Stanford Finds No Evidence That Growth Hormone Boosts Athletic Performance
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that athletes who take growth hormone to improve performance may not receive the benefits they are looking for.
The researchers gathered data from previous studies on growth hormone’s effects on athletic performance. They looked through the medical literature as far back as 1966 looking for studies that compared the physiological effects of taking growth hormone with a placebo in healthy people.
hey found that growth hormone produced body composition changes; however, this did not cause any improvements in performance. The studies showed that growth hormone did cause an increase in lean body mass, but it did not produce any strength benefits nor did it improve other athletic measures, such as VO2max.
The use of growth hormone is banned by the International Olympic Committee, Major League Baseball, and the National Football League. It is also illegal to distribute for the use as a sports enhancement in the United States.
The researchers did note that this is only a summary of previous studies and more research is necessary. They also mentioned how in the 1980s some endocrinologists reported that testosterone had no performance-enhancing effects.
They also note that athletes most likely take much larger doses than what was given in the studies.
Could growth hormone be the next andro? I think growth hormone probably has a much larger impact when taken in large doses and along with testosterone. However, I also think that most of the performance enhancement comes from the steroids.
Reference: Stanford
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