Insulin!

Our body produces insulin; a protein secreted by the pancreas to regulate and maintains the levels of blood sugar in the body. Pancreas senses any increment in the blood sugar levels and secretes insulin to lower it. In the field of medicine it is used to treat diabetes. Surprisingly it also exhibits strong anabolic steroid making it a powerful steroid. How it Works Insulin gives impressive muscle mass gains similar to other anabolic steroids. Body builders and power lifters buy insulin to Gain weight as well. Basically insulin secreted by the body takes up glucose present in the blood and stores it in the muscle cells after converting it to glycogen. Glycogen in turn promotes protein synthesis and so the greater the quantity of glycogen in the cells the higher would be the protein absorption. Glycogen retention is the major driving force behind the muscle built up when insulin is used as a steroid. Another useful contribution of this drug which leads the steroid users to insulin is that it stops protein catabolism (break down of muscle protein); in this way more muscles are created which in turn leads to an increase in the muscle size. Insulin also strongly influences the IGF (Insulin like Growth Factor) in the body. The IGF promotes muscle growth. It is also instrumental in increasing the bone density in the body. Steroid users also buy insulin because it gives instant energy and so greatly increases the endurance level of the body. A body builder, power lifter or an athlete needs more endurance levels for intense training for the competition. High endurance levels mean that the user can train harder and for a longer period of time. Power lifters, body builders and athletes who want to gain weight quickly buy insulin as it can add considerable weight to the body in a short time. Most steroids use the fat stored in the body as fuel; insulin on the other hand prevents fat from being used as a fuel thereby giving considerable weight gains. Insulin was also found to increase the testosterone levels in the body. Though insulin can work wonders in body building, it can actually be fatal. Insulin when taken by non-diabetics can lead to a condition called hypoglycemia. In hypoglycemia, there is a marked decrease in the blood sugar level which may cause the user to faint. In extreme cases, hypoglycemia can lead to brain damage or cause death. Users are advised to eat anything rich in carbohydrates after injecting insulin. Drowsiness and hunger pangs after the injection are some symptoms of the onset of hypoglycemia. The user is advised to eat a rich sugary food if such symptoms occur. In short insulin as a steroid gives excellent results in muscle build up, weight gain and increased endurance levels. It is an inexpensive drug which is readily available and it is difficult to detect in a doping test; however it is quite “lethal” and can cause death. Types of Insulin There are various compositions of Insulin available in the market for athletic uses. Following are the five basic types of insulin commonly used by the athletes and body builders. • Insulin Humalog it is the fastest acting insulin • Insulin Humulin R it is effective for short duration • Insulin Humulin N it is an intermediate length composition • Insulin Humulin U it is also an intermediate length composition • Insulin –Humulin –U (utalente) it is a long acting composition Insulin Humalog is the best choice for athletes and body builders but unfortunately you cannot get it without a prescription. For this reason Humulin-Ris widely used by athletes and body builders as it can be obtained without a prescription. Humulin R peaks quickly and leaves the body rapidly too. The recommended dosage for insulin is 5 to 15 iu(international units) per day; however beginners are advised to start with a small dose of 1 to 2 iu per day.

How do I up my GH? (Human Growth Hormones - HGH)

