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<blockquote data-quote="Nelson Vergel" data-source="post: 16708" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>From Jerry Brainum's newsletter ($10 per month and highly recommended): <a href="http://www.appliedmetabolics.com/" target="_blank">http://www.appliedmetabolics.com/</a></p><p></p><p>"Another popular bodybuilding supplement is <em>Nitric oxide boosters. </em>Such supplements are alleged to boost levels of nitric oxide, a substance involved among other effects, in dilating blood vessels. The thought is that taking such supplements will not only produce a more pronounced muscle pump, but also deliver more nutrients and oxygen to muscle during exercise. As with the GH boosters, the main ingredient in NO supplements is arginine. This makes sense, since arginine is the direct precursor for NO synthesis in the body. However, the production of NO isn't based on arginine, but rather the activity of enzymes that synthesize NO from arginine. In addition, the usual amount of arginine in NO supplements is not enough to significantly promote NO synthesis. The amount is kept low because larger doses of arginine can cause gastrointestinal upset. While NO supplements average about 4 grams of arginine per suggested dose, studies show it takes 18 grams of <em>intravenous </em>arginine to significantly boost NO synthesis. But many of the NO supplements also contain simple carbs. Simple carbs rapidly promote an insulin release, and guess what: insulin itself boosts NO release! So it's not the arginine in the supplements that is working, but the carbs. You can save a lot of money by avoiding NO supplements, and instead opting for methods that actually do boost NO release. Such methods include ingesting about 8 grams of the amino acid, citrulline, prior to workouts (citrulline is converted in the kidneys into arginine, providing a more reliable way of getting arginine into the blood). Also consuming about eight ounces of beet juice prior to training will lead to higher plasma levels of NO. Beet juice contains Nitrates, which are converted by enzymes in oral bacteria into nitrite, which is converted in the body into NO. You can also eat watermelon, the richest natural source of citrulline."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nelson Vergel, post: 16708, member: 3"] From Jerry Brainum's newsletter ($10 per month and highly recommended): [url]http://www.appliedmetabolics.com/[/url] "Another popular bodybuilding supplement is [I]Nitric oxide boosters. [/I]Such supplements are alleged to boost levels of nitric oxide, a substance involved among other effects, in dilating blood vessels. The thought is that taking such supplements will not only produce a more pronounced muscle pump, but also deliver more nutrients and oxygen to muscle during exercise. As with the GH boosters, the main ingredient in NO supplements is arginine. This makes sense, since arginine is the direct precursor for NO synthesis in the body. However, the production of NO isn't based on arginine, but rather the activity of enzymes that synthesize NO from arginine. In addition, the usual amount of arginine in NO supplements is not enough to significantly promote NO synthesis. The amount is kept low because larger doses of arginine can cause gastrointestinal upset. While NO supplements average about 4 grams of arginine per suggested dose, studies show it takes 18 grams of [I]intravenous [/I]arginine to significantly boost NO synthesis. But many of the NO supplements also contain simple carbs. Simple carbs rapidly promote an insulin release, and guess what: insulin itself boosts NO release! So it's not the arginine in the supplements that is working, but the carbs. You can save a lot of money by avoiding NO supplements, and instead opting for methods that actually do boost NO release. Such methods include ingesting about 8 grams of the amino acid, citrulline, prior to workouts (citrulline is converted in the kidneys into arginine, providing a more reliable way of getting arginine into the blood). Also consuming about eight ounces of beet juice prior to training will lead to higher plasma levels of NO. Beet juice contains Nitrates, which are converted by enzymes in oral bacteria into nitrite, which is converted in the body into NO. You can also eat watermelon, the richest natural source of citrulline." [/QUOTE]
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