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Study: Muscle-Building HGH May Actually Diminish Athletic Performance

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 19 March, 2008  01:55 GMT

Athletes may be risking more than their reputations and their health by using banned synthetic human growth hormone to bulk up. Ironically, they may also be running the risk of worsening their athletic performance -- decidedly not the outcome they hope for or expect. Though there's no doubt the substance helps to add muscle mass, researchers found that it might reduce stamina in those who took it.

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