What I Didn’t Tell My Doctor

Rebuilding through injury, one percent at a time

Back in April, I tweaked something deep in my groin and hip. At the time, I brushed it off — figured it was tightness or a strain. But two weeks later, I competed in a Hyrox event anyway.

Somewhere mid-race, I felt this deep “pop” — like a knuckle knock from the inside of my hip. That’s when I knew it was more than just soreness.

A few weeks later, I finally went to the doctor.

He put me through a series of movement tests and rotations. He didn’t order an MRI. Just observation, palpation, angles. Then he looked at me and said:
“You’ve got an acute torn hip labrum.”

And I nodded.

What I didn’t tell him — and haven’t really talked about until now — is that I had already started a recovery protocol on my own.
About a month before the appointment, I had started using BPC-157 and TB-500, two peptides often talked about for their potential in soft tissue repair and healing.

Now, I’m not saying they cured me.
I’m not here to give medical advice.
But I am saying… I felt different.

It wasn’t a miracle fix, and I wasn’t magically pain-free. But I could feel the difference in the way my body responded. The tightness slowly decreased. The inflammation wasn’t constant. The pain started moving from sharp to dull — and eventually, to manageable.

I ordered another vial from a company a friend recommended and ran a second round through June.

During that time, I didn’t stop training.
I just adjusted everything.

Split squats. Lunges. Any movement with deep hip flexion — I pulled back the range of motion. I didn’t stop moving, I just respected the injury.

And now, months later, I’m still not “fully healed,” whatever that even means.

But I’m getting better.
1% at a time.

That’s the mindset behind uAnimal.
We don’t pretend we’re invincible. We don’t wait for perfect.
We adapt. We rebuild. We keep moving — even if it’s slower, tighter, messier than before.

Because when your body takes a hit, your identity doesn’t have to.
You can still be the kind of man who shows up.
Even in recovery.

— Chad
Founder, uAnimal