The digital field guide · 27 pages
Know your peptides before you train.
The Fitness Edition from peptides³ decodes 8 compounds including BPC-157, TB-500, CJC-1295, Ipamorelin, and Tesamorelin: what each one does, what the evidence actually shows, how to verify what is in the vial, and when to walk away. Built from 12 peer-reviewed studies, written for people who train.
BPC-157 · recovery peptide
Tendon & gut repair, p. 21
27
pages, zero filler
8
compounds decoded in full
1
FDA-approved compound covered
12
studies cited
Contents · 27 pages
What's inside
Written like a field manual, organized like a textbook. Read front to back, or jump straight to the compound you care about.
- 01p. 4
Why this space is confusing
The gap between forum lore and what is actually known. Why the legal status keeps shifting and who fills the vacuum.
- 02p. 6
How to read evidence like a scientist
Animal data, small pilot, human RCT, FDA-approved. The four-rung ladder every claim in the guide is rated against.
- 03p. 8
The recovery peptides
BPC-157 and TB-500 in full: what the animal data shows, what the human evidence actually consists of, and what to watch for.
- 04p. 11
Growth hormone secretagogues
Tesamorelin (FDA-approved), CJC-1295, and Ipamorelin. The category with real human RCT data and one genuine approval.
- 05p. 15
Metabolic & fat-loss peptides
AOD-9604, MOTS-c, and 5-Amino-1MQ. Includes the cautionary tale of a compound that went through Phase IIb and still failed.
- 06p. 19
The legal landscape
FDA Category 2 history, the 2024 reversals in progress, and the July 2026 PCAC review. Current as of this printing.
- 07p. 21
Sourcing without getting burned
How to read a COA correctly: identity (MS), purity (HPLC), and contamination testing. Red flags worth taking seriously.
- 08p. 23
Bloodwork & knowing when to stop
Which markers are relevant to GH secretagogues and metabolic peptides, and why monitoring matters more in this category.
- +p. 25
Appendix: Quick-reference index
Every compound summarised by category, evidence stage, and FDA compounding status at a glance.
From chapter five
“The most dangerous thing in this space isn't the peptide. It's the vial with no paperwork behind it.”
Peptide index · Excerpt
Every compound gets a full monograph.
Mechanism of action, evidence grade, typical dosing ranges, half-life, stacking notes, and side-effect profile, one standardized sheet per peptide. Here's a sample of the index.
BPC-157
Tissue & tendon repair
Animal data only
TB-500
Systemic recovery
Animal data only
CJC-1295
GH secretagogue
Human RCT
IPAMORELIN
GH secretagogue
Human RCT
TESAMORELIN
FDA-approved (Egrifta)
FDA-approved
AOD-9604
Fat loss (Phase IIb failed)
Human RCT
MOTS-c
Metabolic / mitochondrial
Small human pilot
5-AMINO-1MQ
Metabolic (small molecule)
Animal data only
All 8 compounds covered in full in the guide
Who this is for
Written for people who already do the work.
The plateaued lifter
Five+ years of training, diet dialed, and the scale won't move. You want to know what's next without guessing.
The injured athlete
A tendon or ligament that physio alone isn't fixing. You keep hearing BPC-157 and want the real picture first.
The 35+ optimizer
Recovery takes longer than it used to. You're curious about GH secretagogues but won't touch anything blind.
The coach
Clients ask you about peptides weekly. You need answers grounded in studies, not forum lore.
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Edition 02 · 27 pages
The Fitness Edition
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- 8 compounds decoded: mechanism, evidence stage, and legal status
- COA reading guide: identity, purity, and contamination testing
- The legal landscape: FDA compounding status and WADA rules
- Bloodwork reference: which markers matter and why
- Lifetime updates as research and regulations evolve
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