Will
Raising
My Natural Growth Hormone Help Me Gain Weight Fast?
I'm reading a lot lately
about training techniques that supposedly
raise your natural growth hormone (GH) to help you gain weight / build
muscle mass.
Techniques such as super sets, drop sets, static
holds, high volume, very high reps, pumping, and circuit training are
claiming to be the way to "naturally" raise this hormone in the body.
People
are recommending to train in such a way that will give you that "deep
burning sensation" in the muscle, which allegedly is an indication that
lactic acid and growth hormone is being released.
Now, those
that believe in this think that this GH
release and elevation in the
body will help accelerate the muscle building process.
Well, true, growth hormone DOES help in the gaining
of muscle
weight.......but when raised in high dosages.
Here's the real world truth that these individuals are either unaware
of or are ignoring:
The body's natural GH production is from 1 IU to 2 IU per day, at most,
even during a weight training workout.
However, it takes at least 4 IU a day to see a real difference in any
muscle you may build.
That's
more than DOUBLE the amount of GH that your body can naturally produce
(without drugs), regardless of how much of a "burn" you’re feeling or
how many super sets, drop sets, or circuit training sessions you
perform.
Many confuse “feeling a burn” in the muscles while training with
stimulating muscle mass growth.
Others think that getting an incredible “pump” is an indication that
they are putting the muscle building wheels into motion.
Now, don’t get me wrong.
Any
type of exercise, whether it gives you are “burn” or “pump, or not, is
excellent and must be done if you are serious about gaining muscle
weight.
However, the issue I want to clarify here is that it is
becoming more and more popular lately to create “hardgainer” / muscle
mass building programs around the basis of raising the body’s natural
GH (growth hormone) levels.
Entire books and programs are being
written for those that want to gain muscle weight fast on the
foundation of this misconception.
Always keep in mind the 2 biggest and most important factors to build
muscle mass and grow:
1. Intense weight training to stimulate the growth of more muscle mass
2. Eating the correct calorie amount for your particular body type /
metabolism, regardless of what type of calories they are
Focus
on those 2 factors and I guarantee you that you’ll gain muscle weight
1000 times faster than those that are trying to solely “raise their
body’s natural GH”.
So, next time you read some article about
someone claiming that you can burn fat from “naturally raising your
body’s growth hormone”, you now know that in the REAL WORLD it won't
work to help you gain / build muscle weight!
Sincerely,
Jonathan Perez
Cleveland Firefighter
Certified ACE / IAFF / IAFC Firefighter Peer Fitness Trainer
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jonathan Perez has
written many articles exposing the many weight training and diet myths
being spread about in the bodybuilding industry and on the internet.
His eBook, "From Skinny
To Muscular!", has helped many naturally skinny individuals gain
muscle size and weight by detailing the training strategies and eating
techniques that actually work at building muscle, instead of strength.
Many of Jonathan's other articles are located here: Read These
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