It should be obvious that HGH is one of the most active hormones in the world today. The miracles of testosterone have amazed the world of bodybuilding with its regular turnout of 300-pound behemoths and she-men, but GH is another story altogether. When you take into account that hormones may hold the secret to stopping aging in its tracks and that GH is the hormone produced on the largest scale in the human body, it may be our own fountain of youth. I'm not saying that if you start injecting large amounts of an illegal substance you'll live to be 200, there is also the matter of tissue resistance, but again: every little bit helps. GH starts to decline in the body as we grow older. After the age of 30 it declines by 25 percent every decade, so by the time you hit 60 you are operating at 25 percent of original capacity. If HGH was present in the same amount throughout our lives we'd easily live to 140, be several inches taller and a lot more muscular.Growth hormone was discovered in the 1920's and was isolated in the form of somatotropin in 1956. The benefits of HGH are immense, even today new research pops up regularly that reveals new uses for it. HGH is present in the body at a rate of 500 micrograms at any time in the blood of males between the ages of 20 and 30. It's produced by the anterior pituitary gland under the stimulation of the Hypothalamus (like LH, the testosterone precursor). The effects on our system are tremendous: • HGH promotes and increases the synthesis of new protein tissues, such as in muscle recovery or repair. This is the way new muscle is built. • Recent research suggests its involvement in the metabolism of body-fat and its conversion to energy sources. Tests were conducted in obese people and medical use in treating obesity was proven beyond a doubt. Pro's have used GH as a way of maintaining and increasing lean mass while dieting for years. • It improves the sleeping pattern, makes for less unintended awakenings and betters REM-stage sleep. • HGH produces more energy • It may improve sexual performance • It builds stronger bones • Improves the quality and duration of heart and kidneys So you can tell the benefits are not few. What's an even bigger card in the weighing of HGH against testosterone and its derivatives is that it is not androgenic, causes no aromatization and shows no side effects in limited doses. It just makes you bigger, huge even in combination with testosterone. It is believed that we may benefit from doses up to 1 to 1.5 mg in the bloodstream. That is somewhere in the optimal range for natural GH. How do I up my GH? Well that's the point everyone was hoping I'd get to. The ways to improving GH concentration is by utilizing the 4 areas of bodybuilding: Training, Rest, Nutrition and Supplementation. Training: The first way of stimulating GH release naturally is training. Working out, putting the body under extreme stress, I'm sure it's something none of you are unfamiliar with. Intense workouts, energy-consuming events and long periods of physical exhaustion are keys in releasing more Growth Hormone because these catabolic states require extra protein synthesis and in case of lack of energy, fat metabolization to make up for glycogen depletion. This is no doubt the most potent kind of GH release as it's targeted to meet the demands of the bodybuilder. Of course I'm not telling you anything new when I'm saying you have to work out to gain muscle mass. I hope. Moreover the production of this GH is a direct reaction to a catabolic state that is not wishful to those looking for gains. The only interesting I can tell you is this: I learned this in my first year of physiology. GH can be manipulated. The general rule of thumb when working out is never to train longer than 45 minutes because that's when GH tapers off and cortisol production sets in. But the half-life of HGH can be influenced. If you train 40 minutes for a month and increase it by 2 minutes every month, after 10 months, you could train for an hour without inducing a catabolic state. No one has ever tested how far you can push the envelope, but is a proven fact. At this point I see no use for working out longer than an hour. Anyone using moderate to heavy intensity should be able to finish 25 sets in that time. Rest: 75 percent of your total daily HGH output is produced while sleeping, and most of that in REM sleep. This again stresses the need for a good night's sleep, in case that hadn't quite dawned on you. Though cat naps may further your case a bit, it's unlikely that you can induce a deep enough sleep to start producing GH. This GH, in any case, is not near as potent as the other kinds because it is produced as a response to a need for sleep protection and a need for energy repletion for the next day, not so much in response to a need for EXTRA energy. But I think everyone understands that without this amount of GH other sources of GH will not be used as efficiently. Getting at least 8-10 hours of sleep is a sacrifice everyone should consider making if you want to get big in a hurry. Also the regularity of your sleeping pattern could promote more REM cycles and result in more hormonal output. So keeping steady hours of rest is beneficial. If you are one to stay out late on weekends it may be best to still wake up at the same time instead of sleeping in. Otherwise you may disturb your sleeping pattern. If you are used to sleeping from 10 to 8 and in the weekend you get home at 1, sleep until 8 and add a 1-hour nap every afternoon for the next 3-days to make up for the lack of sleep. But if at all possible maintain steady hours. Nutrition: Most likely the most important section of the article, and that of the most interest to the natural bodybuilder looking to make the most of his GH. Naturally I have to ask you to take the past two paragraphs into regard before continuing here. You can't expect gains from nutrition or supplementation if your recovery is not adequately adapted. The search for natural GH secretagogues (secrete and agogue (to teach), so literally to teach to secrete or induce the production of) begins with the most basic of nutrients But for aminos to have a good effect you need to make sure that 15-20 percent of your diet consists of clean fats. These induce cholesterol, the storage of the base-hormone in the body that leads to the manufacture of most steroidogenic hormones. The ultimate goal of this paragraph is to give you a complete stack, with amounts, of amino acids that can synergistically produce more GH, but any of them should further the case. I'll list them in order of importance (in this instance, this is not the importance of the amino in the diet). The doses I'm about to give you are the best range for maximizing GH in a pre-workout stack. If you have anti-aging properties in mind, smaller doses will work as well. Arginine (5-8 g) or arginine Pyroglutamate. Ornithine (4-7 g) works synergistically with arginine, from which it is derived. Together they have the best impact. Glutamine (5 g) or Glutamine Peptides preserve the use of arginine in depleted circumstances. Glycine (3-10 g) OKG(3 g) is very expensive, but useful BCAA's (3-6 g) for musclebuilding properties, enhanced by GH. GABA and Lysine in trace amounts, but since they may inhibit the other amino's, it would be best to take these at different times. Other dietary sources of GH promoting nutrients are Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Vitamin B3 and most anti-oxidants. Take your stack, which ever amino's it ends up consisting of, 45 minutes prior to your workout for maximal levels of Growth Hormone. On non-workout days, take your stack either before bed or in the morning, both on an empty stomach. If I hadn't convinced you of the use of protein to gain muscle, the potential amount of GH you get from maintaining protein levels should make you change your mind. Supplementation: No I'm not telling you to inject GH. Until it becomes legal and then still under a doctor's supervision, I don't suggest you use it. GH supplementation has many benefits though. It increases the protein synthesizing effect of testosterone and causes growth in muscle tissue. Unlike most steroidogenic substances it is currently undetectable in drug tests. What's more, in small doses it exerts no side effects. In large doses it may be very harmful however. Too much natural GH causes a condition called acromegaly. A person's muscles grow, but so do his bones, his face, his intestines. Not funny, huh? Plus the muscle you gain on GH is not functional. GH causes no gains in strength. Larger muscles naturally increases strength a little, but without training of the tendons and attachments, no strength increase is noticeable. The enlarged intestines are what cause the bloated guts on stage in Mr. Olympia contests. Only two substances cause this bloating: IGF-1 (insulin-like Growth factor 1) and HGH. Pros swear by the stuff. It's relatively new to the market as well. For a long time the only source of GH was from cadavers. This held a great risk of infection with BSE (Kreutzfeld-Jakob disease) a debilitating disease that leads to death in weeks and is currently a hot topic because of recent cases in the European bovine stock as a result of processing animal waste in animal food. Now it's available as somatotropin, synthethized outside the body.