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Full breakdown on how sprints affect HGH production and how to optimally use it to increase heightgrowth.
Foreword:
Sprinting spikes HGH so effectively because it triggers all the main triggers at once:
HGH can commonly increase by ~450% (compared to your regular resting levels). This peak is acute, not sustained. It usually lasts for 0.5-1.5h.
How to do it
Keep your sessions to 2-3 MAX per week (any more can actively hurt height growth). Try to go for about 20-30 seconds of work (max sprint), followed by 1.5-3 minutes of rest. This is for growth, not cardio. If you need longer rests then take longer rests.
Make sure to do your sprints around midday (preferably while the sun is out for vitamin-D). Sprinting too late in the evening can:
What to do post session
1. Do NOT OVER DO IT. Overtraining causes more stress which causes more cortisol.
Cortisol directly antagonizes HGH and IGF-1. After you do your sprints do not train again.
2. Take it easy for 90-120 minutes post workout. Do not eat, but you can still drink water. Keep your body decompressed (lie directly on your back). Doing this like deadhangs every now and then can be useful.
3. SLEEP WELL. Sleep is the #1 most important thing for height growth. If you do not sleep accordingly (8-9+hours per night) this is all for nothing.
"TL;DR"
DO
DON’T
Foreword:
- This will NOT work for us oldcels. In order to grow taller naturally (i.e without lls), your growth plates need to be open. You can check this thread out to learn about keeping them open:
- YES, this is not nearly as effective as other means (lls, hormones etc), but it is not complete cope. Lots of studies show a correlation between spikes in HGH and height growth (no shit).
- This thread is solely focused on the effect of sprints on HGH and growing taller. Things like nutrition is not taken into account here, but of course its very important to not eat goyslop.
Sprinting spikes HGH so effectively because it triggers all the main triggers at once:
- High lactate accumulation (biggest driver)
- Near-maximal effort
- Short rest intervals
- Large muscle mass recruitment
- Sympathetic nervous system activation
HGH can commonly increase by ~450% (compared to your regular resting levels). This peak is acute, not sustained. It usually lasts for 0.5-1.5h.
How to do it
Keep your sessions to 2-3 MAX per week (any more can actively hurt height growth). Try to go for about 20-30 seconds of work (max sprint), followed by 1.5-3 minutes of rest. This is for growth, not cardio. If you need longer rests then take longer rests.
Make sure to do your sprints around midday (preferably while the sun is out for vitamin-D). Sprinting too late in the evening can:
- Raise cortisol
- Delay sleep
- Reduce deep sleep → less HGH overall
What to do post session
1. Do NOT OVER DO IT. Overtraining causes more stress which causes more cortisol.
Cortisol directly antagonizes HGH and IGF-1. After you do your sprints do not train again.
2. Take it easy for 90-120 minutes post workout. Do not eat, but you can still drink water. Keep your body decompressed (lie directly on your back). Doing this like deadhangs every now and then can be useful.
3. SLEEP WELL. Sleep is the #1 most important thing for height growth. If you do not sleep accordingly (8-9+hours per night) this is all for nothing.
"TL;DR"
DO
- Sprint hard, then stop
- Decompress
- Delay food
- Sleep deeply
DON’T
- Stack workouts
- Eat immediately
- Sit compressed
- Train late
