The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
increasing arginine levels with the specific goal of increasing growth hormone release can actually short circuit the effects of exercise on growth hormone. [...] And so you don't, unfortunately, if growth hormone increase is your goal, you don't unfortunately get to increase growth hormone 800% by taking arginine and exercising. It always seems to be clamped at about 300 to 500% increases.
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there is some idea that Arginine supplementation prior to bedtime can further Elevate levels of growth hormone especially when fasted that literature is rather weak to be honest I encourage you to go to examine.com if you want to peruse those particular studies
Increasing Arginine levels with the specific goal of increasing growth hormone release can actually shortcircuit the effects of exercise on growth hormone several studies I looked at looked at the interaction of taking Arginine and the exercise or just the Arginine or just the exercise alone and so you don't uh unfortunately if growth hormone increases your goal you don't unfortunately get to increase growth hormone 800% by taking Arginine and exercising it always seems to be clamped at about 3 100 to 500% increases