IGF-1 is released by the liver in one’s body due to the release of the Human Growth Hormone by the pituitary glands. IGF-1 is at its highest in childhood and, as a person ages, the rate of HGH production in their body decreases. Usually, after puberty, the body stops growing new muscle cells. The number of muscle cells you have for the rest of your life is genetically defined, and the most one can do is increase the size of these cells through weight training or steroids. By the use of HGH however, you can actually grow new muscle cells. This allows you to reverse genetic dispositions and achieve an ideal muscle density.
Since the Human Growth Hormone works at raising the energy level and metabolism in the body, it causes one to feel more active and burn fat. Infact, the only weight gain that may happen while taking HGH would be from the weight of lean muscle. Unlike steroids, the gain of weight from HGH is quite slow – normal weight gain results are one to two pounds of lean muscle every two to three weeks. On the other hand, with steroids, one gains mostly water weight – and with HGH one gains only lean muscle mass. Among its many benefits, HGH forces the body to burn fat for energy meaning body builders can eat a lot of food when necessary and not gain unwanted weight from fat.
As a body building drug, HGH causes an increase in the lean body mass, shortens the recovery time between workouts, and enhances overall performance with lesser risk of detection than any other performance-enhancing drugs. HGH strengthens joints and ligaments and heals damaged tissue.
Other body building benefits of human growth hormone include increased protein synthesis abilities, an increase in the amount of insulin a person can use effectively, and an increase in the amount of anabolic steroids a person can use effectively.
Many people believe that the use of human growth hormone in body building causes an extended belly. This is a myth as this is not actually caused by HGH itself; rather, it is caused too frequent doses at too high levels. Taking HGH as directed by your pharmaceutical supplier will not cause such disfigurement.
Human growth hormone increases strength, promotes healthy weight gain, promotes fat loss, and decreases muscle loss during off periods. The side effects of using HGH as a body building drug are minimal and rare. Users claim that they achieve desired results. HGH does not cause abnormal bone growth (Acromegalia). After a person’s period of natural growth in childhood, the ends of their bones fuse and quit growing.