5-month body recomp update (Reta, KLOW, MOTS-C)
I went from 66 kg to 50 kg (I'm short AF) over the last 5 months while making solid progress in the gym, which honestly surprised me a bit given the size of the deficit.
What I did:
- Peptide stack: Reta, MOTS-C, KLOW
- 3-4 hard strength training sessions per week
- No dedicated cardio, but I kept NEAT high
- Around a 600-800 kcal average daily deficit
- 2+ g protein per kg bodyweight, fully vegetarian
- Supplements: creatine, omega-3, zinc, D3+K2, B12, boron, magnesium and L-Theanine
Training progress has been really good overall, but I have been dealing with an elbow tendon issue since February, so I could not push as hard as I wanted for part of the cut.
I am now pretty close to starting a lean bulk. Main goal is to keep building strength and hopefully give the elbow a better environment to heal, since staying in a pretty aggressive deficit probably is not helping at this point.
Not posting this as a recommendation, just sharing what I personally did and what the outcome looked like.