Boost your HgH Naturally (burn fat, build muscle, what more do you want?)

I’ll just get it out right here, all the Human Growth Hormone Supplements (marketed as such) do not work but there are some great ways to maximize your Human Growth Hormone naturally and without side effects.  That is, unless you consider more strength, less fat and more vitality a side effect.

It is the fountain of youth.  You can get it as a drug but it’s extremely expensive and you need a doctor to administer it.  But even then, it can be dangerous.

So, if you would prefer it safe and “free” (I put free in quotes for a reason), then read on.

I have not found anything in my research that any supplement significantly helps HGH.  (2 g of glutamine 90 minutes prior to a workout is an exception but not fully proven) There are many claims for this and I am still looking but you can follow this simple protocol to boost your Human Growth Hormone.

 Step one – A high glycemic lifestyle (lots of sugar and processed carbs) will blunt both your resting levels of HgH as well as the HgH spikes. So step one is to adopt a low glycemic lifestyle: Vegetables, lean meats, good fats, nuts, seeds, clean starches (sprouted wheat bread, yams, brown rice).  This alone will make most people lose weight.  Ditch ‘diet foods” for real foods.  Diet foods often contain more sugar to offset the lost fat.

Step two – 60 minutes prior to the workout: (A) make sure you eat no fat during that time and (B) One or two studies show 2grams of l-glutamine 90 minutes prior to exercise can boost growth hormone.  Glutamine might be one of the cheapest amino acids out there so it’s worth a shot.  It’s also given to cancer patients to help them maintain muscle mass during chemo.

Step three – high intensity exercise 3x a week.  You must be above the lactate threshold (that burning feeling in your muscles) for 10 minutes.  There are some workouts like that around thedailyfit.blogspot.com.  That doesn’t mean 10 minutes of straight burning but it does mean 10 minutes of hard effort.  Jogging doesn’t cut it and neither does simple traditional weight lifting.  If you’re sprinting/cycling use a 1:3 work/rest ratio (meaning, sprint for 15 seconds, rest for 45 seconds)

Step four – take protein NOT carbs after intense exercise.  You have a two hour window to get protein.  Skip the protein shake, have four hard-boiled eggs.  They have about 24 grams of protein with some necessary fat.  Don’t just have the egg whites, the whole egg is better for you.  You can have steak, chicken, EAA (essential amino acids) or as a last resort some whey protein.  Any insulin spike in the first two hours after exercise will blunt HGH response.

(Many athletes will now say to me, what about my glycogen reserves?  I need high glycemic food after a workout.  In 24 hours your glycogen levels will be the same whether you eat carbs during this 2 hour window or not.  Get the HGH AND the glycogen.)

Step five – Sleep 8-9 hours.

There is one more step but I am going to dedicate it to another post.  So stick with low glycemic foods, resist fat during the 1 hour prior to exercise, train high intensity 3x a week, take four hard boiled eggs after exercise, wait two hours to eat carbs and get some good sleep!  This alone should be good to get you really going.  HgH will help your recovery, burn more fat and increase your lean muscle strength gains.