Victor Conte says hGH alone does not enhance baseball performance

[Steroid News]

hGH for muscle growth in bodybuilding is not particularly effective when used in isolation. AAS + hGH seem to have synergistic effect on muscle growth.

But hGH use alone may likely have significant performance-enhancing effects when it comes to soft tissue effects.

“HGH is not effective unless it is used in conjunction with testosterone or other anabolic steroids,” Conte says. “It's important to understand that HGH is not an anabolic agent. It is an anti-catabolic agent. It basically helps to reduce muscle degradation and enables a player to maintain the gains they’ve made using steroids for a longer period of time. By itself, HGH has been shown to have no significant performance-enhancing effects.”

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