Original manga illustration: a big, powerfully built lifter in a dark hoodie and wrist wraps stands behind a loaded barbell in a gritty gym.

A Recomp Report series

Recomp Arc

Every body has another arc.

For the bigger lifters. The strong guys. The ones who have spent years building power and are finally ready to transform what they see in the mirror.

Start the training arc View all chapters

Stat 01Strength
Stat 02Body weight
Stat 03Recovery
Stat 04Conditioning
Stat 05Consistency

This isn't a weight-loss story.

It's a character arc.

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10 released · 0 coming

Original black-and-white manga-style illustration of a broad, powerful lifter standing behind a loaded barbell in a gym.

Recomp Arc // 01Released

The Training Arc

The Training Arc: How to Rebuild Yourself When You've Always Been the Big Guy

You've been big, you've gotten strong, and now you want to change your body. Here's how to approach fat loss and recomposition without pretending you're starting from zero.

5 min readTraining & Recovery

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Training doesn't end when motivation does.

Original black-and-white manga-style illustration of a heavyset lifter on a gym bench reading his training log beside a chalkboard showing a flat line.

Recomp Arc // 02Released

The Plateau Arc

The Plateau Arc: When You're Stronger but the Fat Loss Stops

Why does fat loss slow down even when you're still training? Understand metabolic adaptation, appetite, movement and what newer incretin research actually shows.

5 min readMetabolic Health

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Every plateau is part of the story.

Original black-and-white manga-style illustration of a muscular lifter doing a resistance-band rehab exercise at sunrise.

Recomp Arc // 03Released

The Recovery Arc

The Recovery Arc: What BPC-157, TB-500 and Recovery Research Actually Shows

BPC-157 and TB-500 are widely discussed in gym culture, but what does the evidence actually show? Separate animal research, human evidence and internet claims.

4 min readTraining & Recovery

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Rebuild. Then go again.

Manga illustration: the Recomp Arc lifter, leaner but still broad, studies his reflection in a gym mirror.

Recomp Arc // 04Released

The Cut Arc

The Cut Arc: How to Lose Fat Without Losing the Muscle You Built

The cut is where you reveal what you built—but cut too hard and you reveal a smaller, weaker you. What research says about rate of loss, protein, training and diet breaks.

4 min readMetabolic Health

Enter arc

Manga illustration: the lifter sits at a kitchen table with a simple meal while shadowy food shapes loom behind him.

Recomp Arc // 05Released

The Hunger Arc

The Hunger Arc: Why Appetite Feels Like the Final Boss

Hunger is not a character flaw—it is a regulated biological system that pushes back when you diet. What research shows about appetite hormones, food environment, protein, sleep and stress.

3 min readMetabolic Health

Enter arc

Manga illustration: the lifter, athletic and still powerful, walks out of the gym into a sunrise street.

Recomp Arc // 06Released

The Long Game Arc

The Long Game Arc: Keeping the Result When the Story Has No Finale

The diet ends, but the arc doesn't. What research says about weight maintenance, why regain is the default, and the unglamorous habits of the people who keep the result.

3 min readMetabolic Health

Enter arc

Manga illustration of a dark-haired lifter studying peptide research at a kitchen table, with his gym bag nearby and abstract molecular patterns reflected in the window.

Recomp Arc // 07Released

The Awakening Arc

The Awakening Arc: When Peptides Enter the Story

The training is familiar. The molecular names are new. Before the next chapter begins, understand what peptides are—and why the same label can describe very different kinds of evidence.

2 min readPeptide Fundamentals

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Manga illustration of a dark-haired lifter thoughtfully pausing beside an open refrigerator, with deep crimson molecular accents in the kitchen background.

Recomp Arc // 08Released

The Control Arc

The Control Arc: Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, and the New Appetite Story

Hunger was never just a test of character. Incretin-based medicines changed the conversation by targeting biological signals—and newer research is asking what comes next.

2 min readMetabolic Health

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Manga illustration of a dark-haired lifter performing a controlled goblet squat in a gym, with a training notebook nearby and subtle crimson molecular accents.

Recomp Arc // 09Released

The Preservation Arc

The Preservation Arc: Losing Fat Without Losing Your Foundation

The scale moves, but the lifter’s question stays the same: what am I keeping? Body-composition research helps separate fat loss, lean mass, and the claims around growth-hormone peptides.

2 min readTraining & Recovery

Enter arc

Manga illustration of a broad-shouldered dark-haired lifter seated on a gym bench, working a resistance band around his knee, with a training notebook and foam roller beside him and subtle crimson molecular accents.

Recomp Arc // 10Released

The Comeback Arc

The Comeback Arc: BPC-157, TB-500, and the Question Behind Recovery

When pain interrupts training, the temptation shifts from keeping muscle to accelerating repair. What BPC-157 and thymosin beta-4 research shows—and what “TB-500” claims leave out.

4 min readTraining & Recovery

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Science before hype

The aesthetic is anime. The evidence isn't fiction.

Recomp Arc separates human research, preclinical evidence, internet anecdotes and speculation so readers can understand what is actually known.

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Your next arc starts with better information.

Body composition, metabolic health, training and emerging research—without the hype. Includes occasional updates from our affiliated research business, TPG Bioscience.