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Okay guys and gals, we have all heard the story of GH gut....where distended bellies result from wild cell growth in the intestinal smooth muscle because it has a high amount of IGF -1 receptors, and IGF both inhibits apoptosis (cell destruction) in this tissue as well as promotes growth.
But it is clear that smooth muscle hypertrophy occurs at a slower rate than skeletal muscle (striated) or even cardiac muscle (distended heart?).
So, it is my contention that the GH Gut is a complete myth. Not only that, but in my own circumstances I can tell you the gut I go to bed with after hydrating and eating all day and the gut I wake up with couldn't be any more different.
I would postulate that the distended belly we have seen (Dorian for example) have more to do with being hydrated and squatting or doing bent over rows or any other bent over lift where tremendous pressure forces water in the the intestines.
But this isn't about what I think. This is about what YOU think. So, GH Gut- is it a myth or is it a fact?
Respect,
Vette
But it is clear that smooth muscle hypertrophy occurs at a slower rate than skeletal muscle (striated) or even cardiac muscle (distended heart?).
So, it is my contention that the GH Gut is a complete myth. Not only that, but in my own circumstances I can tell you the gut I go to bed with after hydrating and eating all day and the gut I wake up with couldn't be any more different.
I would postulate that the distended belly we have seen (Dorian for example) have more to do with being hydrated and squatting or doing bent over rows or any other bent over lift where tremendous pressure forces water in the the intestines.
But this isn't about what I think. This is about what YOU think. So, GH Gut- is it a myth or is it a fact?
Respect,
Vette