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Two
other tests done on men who were already on weight training
programs were also performed. In 2001, Dr. Jenkins of
Cambridge
University
studied seven athletes with an average age of 23 years, who
continued their training programs after starting HGH
supplementation.8 This test lasted fourteen days,
and the results showed that IGF-1 levels were doubled, but
muscle protein synthesis was not improved.8 One
other test of men on weight training programs was done at
the
University
of
Vienna
in
Austria
in 1993. The men had an average age of 23 years and were
randomly assigned either a placebo or injected HGH.9
Again, IGF-1 levels were doubled, while muscle gains
remained the same between both groups.9 Although
these two tests state that HGH does not have benefits for
weight trainers, the opposite may be the case, given enough
time. These studies did not allow nearly enough time to
examine the real effects of the supplementation. It takes
years for IGF-1 levels to decrease; to bring the levels of
IGF-1 back to where they once were takes time.
To
write off HGH as ineffective after a couple weeks of testing
is a rather rash notion; all anecdotal evidence shows people
seeing the best results only after multiple months of use.
Donal O’Mathuna of the Mount Carmel College of Nursing
points out in Alternative
Medicine Alert that “…a limitation of these studies
is that in practice, athletes often take larger, varying
doses…” (O’Mathuna 65). Another point worthy of
mention is that the tests done on any age group under 25 may
be worthless. IGF-1 levels are only beginning to decrease at
that age; the benefits to the elderly may be far better.
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8.
Jenkins, PJ. “Growth hormone and exercise.” Clin
Endocrinol 1999;50:683-689.
9.
Deyssig R, Frisch H. Self-administration of cadaveric growth
hormone in power athletes. Lancet 1993; 341:768-769.
10.
O’Mathuna, Donal. “Effect on strength and muscle
mass.” Alternative Medicine Alert
June 2002 v5 i6 p65(4).
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