The epic war movie "300" jacked up the occupancy rates of every gym
across the country as all of us guys dreamed of owning a set of washboard abs (and
swords) like the warriors from the film.
Hell, I practically have to snap my fingers in front of my wife's face to
break her out of her trance every time the movie trailer played on our TV! It's
hard to compet with ripped and shredded ancient soldiers!
But there's some sort of irony that this movie about a Spartan king who leads
his army of 300 soldiers into battle against the invading Persian army, shows the
defenders as being so big and buff.
You see, the Spartans were Greek and the Greeks are credited with the origin of
the word "hormone" (from their word "horman", meaning "to
stir up or excite"), the very thing that they worked so hard to master to
become such great athletes and warriors.
So as my own tribute to this killer movie, this article is dedicated to these formidable
warriors who have inspired men everywhere to chisel out a "Spartan-like"
physique able to fend off attackers anywhere. (Now leave our wives alone!)
Yes...this article is about naturally mastering your body's growth hormone
(GH) levels for more muscle and more fat burning!
In fact, if your goal is to lose fat and build muscle, it's absolutely critical
to pay close attention to your efforts to maximize your production of this powerful
chemical in your body.
Released from your pituitary gland, growth hormone production peaks around puberty,
and then slowly fades away as we age and plays a key role in the maintenance of
muscle, bone mass and the balance of body fat.
This chemical is so powerful that even WITHOUT following an exercise program and
healthy diet, it can build muscle and burn fat!
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that a small group
of elderly men (aged between 61 and 81) who were given injected GH treatment showed
an increase in both muscle and bone mass...AND reduced body fat at the same time.
Now, injected GH therapy does have its down sides so you can put down the phone...your
doctor isn't going to give you a prescription.
Joint and muscle pain can eventually occur from artificial stimulation and once
you stop taking it, all benefits go bye-bye.
However, if done correctly, research has shown that naturally stimulating growth
hormone can pay off with big dividends in a short period of time.
In fact, one university study from Denmark found that a 9-week program designed
to naturally stimulate GH release resulted in strength gains 300% over normal increases!
Adding to that, men following the program increase arm strength by a whopping 37%
compared with only 9% by the "control group" who only followed a "non-GH-stimulation"
program.
And remember...these GH increases were activated not by injected hormone, but by
completely natural means.
Now you can see why my program "Optimum Anabolics" (www.optimumanabolics.com)
has a primary focus of stimulating natural anabolic hormone output within the body...and
why it has proven so effective at building muscle and burning off fat for thousands
of men.
Hormone-focused training WORKS!
So to help you get started at mastering your own growth hormone factory, here are
some of the key elements you need to apply to your workouts:
Natural Growth Hormone And YOUR Training Program
Exercise intensity is key when it comes to activating a GH response in your body.
You want your workouts to be rather fast and furious, keeping total workout time
no greater than 60 minutes. After that, you start to see a rapid decline in hormone
response in the body.