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Comparison

CJC-1295 vs Ipamorelin

Two growth-hormone peptides that are usually combined rather than chosen between. Below, each one is shown with its status, the state of the human evidence and what named experts have said, word for word.

iNot medical advice. We don’t recommend any peptide or dose, and this page does not say which one is “better”. Every dose below is a quote from the person named.

At a glance

CJC-1295Ipamorelin
What it isRaises the body’s own growth hormone; often paired with ipamorelin.Nudges the body to release more of its own growth hormone.
CategoryGrowth hormone boostersGrowth hormone boosters
StatusNot approved (EU/UK/US); development discontinued; WADA prohibitedNot approved (EU/UK/US); WADA prohibited
How well studied in peopleTested in clinical trialsTested in clinical trials
Experts quoted58
Dose statements77

When experts talk about them together

Statements filed under one of them that also mention the other.

Dr Jones DCDoctor of chiropractic (DC); YouTube channel on peptides and GLP-1 medications

Ballpark his clinic starts with (CJC-1295 + ipamorelin)

Dose
“100 micrograms of CJC 1295 and upwards of 150 to 250 micrograms of Ipamorelin”
How often
“5 days on, 2 days off”

“Many peptide clinics, including ours, use doses in the ballpark of, say, 100 micrograms of CJC 1295 and upwards of 150 to 250 micrograms of Ipamorelin. This can vary based off your goals and your response, but that's the ballpark most people start. You don't boost up the CJC. You have a saturation level of about 100 micrograms of CJC. But, the Ipamorelin, you can go up to probably 250, 300 before you get to that saturation point if you really want to improve the results. Cycling. A common protocol, 5 days on, 2 days off”

Watch at 11:10Dr. Explains Why CJC/IPA is KING of Growth Hormone Peptides (Dr Jones DC) · 31 Mar 2026

Context: The two are used together. He does not say whether the CJC-1295 is the version with or without DAC. Just before this he says a second daily dose would go first thing in the morning, fasted.

Nicholas TrigiliHuman performance specialist and coach; fitness YouTuber

With ipamorelin/CJC-1295 before bed

Dose
“CJC-1295 … 200 to 400 micrograms … ipamorelin about 100 micrograms to 300 micrograms”
How often
“5 days a week”
How taken
“subcutaneous injection”
When
“taken together right before bed”

“The dosing for these peptides CJC-1295 sits at about 200 to 400 micrograms combined with ipamorelin about 100 micrograms to 300 micrograms subcutaneous injection taken together right before bed 5 days a week is the best entry point into GH optimization on it entire list.”

Watch at 8:31Ranking the Best Peptides to Take For Fat Loss in 2026 (S Tier to F Tier) (Nicholas Trigili) · 29 May 2026

Context: From a fat-loss tier list; he does not say whether this is CJC-1295 with or without DAC. Caption spelling of the compound name corrected: “CJC25” → CJC-1295; “iMlan” → ipamorelin. He says in his videos that he is not a doctor.

CJC-1295: what experts say about dosing

One statement per expert (the earliest), out of 7 statements on the full page. Quotes are word for word, with cuts marked […].

Vigorous SteveBodybuilding coach and YouTuber (VigorousSteve)

CJC-1295 without DAC

Dose
“between 150 micrograms to 300 micrograms”
How often
“up to three times daily”
How taken
“subcutaneously”

“[…] no drug Affinity complex, that's what Dak stands for. We have a dosages ranging between 150 micrograms to 300 micrograms administered subcutaneously up to three times daily”

Watch at 6:18MAXIMIZE Growth Hormone With Ipamorelin & Tesamorelin (Cheat-Sheet) MK-677, GHRP-6, CJC-1295 & More! · 30 Jan 2024

Context: From his spoken GH cheat-sheet. “Dak” is the auto-caption spelling of DAC (drug affinity complex).

Andrew HubermanNeuroscientist, Stanford School of Medicine; host of Huberman Lab

How often it is taken

Dose
not stated
How often
“twice per week or even once per week”

“So, CJC-1295 typically is only taken twice per week or even once per week because its effects on increasing growth hormone and IGF-1 last several days”

Watch at 51:02Huberman Lab: Benefits & Risks of Peptide Therapeutics for Physical & Mental Health · 1 Apr 2024 · show notes

Context: Descriptive: he is explaining the long-acting DAC version, and immediately follows with the safety concern below. He gives no dose.

