This weight is absolutely melting off of me and i need it to slow down lol. I’ve gotta focus on my eating more cuz i weighed in at 184 today and started 220 in november.

A lot of you have been following the debate about whether research-grade tesamorelin should be refrigerated or stored at room temperature after reconstitution. For those just catching up: most peptides go in the fridge after you mix them. But tesamorelin might be an exception. The FDA-approved version (EGRIFTA WR) specifically says room temperature storage. Josh Holyfield, a creator in this space, argues that research-grade tesamorelin follows the same rules because the molecule itself has properties that cause it to clump together when cold. His position is that standard purity testing won't even catch this because the issue is physical aggregation — molecules binding to each other — not chemical breakdown of the amino acid chain. Fair argument. But I'd rather have data than debate. So I called Kris at Freedom Diagnostics. We're doing the study. Here's the plan: we're taking reconstituted tesamorelin and splitting it into two samples. One stored at room temperature, one refrigerated. Then we test both over time. I also asked Kris to get input from other chemists on the theory that cold temperatures cause the amino acids to aggregate and make tesamorelin ineffective. His initial take was interesting — if physical aggregation is happening, we should see a measurable difference in overall mass over time and likely some shift in purity as well. That's not a final answer. That's a starting point. We'll let the results speak. What I want you to take away from this: This community has always been about transparency. I'm not a chemist. I'm not going to pretend I know more than people who study this for a living. What I can is get the testing done, and bring you the results. If the data shows refrigeration is a problem, I'll say so. If it shows room temp is better, I'll say that too. If it's somewhere in the middle, you'll see that as well. I'm also hoping to get Kris on a Podcast after the study wraps so we can walk through the findings together and answer your questions live.

Just got this email from Omegamino. This is going crazy right now. People are all over the place with weather or not to refrigerate! Can’t wait for the results from Derek’s study!!

Yesterday, I showed off the tour of the Absolute Recomp In Frisco, TX. I was able to get a back and shoulders day workout in, and just thought it'd be cool to share with you guys. Huge shout out to one of my friends Tyler Johnson, who's also an affiliate with Peptira for recording. He made me feel right at home and drove over an hour and a half to meet up on Thursday night! If you're on TikTok, shoot him a follow here: https://www.tiktok.com/@tyler_johnson__?lang=en

Quick background for those new here: Most peptides should be stored in the fridge after you reconstitute them (mix them with bacteriostatic water). Cold temps help keep them stable longer. But tesamorelin might be different. The FDA-approved version (EGRIFTA WR) actually says to store it at room temperature — not in the fridge. Josh Holyfield, a creator in this space, argues that research-grade tesamorelin should follow the same rule because the molecule itself doesn't like cold temperatures. Something about its structure causes it to clump up and degrade when it gets cold. I pushed back on this in an earlier post. Josh responded with some solid points about the science behind it. Honestly? I don't know who's right. And I'd rather have real data than keep guessing. So here's what I'm going to do: When I get back to Denver, I'm sending a vial of tesamorelin to Freedom Diagnostics for a 4-week degradation study. This will show us exactly what happens to research-grade tesamorelin under different storage conditions. No more theories. Just actual results. I'll keep you all posted.