Overview

What is Human Growth Hormone (HGH)? We hear about it in the news pretty often these days. What is it, exactly? What does it do? The answers to these and other questions about HGH are provided here.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

HGH Prevalence & Administration

Human growth hormone is the most popular and predominant, which is currently undetectable drug, in high-level sports today. Athletes in every sport, from football to hockey Olympic track and field, to use it. They are caught, if only a gap in the supply chain, is - when a coach or dealer or doctor comes to us with client lists. The hormone itself is not detectable in drug tests, even at the Olympic level tested. In 2004, the Olympic Committee promised a test for growth hormone (presumably to scare athletes in non-use) and no such test were ever managed. In 2008, they are promising to re-test, and many suspect the list will be the same. The top scientists in the game is still admit that the only way, just to catch dopers is to have individual records of previous levels of growth hormone in the blood, and the comparisons. Since no baseline samples were collected, it goes without saying that most Olympic athletes are not among the test seriously, and the vast majority of them are using human growth hormone for the 2008 Games.

In bodybuilding, their use is only third for testosterone and cheap orals. It is expensive, which makes it not too many gym rats. Since he can with a legal prescription from a doctor (the ethics of this transaction is a whole other article) is now also covers regelmaige Joes with health insurance and an open doctor.

HGH can be managed in a number of different forms. Injections are the first method. Used by professional bodybuilder, this method will cost about $ 25 per shot. Since most users will HGH 3 shots per day, equivalent to a few thousand dollars per month. HGH oral sprays exist, and much cheaper. It has long been debated in the scientific community, if they work at all. There are also natural HGH supplements available over the counter. The popular and safe method could stimulate the pituitary gland, as we sleep, spurning a bit of HGH release, but it is nothing compared to the measurable blood levels of growth hormone levels that occurs with the actual injections.

Until the next generation of Non-anabolic steroids, or until a competitor massive database exists to collect blood samples from each athlete on earth is the use of human growth hormone is still rife in all major (and some minor) sports. The understanding of the prevalence of use and high costs, leave athletes better informed decisions on whether or not human growth hormone is right for them.

 

Dane Fletcher is the world's most prolific bodybuilding and fitness expert and is currently the executive editor for BodybuildingToday.com. If you are looking for more bodybuilding tips or information on weight training, or supplementation, please visit http://www.BodybuildingToday.com, the bodybuilding and fitness authority site with hundreds of articles available FREE to help you meet your goals.

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