Ben GreenfieldFitness and longevity author; host of Ben Greenfield Life

CJC-1295 without DAC (stack)

Dose
“100mcg”
How often
“1–3x/day”
How long
“for a 12-week cycle”
How taken
“Subcutaneous injection”
When
“before bedtime on an empty stomach”

“For this stack, you’ll want to use CJC without DAC (drug affinity complex), which is the shorter-acting version that more closely mimics your body’s natural growth hormone pulses. Dosing Guidelines: 100mcg 1–3x/day for a 12-week cycle; OR 10mL of 2000mcg/ml solution 1x/day, 5 nights per week. Administration Route: Subcutaneous injection. Timing Tips: Take CJC-1295 before bedtime on an empty stomach.”

Read the sourceBen’s Peptide Stack for Recovery, Explosive Gains, & Ageless Vitality (bengreenfieldlife.com) · 17 Sep 2024

Context: Published as “Dosing Guidelines” in his muscle gain/fat-loss stack, not labelled as his own use. Bullet points joined into one line.

Nicholas TrigiliHuman performance specialist and coach; fitness YouTuber

Split morning and bedtime, 5 on / 2 off

Dose
not stated
How often
“five days on, two days off”
How taken
“always subcutaneously not interuscularly”
When
“half … in the morning … half the dose right before bedtime”

“Now you can inject these together always subcutaneously not interuscularly. And the best timing options are typically if you're going to use them both at the same time half that dose in the morning first thing in the morning when you get up half the dose right before bedtime. And the frequency, like I said, five days on, two days off. And the rest strategy, always try to take off two days in a row.”

Watch at 5:11The Only 3 Muscle Building Peptide Stacks For 2026 (Beginners Guide) (Nicholas Trigili) · 21 Feb 2026

Context: About CJC-1295 without DAC with ipamorelin. The per-injection figures he gives just before are captioned “1 to 200 micrograms” (CJC-1295) and “2 to 300 micrograms” (ipamorelin); we have held them for a listen. His later video (above) says to take both before bed. He says in his videos that he is not a doctor.

Dr Jones DCDoctor of chiropractic (DC); YouTube channel on peptides and GLP-1 medications

Ballpark his clinic starts with (CJC-1295 + ipamorelin)

Dose
“100 micrograms of CJC 1295 and upwards of 150 to 250 micrograms of Ipamorelin”
How often
“5 days on, 2 days off”

“Many peptide clinics, including ours, use doses in the ballpark of, say, 100 micrograms of CJC 1295 and upwards of 150 to 250 micrograms of Ipamorelin. This can vary based off your goals and your response, but that's the ballpark most people start. You don't boost up the CJC. You have a saturation level of about 100 micrograms of CJC. But, the Ipamorelin, you can go up to probably 250, 300 before you get to that saturation point if you really want to improve the results. Cycling. A common protocol, 5 days on, 2 days off”

Watch at 11:10Dr. Explains Why CJC/IPA is KING of Growth Hormone Peptides (Dr Jones DC) · 31 Mar 2026

Context: The two are used together. He does not say whether the CJC-1295 is the version with or without DAC. Just before this he says a second daily dose would go first thing in the morning, fasted.

All CJC-1295 statements, safety and research →

Ipamorelin: what experts say about dosing

One statement per expert (the earliest), out of 7 statements on the full page. Quotes are word for word, with cuts marked […].

Jay CampbellAuthor and podcaster on hormones and peptides; co-founder of a peptide company

His “updated Wolverine” injury stack

Dose
“200-300 mcg”
How often
“1-3 times a day”
How taken
“injected subcutaneously”

“Ipamorelin dose: 200-300 mcg injected subcutaneously 1-3 times a day”

Read the sourceWolverine Stack: TB-500 & BPC-157 Peptides for Injury Recovery (jaycampbell.com) · 21 Oct 2021

Context: Part of what he calls his upgraded version of Ben Greenfield’s “Wolverine” healing stack, for injuries. He writes that his business partner Nick Andrews used this protocol for a sprained knee.

Vigorous SteveBodybuilding coach and YouTuber (VigorousSteve)

Ipamorelin (GH cheat-sheet)

Dose
“150 microgram to 300 microgr”
How often
“up to three times daily”
How taken
“subcutaneously”

“IP morelan 150 microgram to 300 microgr subcutaneously up to three times daily”

Watch at 7:32MAXIMIZE Growth Hormone With Ipamorelin & Tesamorelin (Cheat-Sheet) MK-677, GHRP-6, CJC-1295 & More! · 30 Jan 2024

Context: One line from a spoken cheat-sheet listing several ghrelin-receptor agonists. Shortly before, he says “most people would use a growth hormone releasing hormone receptor agonist maybe once or twice per day in combination with a” ghrelin-receptor agonist. “IP morelan” and “microgr” are how the auto-captions render ipamorelin and microgram; words are unchanged.

