If you have decided not to bother with trying to do injections every three hours, you still have quite a few options.
One injection per day
Let's start with the dependency of injection frequency on the purpose of using growth hormone.
In cyclic sports, a common practice is a single injection of 4-6 IU – it is done either some time before the workout, or a single injection, but with a slightly higher volume, shortly before sleep.
This injection cannot maintain elevated somatotropin levels in the plasma throughout the day, but it allows for faster recovery after the load.
So, if your goal is quick recovery and nothing else particularly concerns you, then you can very well manage with a small volume injection once a day.
Moreover, a single injection is also preferable in terms of restoring the production of your own growth hormone – in case you administer exogenous somatotropin every other day.
Finally, another case where a single injection may suffice is when a large volume of growth hormone is administered.
If the volume of growth hormone administered reaches 20-25 IU, the level of somatotropin in the blood will remain elevated (definitely above the daily peaks of endogenous growth hormone) for at least 20-22 hours.
However, injecting such a volume subcutaneously at once is not very convenient, but an intramuscular injection can be used.
Other regimens and frequency options for growth hormone injections
Below are two more options for organizing a growth hormone regimen to improve athletic performance.
Two injections per day
The next option: split the daily dose into two. What advantages do we get in this case, and for what purposes is this approach most justified?
First, we get two peaks instead of one. Although the area under the curve will remain almost the same, the growth hormone level will be easier to manage.
If you use a strategy that involves administering rhGH twice a day, the injection times should be chosen so that during training the level of growth hormone in the blood is as high as possible. This is not always possible with a single daily injection.
Fat burning
If the goal is to reduce fat mass, the peaks can be timed to when the insulin level in the blood is at its lowest. Ideally, the volume of each of the two daily injections should be 8-10 IU.
After such a dose, the level of growth hormone in the plasma will remain consistently elevated (above 10 ng/ml) for about 12 hours.
Three injections per day
The third option involves three injections per day. This can be considered the most effective after the regimen involving injections every three hours.
However, with one important clarification: the volume of one injection in this case should not exceed 4-5 IU – this will keep the level of growth hormone in the blood consistently above the previously mentioned 10 ng/ml for about eight hours.
The advantages of administering rhGH three times a day are the same as with two injections, only it is even easier to plan the peaks of growth hormone levels in the blood.
But this option also has a significant downside – it is not very convenient, as one of the injections will have to be done in the middle of the day. And not everyone can carry growth hormone with them.
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