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There has been a lot of talk about Peptides in the NRL and I am pretty sure that most people have no idea what Peptides actually do in the human body and how they help athletes.
The 2 Peptides that have come into question are: CJC-1295 and GHRP-6
Now my experience with them was around the same time the NRL players were taking them, they were completely legal and over the counter but could only be purchased from people who had the license to bring them into the country.
Because the Peptides were not steroids and did not have any effect over your testosterone, the hype about them building muscle and strength gained pretty quickly and within a short span of time they became very well known amongst body builders, gym rats and athletes.
What do Peptides do?
Peptides affect your Human Growth Hormone production, increasing production of HGH has massive benefits:
- HGH promotes and increases the synthesis of new protein tissues, such as in muscle recovery or repair. This is the way new muscle is built.
- Recent research suggests its involvement in the metabolism of body-fat and its conversion to energy sources. Tests were conducted in obese people and medical use in treating obesity was proven beyond a doubt. Pro's have used GH as a way of maintaining and increasing lean mass while dieting for years.
- It improves the sleeping pattern, makes for less unintended awakenings and betters REM-stage sleep.
- HGH produces more energy
- It may improve sexual performance
- It builds stronger bones
- Improves the quality and duration of heart and kidneys
- Anti ageing properties
The bold points are the main reason why most people cycle peptides. And there are next to no side effects from an increase in HGH. Now saying that, if you start injecting yourself with high doses of straight GH, the side effects will follow: increase in Organ Size and Bone Structure, increase risk of diabetes and increase chance of cancer.
But the difference between injecting Growth Hormone which replaces your own GH production and injecting Peptides into your body comes down to:
How Do Peptides Work?
Peptides are simple drugs and easy to explain.
Lets start with how and when HGH is released into our bodies.
There are 2 ways to induce a release of HGH into your body. Immediately following short duration, high intensity exercise and during our deepest sleep we have a HGH "pulse" caused by the activation of a chemical inside your body called Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH). Once activated the pituitary gland, located in the base of your brain, releases HGH into your bloodstream.
Peptides activate GHRH more often. Thats it.
Peptides tell the pituitary gland to "pulse" (secrete) more HGH into the bloodstream at times of your choosing.
CJC-1295 and GHRP-6 are HGH Peptides. They both do the exact same thing, increase GHRH, but just have a different potency level. Like a Panadol and Panadol Fort.
CJC-1295 is taken once per week and slowly tells your pituitary gland to release HGH throughout the week. GHRP-6 is taken every 2 days (sometimes 3 depending on how much HGH you want released) and give a large HGH pulse within 30 minutes of injection.
Now the above will vary depending on dosage and how much HGH you want released, but above is the standard.
The needle used is a insulin needle, tiny. Pinch the fat of your stomach and inject (1 - 2mg - dosage dependant) and just rub the injection site for afew minutes.
Bodies Response
- Hunger SOARS: you feel like your starving every 2-3 hours. Like if you don't eat you feel like you will die.
- You feel the need to lift something
- Your workouts are insane
- You sleep very very well, almost coma like state. Waking up is also next to impossible.
- Muscles fill out very quickly (well they actually increase in density due to HGH creating new muscle fibers)
- No mood swings
Conclusion
Peptides were huge, but not for long. Offering Steroid like results in size without the Steroid side effects. The difference being, instead of water retention, your growing new muscle tissue and fibers. At the same time, giving an unfair advantage over other teams or players was a definite. You pack on lean mass, very fast.
The 2 Peptides that have come into question are: CJC-1295 and GHRP-6
Now my experience with them was around the same time the NRL players were taking them, they were completely legal and over the counter but could only be purchased from people who had the license to bring them into the country.
Because the Peptides were not steroids and did not have any effect over your testosterone, the hype about them building muscle and strength gained pretty quickly and within a short span of time they became very well known amongst body builders, gym rats and athletes.
What do Peptides do?
Peptides affect your Human Growth Hormone production, increasing production of HGH has massive benefits:
- HGH promotes and increases the synthesis of new protein tissues, such as in muscle recovery or repair. This is the way new muscle is built.
- Recent research suggests its involvement in the metabolism of body-fat and its conversion to energy sources. Tests were conducted in obese people and medical use in treating obesity was proven beyond a doubt. Pro's have used GH as a way of maintaining and increasing lean mass while dieting for years.
- It improves the sleeping pattern, makes for less unintended awakenings and betters REM-stage sleep.
- HGH produces more energy
- It may improve sexual performance
- It builds stronger bones
- Improves the quality and duration of heart and kidneys
- Anti ageing properties
The bold points are the main reason why most people cycle peptides. And there are next to no side effects from an increase in HGH. Now saying that, if you start injecting yourself with high doses of straight GH, the side effects will follow: increase in Organ Size and Bone Structure, increase risk of diabetes and increase chance of cancer.
But the difference between injecting Growth Hormone which replaces your own GH production and injecting Peptides into your body comes down to:
How Do Peptides Work?
Peptides are simple drugs and easy to explain.
Lets start with how and when HGH is released into our bodies.
There are 2 ways to induce a release of HGH into your body. Immediately following short duration, high intensity exercise and during our deepest sleep we have a HGH "pulse" caused by the activation of a chemical inside your body called Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH). Once activated the pituitary gland, located in the base of your brain, releases HGH into your bloodstream.
Peptides activate GHRH more often. Thats it.
Peptides tell the pituitary gland to "pulse" (secrete) more HGH into the bloodstream at times of your choosing.
CJC-1295 and GHRP-6 are HGH Peptides. They both do the exact same thing, increase GHRH, but just have a different potency level. Like a Panadol and Panadol Fort.
CJC-1295 is taken once per week and slowly tells your pituitary gland to release HGH throughout the week. GHRP-6 is taken every 2 days (sometimes 3 depending on how much HGH you want released) and give a large HGH pulse within 30 minutes of injection.
Now the above will vary depending on dosage and how much HGH you want released, but above is the standard.
The needle used is a insulin needle, tiny. Pinch the fat of your stomach and inject (1 - 2mg - dosage dependant) and just rub the injection site for afew minutes.
Bodies Response
- Hunger SOARS: you feel like your starving every 2-3 hours. Like if you don't eat you feel like you will die.
- You feel the need to lift something
- Your workouts are insane
- You sleep very very well, almost coma like state. Waking up is also next to impossible.
- Muscles fill out very quickly (well they actually increase in density due to HGH creating new muscle fibers)
- No mood swings
Conclusion
Peptides were huge, but not for long. Offering Steroid like results in size without the Steroid side effects. The difference being, instead of water retention, your growing new muscle tissue and fibers. At the same time, giving an unfair advantage over other teams or players was a definite. You pack on lean mass, very fast.
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