OT: What % of AAU kids are on HGH?

[Good-Knight]

My niece asked (for "a friend's kid") and she was unsatisfied with "a lot, but it's not worth it because of risks and repercussions I can't name." I'm not pointing any fingers, but I got tall the old fashion way. This seems to be something not discussed in youth sport. I'm sure it effect football too. Since teens have such varying amounts of HGH, I doubt it could be detected or a specific level determined to be incriminating.

 

[MiloTalon13]

Are you saying high level basketball players are using HGH to get taller? And it’s widespread? Seriously?

 

[RUsojo]

It’s more a college football issue most freshman get it

 

[Rufaninga]

As a college freshman, I used Beer as my human growth hormone.

Worked great, I grew several inches horizontally & cultivated mass.

 

[DC8690]

Knew a few kids my sons age on HGH when they were around puberty age. Parents thought it would help them grow. Mind you the parents were all under 5’5”ish.

 

[High Quality H2O]

I haven’t looked into this in a while but from what I remember I feel like that was not an effective use of HGH (adding height). Best use besides adding straight muscle mass and recovery…I thought was not during puberty but actually for older gents. Supposedly works wonders getting Stallone ready for The Expendables part 5 or whatever.

With that said my cousin also did go on it as a kid for this purpose to help nudge his growth along. Hard to tell what effect it had if any. I think he’s 5’4 in shoes. It likely could have added an inch or two, but it’s not turning guards into centers or anything crazy.

 

[MiloTalon13]

As a college freshman, I used Beer as my human growth hormone.

Worked great, I grew several inches horizontally & cultivated mass.

Me too and I didn’t stop after FR year 😀😀😀

 

[Rokodesh]

My niece asked (for "a friend's kid") and she was unsatisfied with "a lot, but it's not worth it because of risks and repercussions I can't name." I'm not pointing any fingers, but I got tall the old fashion way. This seems to be something not discussed in youth sport. I'm sure it effect football too. Since teens have such varying amounts of HGH, I doubt it could be detected or a specific level determined to be incriminating.

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[Good-Knight]

I haven’t looked into this in a while but from what I remember I feel like that was not an effective use of HGH (adding height). Best use besides adding straight muscle mass and recovery…I thought was not during puberty but actually for older gents. Supposedly works wonders getting Stallone ready for The Expendables part 5 or whatever.

With that said my cousin also did go on it as a kid for this purpose to help nudge his growth along. Hard to tell what effect it had if any. I think he’s 5’4 in shoes. It likely could have added an inch or two, but it’s not turning guards into centers or anything crazy.

I think that in adults, post bone fusing, it is not effective for height but that it does increase height over projected when administered in puberty. Kinda obvious that some older gym-dudes use it for muscle and recovery - ripped 70 year olds is a thing . Pretty sure it is part of most drug / steroid tests but that doesn't effect most high schoolers. One tell-tale sign is a taller kid with normal sized hands.

 

[Bobbynieds]

I think that in adults, post bone fusing, it is not effective for height but that it does increase height over projected when administered in puberty. Kinda obvious that some older gym-dudes use it for muscle and recovery - ripped 70 year olds is a thing . Pretty sure it is part of most drug / steroid tests but that doesn't effect most high schoolers. One tell-tale sign is a taller kid with normal sized hands.

We always used the small hands as an indicator of something else

 

[MiloTalon13]

We always used the small hands as an indicator of something else

Small gloves?