Some Benefits of the Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 and some of the reasons why it has substantial advantages include:

• It facilitates protein synthesis in the body.
• It regulates the storage of fat and channels it to be used for the production of energy. This results in a noticeable fat loss.
• Promotes positive effects on metabolism; increasing lean body mass and decreases fat
• It increases the regenerative properties of the body’s nerve tissues.
• Upregulates anti-oxidant benefit and ligament strength
• It boosts hyperplasia in muscle cells, which leads to fuller muscle tissues.
• Optimal IGF-1 and growth hormone levels are crucial to bone development during childhood and throughout adult life. 

Why Should You Use IGF-1?

In simple terms, the weight gain that you will experience from the use of IGF-1 is not due to water weight. All your weight gain will be caused by actual muscle growth which is a long-term effect. Compared to steroids which are overly known for putting on water weight and often leading to adverse side effects, you will not get 10lbs from Insulin-like Growth Factors, but you will acquire solid muscle gain after every one or two weeks which will be composed of actual heavy muscle.

The most important feature of IGF-1 is its ability to cause hyperplasia in the human body. The body of a person who is on steroids goes through hypertrophy, this means that they will only be increasing the size of the existing cells in their muscles. On the other hand, IGF-1 leads to hyperplasia which purports the growth and development of new cells in the muscles. Generally, you will accomplish much more in terms of muscle density and size at a normal genetic level.

IGF-1 LR3

The half-life of IGF-1 LR3 is about 20 – 30 hours. It is more potent than the regular base IGF-1. Because it can be sustained in the body for more than a day, it efficiently binds to cell receptors in the muscle cells and activates cell communication which subsequently improves the growth rate of muscles all day long.

IGF-1 LR3 inhibits the movement of glucose into the body cells which facilitates fat burning and the use of fat in the body for the production of energy. Its long life of close to a day has made it a preferred variant by a majority of patients and physicians because site injections are never necessary. IGF-1 LR3 cycles the whole body and binds to the receptors on muscle cells then acts for about a day, so a daily administration of this dosage is strongly supported.

IGF-1 Vs HGH

When we check on facts, the growth hormone is actually a precursor to the IGF-1, but why choose IGF-1 over the Growth Hormones? Growth Hormones do not cause direct muscle growth but instead, they facilitate the growth of muscles by signaling the release of the IGF-1. Human Growth Hormone can prove to be very difficult to qualify for. In order to have it be prescribed to you by a physician, you have to be diagnosed with Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency Syndrome. You must take and fail a Growth Hormone Stimulation Test which then indicates that your body is not producing growth hormone in response to a stimulus. This makes IGF-1 and its variants a much more viable solution for an athlete, someone losing to drop body fat or even those looking to get back into shape.

Protocols

IGF-1 LR3

This variant of IGF-1 should be taken daily for 7 days in a week. Desensitization occurs and protocol should not go beyond 90 days. A break is needed before resuming treatment. There are other treatment options during the break.