Visceral fat and inflammation?

Your handle suggests peptide use but you gave no dosing details. Are you currently injecting any peptides? Age and general health status would also help clarify things.

GLP-1 receptor agonists cut inflammation along two related paths. Losing visceral fat removes a metabolically active and pro-inflammatory tissue. There is also a direct effect independent of weight loss through GLP-1 receptors on immune cells and blood vessels plus central signals that reduce overall inflammatory tone.

Worth checking the inflammasome pathway. Visceral fat around the pancreas and liver tracks with higher inflammasome activity.

If you can pinch the tissue it is subcutaneous fat that creates the padded appearance. Visceral fat sits behind the abdominal wall, producing a bloated look by pushing muscles outward rather than adding surface padding.

Have you tried prebiotics and probiotics? Improving the gut microbiome can lower inflammation and ease pain from minor injuries. One recent study compared a prebiotic fiber supplement against physical therapy for knee arthritis pain and strength, showing benefits from the fiber alone.

Your sense that returning to training is the right move seems on target. Inflammation does not always produce obvious sensations. It can show up as slower recovery, worse sleep, skin changes or lower energy. Raising fitness levels and trimming visceral fat tends to improve those background issues for many people.

I find it odd that the original poster does not know exactly what they are injecting. Does that not raise any flags for others?

Metabolic problems such as insulin resistance, inflammation and visceral fat underlie most health complaints. Once I fixed those my natural testosterone rose from 176 to 500 and skin issues plus stomach problems cleared up. Those factors should be handled before using most peptides aside from the GLP-1 drugs. A strict keto or carnivore approach resolved most of it for me.