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Growth hormone (GH) is a small protein that is made by the pituitary gland and secreted into the bloodstream. GH production is controlled by a complex set of hormones produced in the hypothalamus of the brain, in the intestinal tract ( ghrelin ) and pancreas.

We all know the benefits of growth hormone when it comes to build muscle.It boosts protein production, promotes the utilization of fat, interferes with the action of insulin, and raises blood sugar levels and it also raises levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), another hormone that boosts protein production.

Interesting huh? But how we can enhance the production of this hormone for more gains in the gym? Fasting is the answer.


Don't be scared, we are talking about small periods of fasting.


It has been proved by an experiment on 6 males, that fasting enhances GH, more details here http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC329619/

But how to introduce fasting into our daily diet?
Since fasting means not eating, we all fast at least once, and it's during the night.
In fact GH is secreted during the sleep time, but it's not enough.
In order to benefit of this hormone we are going to delay the hour of ours first meal, having this way, more time to fast in the morning.

For example, let's say we are going to have our first meal at 1:00pm and we had or last meal at 10:00am, then we made 15 hours of fasting!

That's enough to enhance GH secretion, and burn fat as well!

So happy fasting to everyone!

http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Mens_Health_Watch/2010/May/growth-hormone-athletic-performance-and-aging

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC329619/