Bodybuilders love growth hormone(GH) for two main reasons: the first one being it’s ability to raise fatty acids oxidation thus making us leaner without any diet interventions and second one being the potential of additional intramuscular water retention which equals a better cosmetic visual appearance.

It’s safe to say that this particular hormone is capable of doing so much more than thus but today we would be better of discussing why it is bot a smart idea to take GH first thing in the morning.

The name growth hormone has to do with the fact of this hormones role in rDNA transcription. As you might guess cellular growth and repair processes take place at night time and this is why GH is meant to be a nocturnal hormone.

It is mostly secreted in during the midnight hours via melatonin regulated enzymatic pathways. This is also one of the reasons why GH puts our bodies into fat burning states,- we function best in ketones during our sleep.

If you are to take you GH dose in the morning there is a probability that your circadian rhythm will be shifted and it will make you sleepy during the day and more wakeful during night hours.

You should also keep in mind that altered melatonin secretion will likely make you more insulinemic while you are awake thus will cause insulin resistance over time and drastically hinder your ability to recover from training sessions.

So remember, if you want to stay lean, muscular and healthy you are better off taking your GH before bed.

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