“Human growth hormone is a substance that occurs naturally in the body, secreted by the pituitary gland. It is essential for normal growth and development and deficiency or excess of the hormone can lead to abnormalities…

But as a performance-enhancing drug, injecting hGH allows athletes to develop power and strength and to recover from muscle damage caused by harder training.

That would not only benefit strength and power sports like weight lifting…but also other sports like distance running and rowing.”