it is…
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- From JustinAugust 20, 2026 · 7 min read
GHK-Cu monograph
This is an interesting compound, but lacking solid human performance data. It's real benefit is cosmetic and tissue-repair biology, mostly topical, with a lot of preclinical hype and very little human…
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- From JustinAugust 20, 2026 · 7 min read
Follistatin-344 monograph
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…
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- From JustinAugust 20, 2026 · 8 min read
Follistatin-315 monograph
Despite massive excitement at early research, this never really panned out as a bodybuilding tool; it is mostly a research biology story with a lot of hype layered on top. If someone is chasing a…
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- From JustinAugust 19, 2026 · 8 min read
Exenatide monograph
This is a diabetes drug that got pulled into the weight-loss conversation because it suppresses appetite and slows gastric emptying, not because it builds muscle. For bodybuilding, the hype is mostly…
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- From JustinAugust 19, 2026 · 6 min read
Epitalon (Epithalon) monograph
This is not a mainstream bodybuilding compound with solid human data. The best case is a speculative sleep/recovery/longevity aid; the worst case is you inject an unregulated peptide with unknown…
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- From JustinAugust 19, 2026 · 7 min read
CJC-1295 monograph
This is not a magic lean-mass drug; it is an investigational GH-axis manipulator with weak real-world evidence in healthy lifters. The DAC version is the only one with a decent human PK story, and…
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- ReferenceAugust 15, 2026 · 9 min read
CJC-1295 + Ipamorelin monograph
This is a peptide combo for people chasing GH-style effects without using actual growth hormone. The hype is bigger than the data: you get some plausible physiology, but not strong proof of meaningful…
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- From JustinAugust 15, 2026 · 6 min read
Cardarine (GW-501516) monograph
This product showed promise in research. The hype is endurance and fat-oxidation, with added side benefit of cholesterol improvement -- but the long-term risk picture is too unknown given the…
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- From JustinAugust 15, 2026 · 7 min read
Cagrilintide monograph
This is an obesity drug candidate, not a physique hack with a clean evidence base. If someone is chasing appetite control and meaningful fat loss, the clinical obesity trials show promise, mostly in…
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- From JustinAugust 13, 2026 · 7 min read
AOD-9604 monograph
AOD-9604 is mostly a fat-loss story, not a muscle-building one. The human evidence is weak enough that I would not sell it as a reliable cutter, especially when the dose, half-life, and real-world…
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- ReferenceAugust 11, 2026 · 2 min read
The Science of Anabolic Steroid Abuse (Auchus)
Academic endocrinology lecture by Dr. Richard J. Auchus (UT Southwestern, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism) on the science of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS). An external clinical/scientific…
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