Best Time for HGH | Community Forum

wild_foliage5.29RPOriginal post

7d ago

Hey everyone — I've been on 4 IU pharma-grade HGH for a while. I inject first thing when I wake up and then do 30–40 minutes of fasted cardio. Lately I've heard people time GH differently, like taking it after workouts with the post-workout meal. Does anyone do that and notice any different effects over time? Would you recommend splitting the dose (2 IU in the morning, 2 IU post-workout)? Thanks.

14 replies

readerswole9.66RP

4d ago

I’d stick with pre-bed dosing unless it causes problems. No need to split doses unless you’re above ~6 IU daily.

darko402.92RP

4d ago

Usually I do it before bed, but sometimes I inject if I wake up in the middle of the night — I keep the syringe on my nightstand.

andrewm5.55RP

4d ago

I thought GH peaks in 3–4 hours, so dosing it in the morning and immediately doing cardio then eating afterwards is how you risk insulin resistance. GH has a lot of nuances I don’t fully get, so I keep it simple and take it before bed.

mariah10.74RP

4d ago

If you want it to act around your workout (pre or post), you need to inject HGH intramuscularly.

wild_foliage5.29RP

4d ago

Haha, sounds like my routine might be backwards. The person who advised me told me to take it in the morning with fasted cardio specifically to avoid that insulin issue. Maybe I should rethink things.

wild_foliage5.29RP

4d ago

Yeah, I’ve heard that taking it IM shortens the time to peak to roughly an hour.

mariah10.74RP

4d ago

If you want post-workout coverage, inject about 1.5 hours before your session and then train for 1.5 hours — that gives ~3 hours until the GH should peak.

stormautumn7RP

4d ago

Just take it before bed. If you’re waking, injecting, and doing cardio within that 3-hour window it defeats the point of morning dosing. Regarding IM vs SQ, read up — the data suggests little difference in IGF peak times. People claiming IM is drastically faster are mistaken.

porchwolf11RP

4d ago

At the moment I'm doing it at 1:00 AM every night.

darko402.92RP

4d ago

That’s the approach I follow.

emberbasement5.32RP

4d ago

Give a bolus shot before bed. If it disrupts your sleep — and it does for a small number of people — then switch to a bolus when you wake. Nothing fancy.

nitro_shark2.45RP

4d ago

Serious question — why the difference? What advantage do you get from dosing at 1 AM instead of right before bed, unless you’re avoiding sleep disturbance by spacing it out?

stoneowl385.06RP

4d ago

Anybody got thoughts on melatonin? I think it helps, especially at a higher dose like 10 mg daily.

darko402.92RP

4d ago

For me it depends on meal timing. Sometimes I eat late, so I try to avoid taking GH until about three hours after eating.