Lesson 13: GH & IGF-1 — The Hormone System That Builds and Repairs the Male Body

In today’s lesson, we break down the real biology of Growth Hormone (GH) and IGF-1. If you’ve never heard about IGF-1, today’s lesson will show you how you need to know him.

What you’ll learn:

GH (Growth Hormone)

Triggers lipolysis (releases stored fat as fuel)
Signals the liver to produce IGF-1

IGF-1 (the execution hormone)

Muscle: increases protein synthesis (mTOR activation)
Bone: stimulates osteoblast + osteoclast activity (bone remodeling + density)
Cartilage/Tendons: increases chondrocyte proliferation (joint + connective tissue repair)

GH frees the fuel.

IGF-1 builds and repairs the body.

Most men only focus on testosterone.

Nobody talks about GH/IGF-1: yet this system determines fat loss, recovery, collagen, joints, tendons, dense muscle, and ultimately performance

👉🏽👉🏽👉🏽👉🏽 have you ever gotten an IGF-1 level checked?

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