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2. Growth hormone - Wikipedia

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   Growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin, also known as human growth hormone (hGH or HGH) in its human form, is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans and other animals. It is thus important in human development. GH also stimulates production of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and increases ...

3. Muscle hypertrophy - Wikipedia

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   Muscle hypertrophy. Athletes use a combination of strength training, diet, and nutritional supplementation to induce muscle hypertrophy. Muscle hypertrophy or muscle building involves a hypertrophy or increase in size of skeletal muscle through a growth in size of its component cells. Two factors contribute to hypertrophy: sarcoplasmic ...

4. Bodybuilding - Wikipedia

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   Bodybuilding is the practice of progressive resistance exercise to build, control, and develop one's muscles via hypertrophy. [1] An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. It is primarily undertaken for aesthetic purposes over functional ones, distinguishing it from similar activities such as powerlifting and ...

5. Here's How Often You Should Lift Weights if You Want Bigger ...

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   1. Muscle Fiber Activation. Lifting weights engages different muscle fibers, especially fast-twitch fibers, which are known for their higher growth potential. The stress applied during resistance ...

6. Development of the human body - Wikipedia

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   Human growthand development. Development of the human body is the process of growth to maturity. The process begins with fertilization, where an egg released from the ovary of a female is penetrated by a sperm cell from a male. The resulting zygote develops through mitosis and cell differentiation, and the resulting embryo then implants in the ...

7. Growth hormone in sports - Wikipedia

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   Growth hormones in sports refers to the use of growth hormones (GH or HGH) for athletic enhancement, as opposed to growth hormone treatment for medical therapy. Human Growth Hormone is a prescription medication in the US, meaning that its distribution and use without a prescription is illegal. [1] There is limited evidence that GH doping ...