is 5 on 2 off good or not?????

**naklein70** · 02-05-2008, 04:41 PM

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**barondumonde** · 02-05-2008, 04:56 PM

This is a good question. When you take supraphysiologic levels of the hgh, your hypothalamus compensates by not stimulating the pituitary to produce its own hgh. That's why people take 2 days off at the end of every 5 day on the hgh.

But quite honestly, I don't think it really matters since your IGF-1 levels will be high anyway, whether or not you take it 5 days on or ED. But it couldn't hurt to take 2 days off...the half life of IGF-1 is about 20 hours anyway. You will have IGF-1 in your system whether or not you take shots on your off days.

For the sake of it even possibly being better for your own feedback system, I recommend the 5 days on 2 days off protocol.

**Gear** · 02-05-2008, 08:39 PM

Run it 5/2 IMO as that way of running HGH has been proven to work just as well as running HGH ED or 6/1.

If you are taking only 2IU per day, take the whole lot in the AM. You see, the more HGH injections you perform, the more of a chance there is of interrupting your natural HGH production, so if you are taking lower doses and can get away with taking your daily dose in one shot, then take advantage of that and only have one injection per day.

-Gear

**naklein70** · 02-05-2008, 09:18 PM

as far as the 2 day off would you take them off in a row

**barondumonde** · 02-05-2008, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by naklein70

as far as the 2 day off would you take them off in a row

yes. that's how it's usually done...2 days off in a row. I doubt taking one day off is enough by itself to keep the Hypothalamus and pituitary working...