u/prettyanxious01

Topical works 100%. And probably has less risk of side effects. But hear me out, minoxidil is FDA approved as a BP medication, it’s a vasodilator and has been prescribed at 10-40mg for a long time. So it’s absolutely safe. If you are trying to grow a beard you probably don’t mind some bodyhair and I reckon if you have the genetics to grow facial hair you’re also prone to hairloss.

On top of that oral is way less messy and doesn’t irritate the skin.

So, in short: minimal sides, vasodilation which can actually help a lot of people with BP, more convenient, allows you to keep your head hair, grows a beard probably just as well if not better.

Why don’t more people take oral min? Let’s all monkemaxx

I haven’t done dedicated cardio in over two years, but consistently hit 8-12k steps daily, play padel, hit weights 5-6 times a week. Used to grapple and box so maybe have some cardiovascular capacity leftover from that

Started doing stairmaster (the technogym one) about two weeks ago, just 25-35 minute sessions, and decided to push myself this time

My avg heart rate was 143, did two short 20-30sec breaks at speed 1 to drink water, 2,5floors per minute pace. Stopped mostly cause I got bored and psychologically tired

140-145 is zone 3 for me, I am able to speak in short sentences. When my hr spiked above 150 I had to focus on my breathing more.

AI is saying that my VO2 max is excellent but I’d like to hear cardio junkies bash me

For reference, I am 87 kilos, 178cm, 15% bodyfat.

Should I aim to keep this pace and duration and lower my avg hr to 130? Or should I aim to increase my pace while keeping hr same?

What would you say is a good milestone to get to?

Lastly, am I a bag of crap or is this result ok?

I haven’t done dedicated cardio in over two years, but consistently hit 8-12k steps daily, play padel, hit weights 5-6 times a week. Used to grapple and box so maybe have some cardiovascular capacity leftover from that

Started doing stairmaster (the technogym one) about two weeks ago, just 25-35 minute sessions, and decided to push myself this time

My avg heart rate was 143, did two short 20-30sec breaks at speed 1 to drink water, 2,5floors per minute pace. Stopped mostly cause I got bored and psychologically tired

140-145 is zone 3 for me, I am able to speak in short sentences. When my hr spiked above 150 I had to focus on my breathing more.

AI is saying that my VO2 max is excellent but I’d like to hear cardio junkies bash me

For reference, I am 87 kilos, 178cm, 15% bodyfat.

Should I aim to keep this pace and duration and lower my avg hr to 130? Or should I aim to increase my pace while keeping hr same?

What would you say is a good milestone to get to?

Lastly, am I a bag of crap or is this result ok?

Pretty much title. I am on 2,5mg oral min daily plus fin and considering adding back topical min to regrow my temples a bit faster. With most other drugs the maintenance dose is lower than “active treatment phase” dose, so is this the same with min? Or will dropping topical result it a massive shed?

Does anybody have a success story with such a protocol?

Hello, thinking about ordering some products from China, but don’t know whether the customs will seize the shipment or not. I see a million ads every day from your run of the mill beauty clinics, cosmetologists and newly opened biohacking clinics pushing peps for hundreds and hundreds of dollars per pen, up to 200-300$ for GHK, lowest being 100$. So domestic isn’t an option.

Has anyone ordered from China? How did it go? What happened when your shipment got seized?