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Best MOTS-c Dosage for Exercise Mimetic: Comparison
Low-Dose Maintenance 5mg 2x/week (Monday/Thursday) 14 days on, 14 days off Insulin sensitivity, fasting glucose stability Best for metabolic health research without performance goals. Mimics light activity metabolic signature Standard Exercise Mimetic 10mg 3x/
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- Low-Dose Maintenance
- 5mg
- 2x/week (Monday/Thursday)
- 14 days on, 14 days off
- Insulin sensitivity, fasting glucose stability
- Best for metabolic health research without performance goals. Mimics light activity metabolic signature
- Standard Exercise Mimetic
- 10mg
- 3x/week (Mon/Wed/Fri)
- 21–28 days continuous
- AMPK activation, mitochondrial enzyme upregulation, fatty acid oxidation
- Gold standard for endurance-focused protocols. Aligns with published rodent and human pilot data
- High-Dose Performance
- 15mg
- 3x/week pre-training
- 14 days on, 7 days off
- Acute exercise capacity, glycogen sparing during sustained effort
- Used in competitive research settings; requires concurrent training stimulus to justify the dose
- Fasted-State Fat Oxidation
- 2x/week during 16hr fast
- 28 days continuous
- Adipose tissue lipolysis, substrate switching toward fat utilization
- Pairs with time-restricted feeding; metabolic flexibility is the endpoint, not performance