Structured tracking for a protocol you already run
For people already running a compound protocol under their own medical guidance: a record of what you take, when, in which phase, and how it sits with the rest of the stack. It is a tracking and information tool. It does not diagnose, prescribe, source, or recommend that anyone start, continue, or change a protocol.
Informational only, not medical advice. Consult a qualified clinician before changing medication, hormones, or supplements.
Not medical advice, and not a source
This module does not tell you what to take or how much. It does not source, sell or recommend compounds, and nothing in the catalog or the interaction check replaces a conversation with a physician or endocrinologist. It is for people already using these compounds under their own medical guidance who want a better record than a note on their phone.
Its flags are information, as they are for supplements and bloodwork. If a flag concerns you, take it to a qualified clinician.
Cycle phases and post-cycle therapy, with a shape
A phase gives a protocol its outline: a blast, a PCT phase, a recovery phase, a contest-health phase, or one you define, each with a start date and, once you close it, an end date. The protocol attached to a phase is the plan: each item names a compound, its dose, unit and frequency, and optionally its route and schedule. Your daily log records what you took.
Keeping the plan and the log as separate records shows you where they diverged, which is hard to reconstruct from memory three months later.
Compounds you run continuously, most often HRT or TRT, are tracked as an ongoing baseline instead of a time-boxed cycle, so the module holds a blast with PCT and an indefinite maintenance protocol side by side.
Interaction and contraindication flagging
Each compound in the catalog carries interaction metadata: warnings (worth knowing when you stack it) and contraindications (combinations flagged more seriously). Check a stack and the module compares each pair in it, raising a shared contraindication as a high-severity flag and listing the warnings that apply to the stack. A controlled substance carries an informational-use-only marker wherever it appears.
It gives a stack you already assembled a second look each time you check it, instead of when you remember to, and it does not replace a clinical interaction database.
How an active compound shows up elsewhere
MuscleBuddy watches your active stack for a few categories and adds a note where the compound is relevant. An active GLP-1 agonist adds a note in nutrition that reduced appetite may make your calories harder to hit. An active anabolic or SARM adds a note in training that your volume tolerance may run higher and recovery is worth watching. An active peptide adds a note in health to keep up bloodwork monitoring.
These are notes, not adjustments. A flag does not change your program; you decide what it means, as you would with a dip in your recovery score or a marker outside its range.
Plain-language explanations, generated on demand
For any compound in the catalog you can generate a short explanation of what it is, how it works, and what to be careful about, written from the catalog entry. Entries cite the source literature so you can read it yourself.
It is a starting point for understanding something you already take. It is not a recommendation to take it, and it is not dosing guidance.
Frequently asked
- Is this medical advice?
No. MuscleBuddy logs your protocol and flags interactions and controlled substances. It does not diagnose, prescribe, or recommend starting, continuing, or changing any compound. The flags are informational, not prescriptive. Talk to a qualified clinician about your protocol.
- Does MuscleBuddy sell, source, or recommend compounds?
No. It is a tracking and information tool for people already running a protocol under their own medical guidance. It doesn't connect you to a source or encourage starting a cycle.
- Why do I have to verify my age?
Cycle and compound tracking covers PED, hormone, and controlled-substance content, which sits behind an 18+ verification separate from the account minimum age. Basic supplements and food items in the same catalog stay reachable below 18; the adult-only categories do not.
- Is compound and cycle tracking free?
Pro covers cycle and PCT protocols, plus the full compound library and AI explanations, on top of the 18+ gate. Free: what a compound is expected to do, and when; hair shedding tracked against an androgen protocol; and a check of the compounds you take against each other.
- Can my coach see my protocol?
Only if you have authorized that coach-client relationship. Coach access to health data follows the same rules as bloodwork and check-ins: visible while the relationship is active, gone when it ends.
Log your protocol next to your bloodwork
Compound and cycle tracking is part of the Pro tier ($9.99/mo) and requires 18+ age verification.
Not medical advice. This page and the feature it describes are informational only. MuscleBuddy does not diagnose, treat, prescribe, or recommend starting, continuing, or changing any compound protocol, and nothing here should be read as encouragement to use performance-enhancing drugs. If you have questions about a compound, cycle, or post-cycle therapy protocol, consult a qualified physician or endocrinologist.