When you’ve been researching workout supplements as long as I have, there are very few surprises left. Every so often, an exciting new ingredient comes out, and you’ll see it pop up in a few different products. You give it a try, and maybe it turns out to be the real deal, something useful, and maybe it doesn’t. To be sure, some products work better than others, and some are just junk, but sometimes, you come across something that just doesn’t even make sense.

A while back, I did a review on a product called Testo XL. It was a natural testosterone booster we ran across all over the internet, being pushed by these fake “articles” pretending to be in men’s health magazines, but really they were just advertisements. Basically your standard free trial junk.

At the time, another supplement called HGH XL was being pushed right alongside it as the perfect stacking complement. The marketers tried to get you to sign up for free trials of both, so that 14 days later they could take for almost $300 between the two. These days, I’m not seeing them being pushed as a combo package as much, but I am seeing a lot of hype around HGH XL on its own.

So while we mentioned HGH XL briefly in our Testo XL review, we decided to devote a whole page to HGH XL alone to make sure you know what you’re getting into if you decide to use it.

What Is HGH XL?

“What is HGH XL” seems like a simple question, but you’d be surprised just how not simple it is. Judging by the name, and looking back at some previous reviews of the stuff, it would be a safe bet to say that HGH XL is a Human Growth Hormone (HGH) boosting supplement. But according to the HGH XL official website that I saw, you’d be wrong.

HGH XL is actually a testosterone boosting supplement.

HGH XL Benefits

Most of the official HGH XL website is devoted to sharing the potential benefits of the product. They talk about the inevitable decline of testosterone levels as we age, and all the ways your life will improve once you boost them back up:

• Explosive workouts with unprecedented results.
• Fat burning like when you were 18.
• Stamina for days.
• Accelerated muscle mass increases.
• Strength and confidence boosts.
• Quicker and more complete post workout recovery.
• Increased libido and enhanced sexual performance.

By boosting testosterone production levels in your body, and freeing up the testosterone you already have, HGH XL gives you the advantages of youthful hormone levels in the gym, the bedroom, and life in general.

HGH XL Ingredients

The ingredient profile provided by the website further bolsters the idea that HGH XL is a testosterone booster. The list includes:

• L-Arginine which increase blood flow by acting as a precursor to nitric oxide. NO is a vasodilator, opening up blood vessels to allow an increased amount of blood to flow through to muscles, delivering much needed oxygen and nutrients to perform at their best.
• Maca Root which is basically an herbal aphrodisiac that helps increase energy, boost mood, and increase sex drive.
• Horny Goat Weed which also increases libido and helps you get stronger, harder erections.
• Tribulus Terrestris which is thought to increase the body’s natural production of testosterone through the pathway of increased release of Luteinizing Hormone from the pituitary gland. The increased LH stimulates the testes to produce and release more testosterone.
• Yohimbe which is a central nervous system stimulant that also acts to stimulate blood flow for better erections.

So not only does it look like a testosterone booster, but it looks like it focuses more on the sexual performance enhancement function of increased testosterone as opposed to the bodybuilding function.

Where To Buy

You won’t find HGH XL in stores, but there are two ways to go if you think you want to try HGH XL. The original ordering way is to go through the official website to place a “free trial” order. The way it works is that you pay a small shipping fee, and they send you a full one month supply. At that time, you’re automaticaly signed up for their recurring delivery subscription, meaning that after your 14 day trial period is up, they’ll charge you 99.99 British Pounds (approximately $145) for your “free” bottle, and start sending you a new full price bottle every month.

If this is not what you want to happen, you have to be proactive and cancel the subscription within 14 days of placing your initial order. The biggest problem with this setup is that most people don’t realize what they’re signing up for because it’s disclosed in the fine print that almost nobody reads. By the time they know what’s going on, they’ve been charged hundreds of dollars and don’t know how to get out of the cycle.

If you want to avoid that scene altogether, which I highly recommend you do) you can purchase HGH XL through Amazon.com. I’ve only seen it sold together with Testo XL, and you can buy them both for 90 pounds (about $130).

HGH XL Reviews

When something is sold on Amazon, it usually gets a lot of customer feedback, and HGH XL is no exception. As expected, the reviews are pretty brutal:

One guy says: “Shocking there where no results what so ever and I workout 5 times a week every week with a healthy diet, I took these for extra gains but they had no impact on me so it’s definitely a waste of money, oh yeah and they came with 50 capsules not 60, What a joke of a product”.

Another offers: “Not only doesn’t work, Scientifically, it couldn’t work, You’d be better off eating a banana between exercise sessions, and saving £70 every two months, despite what the scam reviews here would say, And if you research online, you may see websites that ALMOST look like well known men’s fitness publications that give glowing reviews, Check the sites very carefully – they’re not quite what they seem, It’s all completely bogus,  It may well be made of ‘pharmaceutical grade ingredients’, but that really means nothing, You can have ‘pharmaceutical grade’ salt, but that won’t do anything to make you fitter”.

And then there’s: “Rubbish and waste of money, My loss your gain”!

And these people aren’t even the ones taken in by the free trial scam.  Those people are pissed:

“This is an absolute joke, I thought $4.95 we’ll give it a go for building myself up after a broken leg, Still got the broken leg so havent used any yet… just looked and nearly £200 quid has gone out, Wtf, Now its impossible to get in touch with them, Where is the link to cancel,  Seen as they dont answer email or phone”!

and

“Total rip off,  I ordered the FREE trial, and paid the shipping cost,  The crooks at this con company now keep trying to debit my bank account for £94 every month,  I have blocked further payments at my bank , and reported the company to my banks card fraud department”.

HGH XL Pros and Cons

Advantages of HGH XL

• I haven’t thought of any yet, I’ll have to get back to you, but I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were you.

Disadvantages of HGH XL

• Its name is HGH XL, but it claims to be a testosterone booster.
• The ingredients are more in line with a libido booster than a muscle booster.
• The free trial offer is a scam. This stuff is not free.
• In fact, it’s very expensive.
• The reviews on Amazon.com are dismal

Conclusion

There’s not a reason in the world that you should spend your hard earned money or waste your precious time on this junk. HGH XL is a scam pure and simple. It’s presented on a formulaic bodybuilding supplement website, it’s called HGH XL but they’re saying it’s a testosterone booster, its advertised ingredients make it appear to be a sexual performance enhancer, and it honestly wouldn’t surprise me if there were a whole different set of ingredients listed on the bottle label. HGH XL wants one thing – your money. Don’t give it to them.

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Author: Rob Miller

Rob Miller founded SupplementCritique.com over 7 years ago, and has been the chief editor ever since. He has a diploma in Advanced Dietary Supplements Advisor, and worked at GNC for 3 years. He KNOWS supplements, both inside and out. Rob currently resides in Jupiter, FL, with his wife of 4 years.  Learn more about him in his Bio here. Follow him on Twitter , Facebook, LinkedIn, or find him on Google +. View all posts by Rob Miller