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It's what we athletes all want more of-or at least we should. Growth hormone (GH) is one of the most powerful allies that an athlete has, facilitating some of the most essential physiologic functions for athletic development and performance. Fortunately, there are several things that athletes can do to increase GH levels without acquiring any of the chronic side effects and risks associated with GH injections
Many Important Functions
Growth hormone is essential for the development of lean muscle mass. This makes it important for almost any sport, but especially for those requiring high power output for short periods, such as sprinting, strength training and football. It is also vital for athletes in sports requiring maximal power for longer or more frequent periods and for whom day-to-day recovery from training stresses is important. This includes swimmers, skiers, and soccer and tennis players.
GH also promotes the reduction of body fat. This function makes it important for all of the previously mentioned sports, as well as for some of the longer aerobic events, such as distance running and cycling. GH even has an effect on connective tissue, strengthening tendons, ligaments and cartilage. The combination of these actions makes optimizing GH an essential part of an effective training protocol. I consider it a priority for anyone wanting to increase strength, build muscle or just "lean up."
Growth hormone is a polypeptide hormone secreted intermittently from the anterior pituitary gland. The secretion of GH varies greatly depending on the time of day, with the highest levels observed at night during sleep. A number of environmental factors influence the amplitudes of these pulses throughout the day. Also, the bursts of GH release become smaller and less frequent as we age, making strategies to optimize GH even more imperative in the mature athlete.
The net effect of these actions is to switch the body to a fat-burning and protein-synthesizing mode. Many of these effects aren't direct, however. They are mediated by an important set of secondary hormones called insulinlike growth factors (IGFs). GH simultaneously stimulates the release of fatty acids for energy production, promotes the movement of amino acids into cells for protein synthesis and boosts the production of IGFs in the liver.
The role of GH in releasing IGFs is crucial, as they are very potent anabolics in their own right. Quite simply, GH helps your body to perform at its best.
How to Boost Your GH Release
Exercise, nutrition, sleep patterns and supplementation can significantly alter GH release. An awareness of these factors allows you to incorporate them into your training regimen.Growth hormone secretion is responsive to a number of exercise stressors. Studies have shown that diverse types of training, such as resistance exercise, swimming and middle-distance running, can all elevate GH considerably. It now appears that this increased secretion is tied to hydrogen-ion concentrations, which are generated by lactic-acid production. Consistent with this, studies have shown that simply holding your breath or exercising in a low-oxygen environment can increase GH.
Optimize Your Workout Design
So, for optimal GH production, you need a workout program designed to increase lactate levels through high-intensity, short-rest interval training. Studies on resistance exercise have shown little or no GH elevation when very light loads (more than 15 reps per set) are used. Similarly, when long rest periods (more than 3 minutes) are employed, very little increase in GH is elicited-even when you use heavy weights (less than 6 to 8 reps per set).
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I'd like to add that
Insulin and GH are opposing forces. High insulin from carbs = low GH and vice verse. That's one fo the reasons why low carb diets are so anabolic and fat reducing. And eating carbs before bedtime is a big no no
Many Important Functions
Growth hormone is essential for the development of lean muscle mass. This makes it important for almost any sport, but especially for those requiring high power output for short periods, such as sprinting, strength training and football. It is also vital for athletes in sports requiring maximal power for longer or more frequent periods and for whom day-to-day recovery from training stresses is important. This includes swimmers, skiers, and soccer and tennis players.
GH also promotes the reduction of body fat. This function makes it important for all of the previously mentioned sports, as well as for some of the longer aerobic events, such as distance running and cycling. GH even has an effect on connective tissue, strengthening tendons, ligaments and cartilage. The combination of these actions makes optimizing GH an essential part of an effective training protocol. I consider it a priority for anyone wanting to increase strength, build muscle or just "lean up."
Growth hormone is a polypeptide hormone secreted intermittently from the anterior pituitary gland. The secretion of GH varies greatly depending on the time of day, with the highest levels observed at night during sleep. A number of environmental factors influence the amplitudes of these pulses throughout the day. Also, the bursts of GH release become smaller and less frequent as we age, making strategies to optimize GH even more imperative in the mature athlete.
The net effect of these actions is to switch the body to a fat-burning and protein-synthesizing mode. Many of these effects aren't direct, however. They are mediated by an important set of secondary hormones called insulinlike growth factors (IGFs). GH simultaneously stimulates the release of fatty acids for energy production, promotes the movement of amino acids into cells for protein synthesis and boosts the production of IGFs in the liver.
The role of GH in releasing IGFs is crucial, as they are very potent anabolics in their own right. Quite simply, GH helps your body to perform at its best.
How to Boost Your GH Release
Exercise, nutrition, sleep patterns and supplementation can significantly alter GH release. An awareness of these factors allows you to incorporate them into your training regimen.Growth hormone secretion is responsive to a number of exercise stressors. Studies have shown that diverse types of training, such as resistance exercise, swimming and middle-distance running, can all elevate GH considerably. It now appears that this increased secretion is tied to hydrogen-ion concentrations, which are generated by lactic-acid production. Consistent with this, studies have shown that simply holding your breath or exercising in a low-oxygen environment can increase GH.
Optimize Your Workout Design
So, for optimal GH production, you need a workout program designed to increase lactate levels through high-intensity, short-rest interval training. Studies on resistance exercise have shown little or no GH elevation when very light loads (more than 15 reps per set) are used. Similarly, when long rest periods (more than 3 minutes) are employed, very little increase in GH is elicited-even when you use heavy weights (less than 6 to 8 reps per set).
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I'd like to add that
Insulin and GH are opposing forces. High insulin from carbs = low GH and vice verse. That's one fo the reasons why low carb diets are so anabolic and fat reducing. And eating carbs before bedtime is a big no no
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