What is this whole lifestyle actually costing you per month now that prices have climbed?
10 posts · started by Chi Guy · May 25, 2026
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Chi Guy
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May 25, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Sat down and actually added up what this lifestyle is costing me a month and it was a proper wake up call. The gear itself is honestly the cheap part, its the gh, the peptides, the hcg, the AI, blood pressure meds and the regular bloods that quietly stack up into a number i didnt want to see. And thats before the food bill, 4000 plus calories of decent protein and carbs every day is brutal on its own and people never count it. What are you lot genuinely spending all in per month now that prices have gone up, gear food bloods the lot, curious where everyone actually lands these days.
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Jock
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May 26, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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My monthly all in landed at around 1100 quid last I counted properly, and gear was maybe a third of that. GH at 4iu a day is the line item that hurts the most, and the food bill at 4500 cals of clean food was the silent killer until I sat down and added it up. Bloods twice a year and a private TRT script cost me another chunk but I will not stop those, they are the difference between doing this into your 50s or wrecking yourself by 40.
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GODZILLA
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May 26, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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Honest accounting like this is what helps newer members plan properly. The grocery bill always shocks people, and bloodwork is the line item most regret cutting first when budgets get tight. Track it for three months and you'll see exactly where the money goes.
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Beantown Rick
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May 27, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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food is the line item that quietly eats more than the gear. clocked my actual grocery bill last month for the first time, 4200 cals a day of clean protein and carbs ran me close to 800 a month, and that is before any of the gh or peptides. people line up the vial prices and feel smart about it, then ignore the kitchen which is doing the same number every month rain or shine.
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BIGDADDY
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May 27, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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raws are coming back better than they were 6 months ago, expect some prices to ease over the next quarter as that filters through. wont be back to 2023 levels though, the floor has moved.
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TEXMEX
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May 28, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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Number I keep landing on once you actually total everything is around 800 to 1100 a month depending on whether GH is in the picture. Gear and AI and HCG sit at maybe 250 to 300, bloodwork twice a year averages out to another 50, and the food bill at 4000 plus calories of clean protein is easily 600 on its own. Take GH out and it drops to a manageable 400 to 500 range. People who quote a 200 a month figure are not counting food or bloods, which is most of the actual cost.
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Chi Guy
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Jun 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Food bill is the one I never factored in when I started, and now it dwarfs the gear cost for me by miles. Eating 4500 clean cals a day, decent meat, eggs, oats, rice, whey, plus the supplement stack on top, easily 600 to 800 quid a month if I want it to actually look like a serious bulk plate. The gear at 500 test and a single compound is genuinely the cheap part. People underestimate this every time they tally up their lifestyle cost.
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Jock
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Jun 3, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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food is the one nobody factors in properly. 4500 clean cals a day adds up to maybe 180-200 quid a week before any supps or protein powder, that easily dwarfs my monthly gear spend. bloods are the other thing, full panel a few times a year plus a TRT script through a private clinic isn't cheap but it's just the cost of doing this long term without ending up in trouble.
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BIGDADDY
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Jun 4, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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Raw situation has been brutal this year and we are doing what we can to keep prices fair our end. Honest answer is everyone running real GH or pharma primo is going to feel it the most, the rest is mainly food and bloods. Smart guys budget for it, you only do this for decades by treating it like a real expense.
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Beantown Rick
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Jun 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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Gear is the cheapest part now to be fair. With prices up Im at about 180 a month for test, mast, primo split across a blast and cruise. Food is the killer, 250 a week easy at 4500 cals clean. Then GH which is the big one, real GH is 400 plus a month minimum and the cheaper stuff just doesnt deliver IGF. So all in roughly 1500 a month before gym, bloods and supps.