How to Mix IGF-1 Long R3
Here are some instructions on how to mix or reconstitute IGF-1 Long R3. These instructions assume you have one vile of 1000 MCG of IGF-1 LR3 which is in the lyophilized form.
Most people use 1ml or 2mls of acetic acid (called AA from here on out) to mix their IGF-1 Long R3. Most IGF-1 kits come with 1 ml or cc of AA.
After removing the vacuum from the vile (do this by injecting a little air into the vile) of IGF-1 Long R3 slowly drizzle the AA into the vial.
Try not to let the stream of AA hit the powder directly. Try to let it run down the side of the glass into the powder.
After all the AA is in the vial of IGF-1 Long R3 gently swirl the vial. It is best to let it sit for a while in the fridge where the IGF-1 can continue to dissolve. Never shake your IGF-1 LR3; it is a very delicate peptide.
Mix/Reconstituting Instructions for IGF-1 Long R3
A 1 ml syringe is marked like this llll10llll20llll30llll40llll50llll60
A 1/2 ml syringe is like this llll5llll10llll15llll20llll25llll30
On a 1 ml syringe each line represents 2 units 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
On a 1/2 ml syringe each line is 1 unit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. This makes it easier to measure.
If you use 1 ml of AA, on a 1 ml insulin syringe, each line is 20 mcg. On a 1/2 ml syringe each line is 10 mcg.
If you use 2 ml of AA, on a 1 ml pin each line is 10 mcg, on a 1/2 ml each line is 5 mcg…the 5 line is 25 mcg, 10 line is 50 mcg
Your IGF-1 LR3 is stored in AA solution, nacl or bacteriostatic water is added to dilute at the time of injection. Draw twice as much nacl or bacteriostatic water as IGF-1. So if you draw IGF-1 LR3 to the ten line, draw nacl to the 30 line and you are ready to go.
Check out this article on how to maximize your Long R3 IGF-1.
October 1st, 2007 at 9:38 pm
If you receive already mixed igf 1 r3, is it fake? I have been reading that you need to reconstitute it yourself with aa, then dilute it if you want to, but you don’t have to. I need your help. I need a reputable location for igf purchase. Is GP a good place? IGF k, sent it premixed….I read that it can’t be done that way.
February 27th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Yes it is true IGF-1 can not be pre-mixed.
The problem I am having is getting the whole kit.
It seems that the Acetic Acid is hard to find.
If someome could help me get the whole kit i would appretiate this.
May 5th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
where do u inject IGF 1 if your working out and when is it best to inject it?
May 5th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
You can inject subcutaneous or into a muscle. Most agree it is best to take IGF-1 after your workout. You also need to eat with the IGF-1.
May 24th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
I read your page on preparing IGF-LR3 & found it very helpful. However I was wondering if you had any information on how to figure out dosages (specifically 20 mcg from a 1 mg vial), using a 50 unit (1/2 cc) insulin syringe.
Thanks in advance for your time!
May 24th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
On a 1/2CC pin each tick is 5mcg. So it looks like this, llll5. So the number 5 which is five ticks is 20 mcgs of of IGF-1.
Tip:
Most agree it is best to take Long IGF-1 right after your workout. You must eat with the IGF-1.
November 17th, 2008 at 4:36 am
i see there are many different types of acetic acid and percentages. what do they mean and what should i use? also i am paying 220.00 for 1000mcg is that normal? what is the difference between using 1ml or 2 ml of aa?
November 17th, 2008 at 4:38 am
what should be stacked with igf 1?
September 3rd, 2009 at 6:53 am
Matt, 220.00 is much more than i paid for that amount at a very reputable site
My question: So i have 1ml of IGF-1 Long R3 powder and 2ml of AA. Do I just mix it and its ready to use? Or is there something else i need?
September 3rd, 2009 at 1:33 pm
@ross did you check this out? http://www.thesage-speaks.com/how-to-mix-igf-1-long-r3/
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Yeah I was clear on everything up to, “nacl or bacteriostatic water is added to dilute at the time of injection. Draw twice as much nacl or bacteriostatic water as IGF-1. So if you draw IGF-1 LR3 to the ten line, draw nacl to the 30 line and you are ready to go.”
September 5th, 2009 at 3:40 am
Nevermind I figured it out. The answer i was looking for was that you load the pin with BW before or after you draw the IGF-1 in order to dilute it.
Aparrently it was worded poorly on the http://www.thesage-speaks.com/how-to-mix-igf-1-long-r3/ link because alot of forums I looked at had multiple people asking the same question i was asking. Thanks anyways.
April 8th, 2010 at 11:36 am
Ross you mentioned a very “reputable site” for LR3 IGF-1. Could you share it with us? I am buying some from a chinese Pharm through a chinese website (made in china.com) and I am kind of worried about it.. don’t know whether or not I can trust the thing. The brand is called “Long R3 IGF-1 IGTROPIN”.
Has anyone ever heard about it?
April 8th, 2010 at 11:39 am
Ross you mentioned a “very reputable site” where you bought LR3 IGF-1 right?
Could you shre it with us?
I really need to be sure that I’ll be buying the real thing.
The brand I am on now is called “Long R3 IGF-1 IGTROPIN” has anyone ever heard about it?
November 14th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
There seems to be a bit of confusion about the mixing of IGF, now if you have a 1000 mcg vial, you should be able to get 50 doses of 20 mcgs, and some of you are saying that if you mix 1 ml of AA with a 1000 mg vial , and you fill your slinn pin to 10 ticks you will have 2o mcgs, and that is simply wrong, if you put in 1 ml of AA in a 1000 mg vial, and you fill your slin syringe up to 10 ticks you will have 100 mcgs and not 20, because you will only get 10 doses and 1000/10 is 100.
April 14th, 2011 at 4:34 am
Ok lets clarify some things for a minute here…if you are buying chinese stuff you are wrong to begin with. Buy american always, in case you guys don’t know IGF-1 is a research substance and it is not illegal in the US. This means that you can get it from american research labs at a very low cost. To tell you guys the truth if you pay more than $130 for 1mg you are paying too much. Another reason why you should buy american, it will be at your door in about 3 days. Now we all know how long it takes to get the stuff from china. So to cut this short, buy american stuff, it will be cheaper, it will be fresher, and it will be there in 3 days just go ahead and google this: lr3-IGF-1 suppliers… and you should be fine from there on. Now for the mixing and dosing on IGF-1, this is simple….don’t ask questions, just do this: get a 1cc insulin needle, put 1cc of acetic acid in the 1mg bottle of IGF-1. this makes the IGF-1 solution so that each line on the 1cc needle is 20 micrograms and each line on the 1/2cc needle 10 micrograms. now typical protocols call for 40 to 60 micrograms per day. SO at the time of injection pull whatever IGF-1 you are going to inject, then get your Bacteriostatic water or Sodium Chloride and with the same needle where you have the IGF-1 pull 1/2 a cc. The only reason that you do this is so when you push your 40 or 60 micrograms in you do it with much more liquid so less IGF-1 gets lost in the actual needle and the walls of the syringe , you see if you pushed only the 2 or three lines of pure IGF-1/acetic acid mixture, much more actual IGF-1 gets lost than if the same 40 or 60 micrograms are diluted in more solution.
July 19th, 2011 at 10:02 pm
Cephalos –your explaination was by far the most straight forward I have read. After going to so many forums and trying to figure out what was being said ,I found my head spinning -Thx