growth hormone alone doesnt cause a big gut. using alot of it can cause the intestines to grow to. ( growth hormone is not site specific nor muscle specific per se) insulin doesnt cause it either when used in small amounts. does a bodybuilder ever use ANYTHING in small amounts? you need the carbs( food) to stay alive when using insulin. more food more insulin more storage( size) eating alot distends stomach. insulin stores food. add in growth which increases your blood sugar so now you use more insulin and there you go. a viscious circle. insuline can add some muscle . growth just helps the scales get bigger numbers( and can add some muscle)
What it sounds like is that using slin forces you to eat more so you don't go hypo causing distention. So again it's not the slin per se that causes the distended stomach. And I'm not sure what you mean by insulin storing food. Perhaps the wording is what confuses me. Slin shuttles nutrients into the cells. Excess calories is stored as fat. Perhaps that's what you mean. But, of course, you don't need exo slin for that. Non insulin using fatsos abound in our culture.
So, again, I think it is excess consumption which stretches out the stomach causing distention. And whatever Mike was eating I doubt it was in excess causing distention given it was pre contest and most think he over dieted coming in small. And I don't think the hgh causes the intestines or organs to grow. Intestine don't grow anymore than veins grow. I guess it might expand by over eating but that doesn't even make sense. In fact, research and development is done right now trying to use stem cells to make intestines grow for people that have cancer and the like where part of their intestines have to be cut out. If hgh could grow the intestines and other organs (lungs, heart, kidneys) it would be used. I don't think anybody increased their lung capacity or kidney function by using hgh. Kids and AIDS patient use tons of gh, more than most bbers use, without growing their organs or get distended bellies. Millions use just as much insulin as a pro bber without the distended gut.
Not looking for a fight but just presenting views to consider and debate towards a better understanding.
