What Effects Does Resistance Training Have on GH Receptors??

[GOTSPEED]

I want to know the acute and chronic effects of resistance training on GH receptors.

[NO HYPE]

I want to know the acute and chronic effects of resistance training on GH receptors.

For what it's worth....

Elevating plasma GH via amino acids, or any OTC supplement will only generate a short-term response. How long will plasma GH remain elevated? I'm not sure, but it doesn't make much of a difference either way, as 24-hour pulsatile secretion will not be enhanced. If you want to significantly enhance GH pulse frequency/amplitude, I think your best bet is to combine GH-promoting formulas with 2 or more workouts in a day. Repeated bouts of exercise in a 24-hour period override the negative feedback of GH, and desensitization is not a factor for this stimulus [1].

By the way, 10-minutes of moderate-intensity exercise can induce a 2-hour elevation in plasma GH (Sauro, Kanaley et al.).

[1] Growth Hormone Release During Acute and Chronic Aerobic and Resistance Exercise: Recent Findings Sports Medicine, Volume 32, Number 15, 2002 , pp. 987-1004(18)

[G.W. Hayduke]

In what way would diet play in role in combination to the above protocol? Seems like going low-carb or exercising in a semi-fasted state would further optimize GH release.

[NO HYPE]

Seems like going low-carb or exercising in a semi-fasted state would further optimize GH release.

Indeed, that would be in agreement with research conducted by H. Norrelund et al. (2001) whereby a fasted state would not only increase serum GH levels, but would also enhance protein conservation and would concomitantly minimize muscle-protein breakdown via the maintenance of circulating IGF-1 concentrations.

[G.W. Hayduke]

I wonder if catecholamines could play an additive role in the preservation of muscle tissue while in a fasted state. Seems like there is something to say for "paleo" diets that have a person generally skipping breakfast and getting most of their calories as a single meal in the evening. Here's a related thread: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=3587831

Apparently Kane from Controlled Labs tends to skip breakfast (or have a very light breakfast) and practice carb cycling.