If you’re reading this you’ve probably already heard about the many benefits of IGF-1 such as:
- Increased Muscle Strength and Size
- Increased Athletic Performance
- Division of Muscle Cells
- Fat Loss
- Improvement in immune function
- Joint repair
- Decreases in LDL Cholesterol (Low Density or BAD Cholesterol)
With so many benefits its easy to see why IGF-1 is one of the most sought after products in the bodybuilding, fitness and anti-aging communities. Because it is in such high demand companies have started creating products, such as nasal sprays or oral solutions that they CLAIM to contain IGF-1. The problem with these products is that they don’t work!
In order to understand why IGF-1 sprays and oral solutions don’t work you have to understand a little bit about what IGF-1 is.
What is IGF-1 and Why Should I care?
IGF-1 stands for Insulin-like Growth Factor 1. It’s made by the liver naturally when it metabolizes Human Growth Hormone (HGH). IGF-1 is a seventy (70) amino acid long polypeptide – but even more accurately it is a PROTEIN. It is very important to know that IGF-1 is not just a peptide, but that it is a protein. I’ll explain later why this is so important!
When IGF-1 is in your blood stream it is responsible for all the benefits we mentioned above. It does this either directly or by breaking down in to other substances in your body. The key is that IGF-1 must be circulating in your blood stream in order for it to be of any use to your body.
So what does all this mean? Well, in simple terms it means that it is impossible for you to get ANY benefits from a nasal or oral IGF-1 product! It just can’t physically happen!
The Difference between a Peptide and a Protein
Peptides and Proteins are made of the same building blocks called Amino Acids. The major difference between Peptides and Proteins is the number of Amino Acids they have. Peptides can have a maximum of approximately 50 amino acids chained together. If an Amino Acid chain gets larger than that it is considered a protein. Remember that IGF-1 is 70 amino acids long. Peptides are usually small enough that they can pass in to your blood stream either orally or nasally. Proteins are too big to pass in to your blood stream and therefore are digested in your intestinal tract far before they can get in to your blood stream in tact and work their magic. This is exactly what happens to ‘Oral IGF’. Before it can ANYTHING of benefit to you it has been broken down by your intestinal tract.
So the key to getting the benefits from IGF-1 is getting IGF-1 in to your blood stream! So how do you do that? Well the most reliable way is via injection. Good news for you is that there are reputable US Based IGF-1 suppliers that sell injectable IGF-1 online.
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IGF-1 (Insulin Like Growth Factor) is supplement available for bodybuilders that can help stimulate muscle growth and increase fat loss. It has a molecular structure that is similar to insulin and shares 50% amino acid structure identity with insulin. It is similar to insulin in its ability to stimulate glucose uptake into fat and muscle cells. Because it has been shown to stimulate anabolic effects in adults, it has become an important supplement to bodybuilders and athletes. With the right IGF-1 dosage, muscle growth can be pumped to the max!
