IGF deals with the process of cell growth and differentiation in a variety of cells. IGF helps to stimulate the Type I IGF receptor causing more activity in intracellular signaling molecules, leading to cell survival through inhibition of apoptosis.
In other words, you will have an increase in the amount of cells, they will split and grow into new cells, and it will also prevent the death of other cells even when they were programmed for cell apoptosis (cell death).
The increase in the presence of skeletal muscle tissue is also due to the increased satellite cell activity brought on by IGF, which is also thought to be suppress the myostatin gene that is responsible for regulating ultimate cell growth and the suppression of our cortisol levels.
The responsible party for the growth of new cells is IGF and this process is also known as hyperplasia. Even though IGF is far more anabolic than alternatives like growth hormone it has been proved to be a lot more effective to take a peptide androgen version as it will help to stimulate maximum growth in the newly formed cells. Most bodybuilders that use IGF will confirm that the first thing you notice is a sudden increase in your appetite.
The reason for this is that the peptide type will use up carbs a lot quicker which need to be replaced as they are protein sparing. In the first week of the cycle intense pumps are noticed and lipolysis tends to be take affect towards the end of the cycle, but normally through increases in lean mass that will lead to a higher thermogenic effect.
Most users gain an average of 4-7 pounds of lean mass during their first cycle of IGF. If you need to discover more advice regarding anabolic steroid cycles, then you should click on the link to the steroid-encyclopaedia website, which is found at the foot of this page.