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Comparison: Peptides and OMAD Timing Protocols
Inject 60–90 min pre-meal (hour 22 of fast) 300–500% baseline None (insulin suppressed until post-meal) Optimal. GH peaks as nutrients arrive Maximized during final fasted hours This is the gold standard. GH amplification, zero hormonal resistance, perfect sub
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- Inject 60–90 min pre-meal (hour 22 of fast)
- 300–500% baseline
- None (insulin suppressed until post-meal)
- Optimal. GH peaks as nutrients arrive
- Maximized during final fasted hours
- This is the gold standard. GH amplification, zero hormonal resistance, perfect substrate timing.
- Inject immediately before eating (T-0)
- 200–300% baseline
- Moderate (insulin rises before GH peaks)
- Poor. Insulin blocks GH signaling mid-pulse
- Moderate. Brief window before insulin spike
- Suboptimal. You lose half the GH effect because insulin arrives too fast.
- Inject 30–60 min post-meal
- 80–120% baseline (blunted)
- Severe (insulin elevated, somatostatin active)
- None. GH can't act on tissues during insulin dominance
- Minimal. Insulin suppresses lipolysis entirely
- This negates most of the peptide's value. Somatostatin and insulin are both working against you.
- Inject mid-fast (hour 12–16)
- 250–400% baseline
- None
- Poor. No substrate available when GH peaks
- Strong, but wasted without nutrient timing
- GH pulse is large but goes nowhere. You're signaling growth with no materials to build.