Ben GreenfieldFitness and longevity author; host of Ben Greenfield Life

Muscle gain/fat-loss stack

Dose
“100–500mcg”
How often
“1–3x/day”
How long
“for a 12-week cycle”
How taken
“Subcutaneous injection”
When
“before bedtime on an empty stomach”

“Dosing Guidelines: 100–500mcg 1–3x/day for a 12-week cycle; OR 10mL of 2000mcg/mL solution 1x/day, 5 days per week. Administration Route: Subcutaneous injection. Timing Tips: For muscle gain/fat loss, I’ve personally seen the best results using ipamorelin before bedtime on an empty stomach.”

Read the sourceBen’s Peptide Stack for Recovery, Explosive Gains, & Ageless Vitality (bengreenfieldlife.com) · 17 Sep 2024

Context: Published as “Dosing Guidelines” in his muscle gain/fat-loss stack; the timing tip is his own experience. Bullet points joined into one line.

Dr Craig KoniverPhysician; founder of Koniver Wellness (Charleston, US, and London)

With patients: 100 mcg at bedtime

Dose
“100 micrograms (or less)”
How taken
“injecting”
When
“at bedtime”

“Taking advantage then of injecting something like Ipomerelin at bedtime […] the dosage of ipamorelin, and most of these growth hormone-related peptides, should be 100 micrograms. That's the max dose to bind the receptor. […] Ipamorelin, very clean. As long as you stay within 100 micrograms or less, people are going to lean out a little bit, sleep a little bit better.”

Read the sourceDr. Craig Koniver: Peptide & Hormone Therapies for Health, Performance & Longevity (Huberman Lab transcript) · 7 Oct 2024

Context: “Ipomerelin” is the transcript’s spelling. The last part is from a few turns later; Huberman then says “They take it pre-sleep” and Koniver answers “Pre-sleep at bedtime.”

Nicholas TrigiliHuman performance specialist and coach; fitness YouTuber

Split morning and bedtime, 5 on / 2 off

Dose
not stated
How often
“five days on, two days off”
How taken
“always subcutaneously not interuscularly”
When
“half … in the morning … half the dose right before bedtime”

“Now you can inject these together always subcutaneously not interuscularly. And the best timing options are typically if you're going to use them both at the same time half that dose in the morning first thing in the morning when you get up half the dose right before bedtime. And the frequency, like I said, five days on, two days off. And the rest strategy, always try to take off two days in a row.”

Watch at 5:11The Only 3 Muscle Building Peptide Stacks For 2026 (Beginners Guide) (Nicholas Trigili) · 21 Feb 2026

Context: About CJC-1295 without DAC with ipamorelin. The per-injection figures he gives just before are captioned “1 to 200 micrograms” (CJC-1295) and “2 to 300 micrograms” (ipamorelin); we have held them for a listen. His later video (above) says to take both before bed. He says in his videos that he is not a doctor.

Dr Jones DCDoctor of chiropractic (DC); YouTube channel on peptides and GLP-1 medications

Ballpark his clinic starts with (CJC-1295 + ipamorelin)

Dose
“100 micrograms of CJC 1295 and upwards of 150 to 250 micrograms of Ipamorelin”
How often
“5 days on, 2 days off”

“Many peptide clinics, including ours, use doses in the ballpark of, say, 100 micrograms of CJC 1295 and upwards of 150 to 250 micrograms of Ipamorelin. This can vary based off your goals and your response, but that's the ballpark most people start. You don't boost up the CJC. You have a saturation level of about 100 micrograms of CJC. But, the Ipamorelin, you can go up to probably 250, 300 before you get to that saturation point if you really want to improve the results. Cycling. A common protocol, 5 days on, 2 days off”

Watch at 11:10Dr. Explains Why CJC/IPA is KING of Growth Hormone Peptides (Dr Jones DC) · 31 Mar 2026

Context: The two are used together. He does not say whether the CJC-1295 is the version with or without DAC. Just before this he says a second daily dose would go first thing in the morning, fasted.

All Ipamorelin statements, safety and research →

What the research used

CJC-1295

These studies used CJC-1295 with DAC in small groups of healthy adults. “CJC-1295 without DAC” (Mod GRF 1-29) is a different molecule with no comparable published trials. None of these studies establishes a safe or effective dose.

See the studies on the CJC-1295 page

Ipamorelin

These are the conditions reported in published studies. The human trials used intravenous dosing in hospital or research settings, which does not translate to self-injection. None establishes a safe or effective dose for healthy people.

See the studies on the Ipamorelin page

Ipamorelin is available from PeptidesX10.

Compiled from the quotes and research already on each peptide page. Last updated 11 Oct 2026. More comparisons · Glossary