supplementsWhy do celebrities like sylvester stallone use growth hormone?
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I also saw this on YouTube. Is this not just irresponsible?
By Terry Armstrong – almost 2 years ago
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Was discussing HGH with a client the other day actually as a potential aid to muscle injury/repair. Taking it every day like that and only sleeping for 3 hours is madness though.
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HGH is a naturally occurring hormone in the human body that is beneficial in many ways. Its responsible for growth, muscle production and even has an effect on the physical appearance of people.
Whilst people use HGH supplements, it's important to know that it works best when it is naturally produced in the human body. The benefits of HGH when taken as a supplement are often reduced by the side effects of the hormone. Natural HGH is very beneficial especially in the areas of growth and anti-aging. It makes the skin more elastic, can reduce cellulite, and helps to maintain skin thickness.
The effects of aging, such as thinner, papery skin, poor eyesight, thinning hair, and wrinkles are caused by a lack of HGH in the body. So the reason celebs like Stallone take it is to make them stay younger. Someone around twenty years of age will have nearly five times the amount of HGH as someone in their sixties and production does slow as you age, often leading to many of the most common signs of aging.
Clearly HGH helps with muscle building (though not as much as you might think). It assists the body in reducing fat and can also increase energy levels. Other benefits of HGH can include emotional well-being, lowered bad cholesterol, and an improved heart rate.
So just to be clear, natural increases in growth hormone (see below Q&A):
Natural way to boost growth hormone
But I am yet to see ANY evidence that taking HGH supplements/injections has any benefits at all, and is more likely harmful.
As for Scott Alexander, I saw a recent picture of this guy and he looks awful. He's about 2% body fat and just looks awful. And the reason he has MR scans regularly is to make sure he does not develop things like pituitary gland tumours and other tumours around the body because HGH would probably just make them grow faster. NOT a good example for the fitness industry.
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My guess on his previous movies is for his latest Rocky-Rocky Balboa-he was doing heavy androgens(steroids) as by the bloat in his face. For the Expendables, he was much lighter and probably on light androgens and possibly GH. These drugs come at a price both to the wallet and to the body.
GH is not the wonder drug it was originally thought to be. The reason athletes took it was really because there was no test for it. On some anecdotal accounts, GH only really works to build muscle when it is coupled with steroids. Keep in mind, I am not endorsing this, I do have to listen to what the 300 plus pound people talk about in my gym. Some of the research suggests that GH does not shuttle all of the necessary amino acids into muscle cells for anabolism. (That is why insulin and or steroids are used to shuttle the rest.)
Apparently, the GH drugs are not the full GH formula. The current drugs replicate only 20% of the mix our pituitary secretes. The other 80% is well, forgotten. When GH is taken, the body's full GH production stops. So, the missing 80% goes from missing to lost and to make matters worse, it is thought that GH production may never resume with long time users. I have never seen actual published work on the production stopping.
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Its not illegal anywhere, its just a banned substance in sport, I think?
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Endogenous GH (endo - within the body, our natural GH) contains several different isoforms ('types' of GH) that can affect target receptors differently. It's true that exogenous (outside the body, i.e. GH injections) GH only contains the 20 kilodalton isoform, and omits the others.
This is probably why people have more success with the GHRPs (injectable peptides that trigger release of our natural GH) when it comes to skin rejuvenation, than with GH injections.
And any one who says they have yet to see any conclusive evidence that GH "actually works", should learn to use pubmed and read the research studies there. There are REAMS of studies on GH and the GHRPs.
The side effects of GH use can be ameliorated by utilising the correct dosing protocol. SubQ injects (as the doctor would tell you to take your GH) creates a prolonged release pattern that can lead the user towards type II diabetes, due to chronic elevations in blood glucose. GH should be pulsed every 4-5 hours, using IM injections, whith at least one day off, every other day.
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