This element of follistatin implementation is luckily fairly easy to discern – users are going to dose based on their current body weight as per almost all other peptide varieties.

Reaching The Saturation Dose

Typically speaking, an individual is going to need to integrate follistatin at a dose of 1 mcg per kg of bodyweight in order to ensure that they stand the best chance of fully realising its potential.

The theory is, that anything less than this dose will lead to the body not having enough of the compound to fully realise its benefits. In other words, the body would be caught “short.”

Of course, should adverse issues manifest in a potent fashion, this would definitely warrant lowering the intake by a quarter or ideally half in order to ascertain whether or not the lowered dose made a positive difference.

If it didn’t; you’d have to stop integration and consult with a GP immediately.

Assuming that this 1mcg per 1 kg of body weight intake suited your genetic situation – you would also have to make sure that you did not surpass this limit by any degree if at all possible.

Surpassing the intake recommended above leads to what’s known as “oversaturation”, whereas there is simply too much available product circulating within the body to make effective use of it.

Your “saturation” dose is the dose at which you are taking in precisely 1mg per 1 kg of bodyweight – any more than this is considered to be a waste of product.

This goes somewhat against the “typical” mindset many associate with anabolic steroid use, whereas users often opt for the “more is more” line of thought as opposed to considering product conservation.

This is yet another example of the manner in which peptides vary from anabolic steroids.
In terms of cycle length – existing reports show utilisation over anything from a 10 day to two month period. This aspect of follistatin is currently rather open ended and is going to rely largely on the user’s budget.

Some suggest stopping use after roughly 10 days, then re-introducing it after a break, whereas others believe in continuous use.

With even one week’s worth of folli costing thousands of dollars (if you’re getting the legitimate recombinant variant and relevant supplementary material) it’s safe to say that the majority of people in the anabolic community are simply “cut out” of the user demographic.

As with the majority of peptide variants, prolonged use is unlikely to cause any issues (surplus to the potential issues we have already highlighted) even when said use extends to several months.

This is assuming that our body doesn’t adapt to its presence and desensitize, but there is currently no scientifically supported information to suggest that this is the case.

We can use Elizabeth Parrish as an example of seemingly safe prolonged exposure to follistatin.

Follistatin Cycles

In this section, we’re going to provide three example cycles for prospective follistatin users. Our first cycle is simply an isolated cycle featuring no other compound than follistatin, whereas our second cycle features a combination of peptide varieties, including follistatin in a bid to achieve maximum aesthetic benefit.

The third cycle is a combined AAS and follistatin cycle featuring compounds that should theoretically synergize extremely well together in order to produce lean tissue development / visibility.

Isolated Follistatin Cycle

Assuming that you’re not implementing anything other than follistatin at this point in time; this is how we would recommend implementing it over a 30 day period should you weigh 85kg.

This cycle would be a useful means of discerning whether or not follistatin had any effect on your musculature when used in isolation, and would provide a fair and balanced overview of its effectiveness.

A Combined Follistatin / Peptide Cycle

This cycle includes Frag 176 191 to help reduce body fat in conjunction with Hexarelin, CJC 1295, MGF and Follistatin.

Hexarelin serves as a powerful instigator of anabolism through its powerful release of growth hormone, whilst MGF and CJC 1295 further capitalise on this release by both prolonging and utilising it in an optimum fashion.

MGF only comes into play during the latter phase of the cycle to avoid resistance developing (which is known to take place after roughly four weeks of constant use.)

Follistatin comes into play during the last 6 weeks only as a means of potentially maximising the muscle building / fat reduction on offer by the combination of other peptide compounds towards the end of the cycle for an anabolic spike.

A Combined Follistatin / Anabolic Steroid Cycle

This is a fairly simple cycle involving the use of trenbolone, anavar, testosterone and follistatin over the course of an 8 week continuous period.

Theoretically, the user should be able to develop progressive lean muscle mass whilst keeping fat stores at bay and drying out their appearance – testosterone is included at a minimal (therapeutic as opposed to anabolic) intake level as a means of elevating natural hormone levels due to the suppression on offer with trenbolone.

The inclusion of follistatin over the course of this cycle may serve to improve all of the above aspects, and N2 guard is present merely as a means of liver / vitality protection.

Again, it’s important that you keep an AI on hand due to the fact that trenbolone integration may lead to the manifestation of gynecomastia.