Human Growth Hormone (somatotropin), definition and role

Human Growth Hormone (HGH), or somatotropin as it is further called is a vital hormone in the human endocrine system. The endocrine system is a system of glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream. The Human Growth Hormone is secreted by the pituitary gland, a small gland located at the bottom of the brain. This gland secretes several different hormones and regulates the body’s development and growth.

The Human Growth Hormone is necessary for infancy and puberty to stimulate growth in height. After the 18th year, HGH leads to healthier body composition and is responsible for functions such as:

• Stimulation of muscle growth
• Repair of muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons
• Keeping the body muscular
• Lowering body fat
• Strengthening bones
• Protecting the organs from aging
• Improving blood circulation

As the name says, it stimulates cell growth, reproduction, and regeneration. It is responsible for the development of the body and directly regulates the growth of muscle mass. Soma is Greek for body, and trephein is Greek for nourishment, thickening, and growth.

It stimulates the formation of new cells, and cell growth and helps muscle recovery. It is how the body builds new muscle mass. HGH influences the conversion of body fat into energy (burning fat) and builds stronger bones. It also influences your sleep.

As it is with testosterone, proper weight training boosts the production of HGH. Nutrition and sleep enormously influence whether it will be produced, how much, and how long. Higher growth hormone levels mean faster and easier growth of muscle mass. It plays a key role in forming a muscular physique.

Mistakes in nutrition and training are mistakes because their result is a decrease of this and other needed hormones. Thus it is of key importance to have a proper training and nutrition program.

About 75% of the HGH production in the body occurs during sleep. That is why 8 hours of sleep is necessary. No supplement can compensate for the production of this hormone in place of sleep.

Higher body fat = lower HGH production

They say HGH production decreases as we age. Its decrease is followed by lowering muscle mass and bone density, increasing body fat – especially in the abdomen region, and worsened cardiovascular health.

Simply put, as HGH decreases you start looking and feeling older.
Only if you sit back and do nothing.

You can significantly alter the decrease of HGH with weight training, nutrition, and enough sleep. If you apply the principles of Muskultura, you’ll come to recognize that too much meaning and panic is attributed to “age”.

Human Growth Hormone levels can be established and monitored through blood tests.

Training, emotional state, stress, nutrition, sleep, and age – influence the production of HGH in your body.

Age is the least of the problems. There are far more negative factors to the growth hormone than age. The first step to increasing this hormone is to eliminate those factors. Here are some of them:

• Diet abundant in carbohydrates
• Excessive exercise
• Excess body weight
• Insufficient sleep
• Mental stress
• Artificial sweeteners
• Flavor enhancers
• Alcohol
• Drugs, sleeping pills

How to Increase Human Growth Hormone

1. High-intensity training and sprints. These activate muscle fibers responsible for strength and explosive activities, and this boosts the natural production of growth hormone.
2. Have enough sleep. Eight hours of sleep is a good step towards optimal HGH production.
3. Eat good quality protein and fats. Before bed, it is best to have a good protein meal with fats and low or zero amounts of carbs.
4. Blood sugar increase suppresses the release of HGH. Carbs enormously spike blood sugar, especially in today’s way of eating. Switch to this diet in combination with intermittent fasting.
5. Have your last meal not directly before sleep but earlier.
6. Take a full complex of vitamins and minerals.
7. Intake of the amino acids L-arginine and L-lysine by 5 grams each daily, can greatly increase growth hormone.
8. Glutamine, take 5-10 grams before bed or after training.
9. Don’t exercise too long and too often.
10. Order a training and nutrition program from us. Our programs are designed to obtain maximum growth hormone.