Dryfasting and HGH?

I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me. I’m trying to find out any information on how dryfasting affects HGH. Regular water fasting has shown to increase HGH, peaking maximally at around 72 hours alongside autophagy. Since the 3x as quick rule for dryfasting seems to be pretty accurate and is backed by Filinov would this equate to an equivalent HGH spike at 24 hours on a dryfast? I’m trying to find ways to maximise workout recovery and if a daily OMAD dryfast can produce an equivalent HGH response to that of a 72hr water fast then I’d opt for the former. But there doesn’t seem to be much info out there on this especially in terms of hormonal effects. Any help would be really appreciated.

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I did some experiments with different lengths of water fasting trying to increase my HGH in the hope of increasing my muscle mass. I got my HGH (IGF1) levels tested after 3 days with no food too. Didn’t work out so well though. The benefits of more HGH from 3 day fasts were negated by the lack of caloric intake to feed muscle growth. I didn’t lose any muscle mass though, which was pretty interesting since I was only eating 4 days a week for 2 months.

I’m still trying to find that sweet spot between increasing HGH and getting enough calories to feed the growth. You can check out the video I did about this here - https://youtu.be/l6vQtyCVOXQ

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I would say probably to some extent as everything is moving faster to mobilise fat for hydrogen and the same pathways interact as they would in a water fasted individual.Hgh main role in fasting is muscle retention. In my experience I don’t lose much muscle dry or water fasting. Dry fasting appears more effective if I have an injury or complaint over a shorter duration of time but there is no way to equate that to the role of HGH alone.Subjects aren’t lining up to be starved and water restricted in the name of science. Furthermore there is little monetary incentive for anyone to fund such studies. Nothing could be cheaper than consuming nothing and science moves slow, if at all, when there isn’t a price tag attached.So I don’t believe there will be a definitive answer to that question. Only anecdotal evidence.Any my reason for the interest in HGH specifically?

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Mike Mutzel is a good place to find information. Here is a video on HGH and fasting.

https://highintensityhealth.com/fasting-human-growth-hormone-and-your-thyroid/