05/27/09
Every bodybuilder and his mother have been raving about the major benefits of human growth hormone for the last few years. Yes, it is a virtual time machine, returning our muscles, energy and body fat levels to the levels of decades past. But in all these articles droning on and on about the benefits of HGH, we rarely hear about the chemistry behind how the growth hormone actually works. Let’s learn more!
GH is naturally released into your body by the brain at regular intervals. The most plentiful burst arrives when you sleep, administered to the body immediately after you fall asleep. By the morning, you are ready for an injection (when your levels are at their lowest) which can help your GH levels remain elevated throughout the day. By the time your artificial levels fall at night, your body is ready to produce its own, and it will not be influenced negatively by the presence of any injected GH in the bloodstream. Such an influence would stifle natural production.
HGH works much like anabolic steroids work. Your muscle and fat cells contain receptors which react to the presence of HGH in the bloodstream. The muscles respond to HGH by growing and repairing themselves with greater efficiency. The fat cells respond to the added presence of HGH by shrinking. Aside from the effects upon the muscle and fat cell receptors, HGH works its way to the liver and gets the ball rolling there for fat burning processes. Once it arrives in the liver, HGH stimulates the organ to release great amounts of IGF-1. This further stimulates amino acid uptake to the muscles of the body. Protein synthesis skyrockets, and as a result you are able to derive more benefit from the protein you consume. Suddenly, instead of only being able to “absorb” 300 grams of protein per day, you can now make use of 400 or more grams daily. Additionally, the liver can better manage insulin when HGH is present. A stimulation of fat cell oxidation leads to more efficient fat breakdown. The “real” effect of this is that you become leaner, even without a reduction in calories consumed or an increase in activity.
When you inject growth hormone into your body, a very magical process occurs for the next several hours. Aside from muscle and fat cell, as well as liver changes, HGH also benefits tissues all over the body. Skin cells and pores are affected, as is evidenced by clearer skin. The metabolism is increased as a multitude of organs and system processes suddenly receive a boost to help their efficiency and productivity increase. Essentially, numerous systems of the body are stimulated to function better, which makes you look, feel, and perform better as a whole.
If you are an HGH user or considering the use of the product in the future, it benefits you to learn as much as possible about the product. Bodybuilders all over the world are very happy with the results they see from GH use, but at the same time many discover side effects or other unintended outcomes from use.
