HGH Boosts Speed, Not Size and Strength!

Human growth hormone (HGH) is a notorious sports supplement. In the past, athletes and bodybuilders used HGH injections to enhance their sports performance, body strength and muscle power instead of using anabolic steroids. In America, rumor has it that the baseball players intake HGH to boost their performance levels.

A new study conducted in the Department of Endocrinology at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Australia by Dr Ken Ho and colleagues revealed an amazing new fact. The study showed that HGH human growth hormone intake can facilitate runners and joggers (sprinters), but shows no effect on weight lifting, muscle building and jumping abilities. A mild dose of HGH can help runners improve their performance level by 4%, which is enough when considering sports.

According to the study, incorporating human growth hormone with testosterone injections increased the performance level among men twice as much and reached to an 8% improvement. This 2 months study examined 96 recreationally trained athletes in total including both men and women with an average age of 27. These athletes were randomly given inactive placebo or HGH injections. Simultaneously half of the male participants were also randomly appointed to receive an additional injection of placebo or testosterone. Researchers established that HGH injections enhanced the athletes’ ability to sprint on a bicycle but showed “NO” results of increased fitness for weight lifting or jumping.

According to the doping authorities and luckily for athletes, a low dosage of HGH combined with testosterone easily surpasses the “doping detection” test, making it a safe option for athletes.

Bottom line: This one of a kind study concluded with the fact that HGH is only effective for such sports where speed is a crucial element of performance and has little to do with increased strength and muscle volume required for other kind of sports.