A few weeks ago, I launched a YouTube channel to document my journey — sharing why I started this path, my progress with diet, training, peptides, and anything else I find worth exploring. Unfortunately, the channel was recently deleted, so I’ve had to rebuild from scratch. This new video dives into the *why* behind it all — what inspired me to start, how I got into fitness and peptides, and where I’m heading next. I’d really appreciate your support — subscribe, follow along, and join me on this journey: 👉 https://youtu.be/T3aGS4UyseQ?si=SIYZc9qywmvW2M_1

Today’s update compares my day 1 vs day 63 photos, and this is the first time I’ve really looked at the photos and thought, “Okay, I’m sort of happy with how it’s turning out.” And it was the first time in 40 years, even with all the others update pics I’ve shared, that I don’t hate photos of me with my shirt off. It’s still somewhat embarrassing to me to be sharing these pictures. But I think it’s necessary to show others what’s possible, so they feel confident they can have this success as well. Progress to date: - Total weight loss: a little over 40 pounds in 63 days. I’ve been fluctuating between 40-43 lbs lost for a couple days. - Current body weight: hovering around 162–165 lbs and holding steady at that range. - Estimated body fat: somewhere near 14-14.5% now. It’s an estimate based on my scale. It’s not exact, but seems close. I know I’m not under 14% yet though. - The last comparison shot (different hats) is only 7 days apart, and you can still see noticeable changes. What’s interesting is that the scale isn’t free‑falling like it did in the beginning, but the pictures tell a different story. At this level of leanness, every extra pound of fat is a bigger percentage of what’s left, and I’m adding muscle at the same time, so the net weight change is smaller even though the visual changes are still fairly big. A couple of key things going on behind these photos: - I’ve intentionally raised my calories to at least ~2,000+ per day. Early on, between the protocol and appetite suppression, I was “forgetting” to eat and dipping way too low on calories without realizing it. Now I’m actually feeding the training. I can see it on my scale as well as my muscle mass has also been increasing consistently again once I upped the calories. - I’ve been keeping a lifting journal since September, and it backs up what I see in the pics. I’ve significantly increased the weight on all my main lifts, some lifts the weight has more than doubled. Strength is climbing at the same time fat is dropping, which is exactly the goal I was chasing when I designed this protocol. Even with the higher calories and slower scale movement, I’m still clearly losing fat. My skin folds are thinner, midsection is tighter, upper abs are more visible, and my overall shape is changing.

Today was the first time since adding IGF‑1 into my protocol that I clearly felt the “low blood sugar” side of this peptide combination, and looking back at what I took, it makes sense why it happened. Yesterday evening I trained around 5:30–6:00 p.m. and took my usual post‑workout IGF‑1 LR3 injection. That alone has a functional half‑life in the 20–30 hour range, which means a lot of it was still active in my system overnight. This morning, I went to train at 7:00 a.m. with my friend Rich, so I ended up working out just a little over 12 hours after that last IGF‑1 dose. Because this was my first time back at that gym since starting this stack and it was a chest day, I brought IGF‑1 LR3 and PEG‑MGF with me. After some cardio to warm up, I pinned IGF‑1 pre‑workout, then when we finished lifting I went into the empty locker area and pinned PEG‑MGF. So at that point I had: - Residual IGF‑1 LR3 from the prior night still active - A fresh pre‑workout IGF‑1 LR3 dose on top of it - A post‑workout PEG‑MGF dose layered in as well Up to that moment I still felt fine. The trouble started later when I added the rest of my normal peptide stack for the day. Around lunchtime I took my Retatrutide as usual, but this time I also dosed my CJC‑1295 and Ipamorelin at the same time, like I typically do. So now the picture looked like this: - IGF‑1 LR3 stacked (two doses inside ~12 hours) - PEG‑MGF on board - Retatrutide (incretin‑style peptide affecting appetite and glucose handling) - CJC‑1295 + Ipamorelin (GH secretagogues that can also influence blood sugar and insulin dynamics) Individually, I’ve tolerated all of these well. Together, overlapped this tightly, they were too much. Not long after that midday stack, my blood sugar started behaving strangely. It wasn’t a simple “low and stays low”; it was bouncing in a way I could both see and feel. My glucose readings would jump and drop within minutes – for example, from the 60s up into the 90s, then back down into the high 60s, then up again into the low 110s. I could feel those swings in real time: eyes tracking a bit off, feeling slightly weak, and getting lightheaded when I bent down and stood back up. Mentally I could still function, but I knew my system was wobbling.

In this video, I walk through the simple dilution trick that completely fixed my GHK‑Cu injection‑site problems. When I first started using GHK‑Cu, every shot left me with: - Strong burning at the injection site - Redness and local irritation - Small, raised welts that lasted for hours The solution wasn’t changing the peptide – it was changing how concentrated it was when it hit the tissue. Here’s what I do now, step‑by‑step, in the video: 1. Draw the GHK‑Cu dose first - I pull up my normal GHK‑Cu dose into an insulin syringe (for example, 2–4 mg worth based on how I mixed the vial). - At this point, the peptide is very concentrated and was exactly what caused the burning before. 2. Dilute it directly in the syringe with bacteriostatic water - Without injecting anything yet, I draw extra BAC water into the same syringe - This increases the total volume while keeping the same GHK‑Cu dose, so the peptide is less concentrated per mL and much gentler on the tissue. - I gently tap/roll the syringe so the GHK‑Cu and BAC water mix evenly. No shaking, just enough to blend. 3. Inject the diluted solution slowly - I inject subq as usual, but at this point the solution is significantly diluted. - The result: - Almost no burn - Minimal redness - No big welts or “bee sting” feeling afterward Key idea: same dose, lower concentration, slower injection. That single change turned GHK‑Cu from one of the most uncomfortable shots in my stack into a completely tolerable nightly peptide. If you’ve had stinging or irritation from GHK‑Cu, this video walks you through exactly how to dilute it in the syringe so you can keep the benefits without dreading every injection. MISTAKE ALERT Sorry for the mistake, I only wanted 45 units in the syringe, not 55. I misspoke 🤦🏼‍♂️ To purchase your GHK-cu go to JadeNexus.net. Code Lincoln takes 40% off your order right now. https://youtu.be/CCYHo9KJWdI?si=sEzYBkvTSicuc6p6

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