HGH as a Body Building Enhancement Drug

Human growth hormone (HGH) has been used by body builders for years to promote physical enhancement.

When a person's pituitary glands release human growth hormone, it causes their liver to release IGF-1. IGF-1 is at its highest in childhood, and, as a person ages, the level of HGH their body produces declines. Normally, after puberty, your body stops growing new muscle cells. The number of muscle cells you have for the rest of your life is genetic, and the most you can do is increase the size of these cells through weight training or steroids. However, by using HGH, you can actually grow new muscle cells. This allows you to reverse genetic dispositions and achieve an ideal muscle density.

Human growth hormone raises your energy level and metabolism, causing you to both feel more active and burn fat . In fact, the only weight that you will gain while taking HGH is weight from lean muscle. Unlike steroids, the weight gain from HGH is slow -- normal weight gain results are one to two pounds of lean muscle every two to three weeks. With steroids, you gain mostly water weight; with human growth hormone, you gain only lean muscle mass. Human growth hormone also forces your body to burn fat for energy. This means that body builders can eat a lot of food when necessary and not gain unwanted weight from fat.

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