Gene's Nitric Oxide Stack

Many have used this stack for massive hard pumps in the gym, significant vascularity and excellent erectile function not discounting the health benefits. If you're looking for any of these benefits and more...give it a try!

Nitric Oxide Stack
Bed Time
5 mg of Tadalafil (Cialis)
3000 mg of L-Arginine
1500 mg of L-Citrulline
50 mg of Pycnogenol
150 mg of Icariin (Horny Goat Weed)
1 mg of Doxazosin (Alpha Blocker)


Morning
3000 mg of L-Arginine
1500 mg of L-Citrulline
50 mg of Pycnogenol
150 mg of Icariin (Horny Goat Weed)


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Afternoon
5 mg of Tadalafil (Cialis)
3000 mg of L-Arginine
1500 mg of L-Citrulline
50 mg of Pycnogenol
150 mg of Icariin (Horny Goat Weed)
1 mg of Doxazosin (Alpha Blocker)



More Than a Muscle Pump: The Surprising Science of the Nitric Oxide Stack

In the biohacking world, we often chase complex peptides or experimental compounds, but we frequently overlook the most fundamental currency of life: blood flow. In the quest for longevity, systemic vascular efficiency is the baseline upon which all other health markers are built. As we age, our ability to maintain vasodilatory capacity diminishes, impacting everything from cognitive sharpness to metabolic health. "Gene’s Nitric Oxide Stack," a protocol born and refined within the ExcelMale community, has emerged as a definitive solution for men seeking to optimize this system. This isn't just a gym supplement routine; it is a sophisticated approach to anti-aging that leverages amino acids and targeted pharmaceutical interventions to restore the body’s most vital delivery mechanism.

Beyond the Mirror: The Science of the Sustained Pump​

For the average gym-goer, the "pump" is a transient aesthetic goal—a fleeting moment of muscle fullness. However, for a longevity specialist, a "harder pump" and increased vascularity are indicators of high-functioning endothelial health. The Nitric Oxide Stack is engineered to produce a state of vasodilation that doesn't simply vanish when you rack the weights.

By optimizing the nitric oxide signaling pathway, this protocol facilitates a sustained pump that carries through your daily life. This is a critical distinction: the visual vascularity is a proxy for your body’s ability to keep its "pipes" open. When you maintain that fullness hours after a workout, you are essentially providing proof of concept that your circulatory system is operating at peak efficiency, ensuring constant nutrient delivery to peripheral tissues.

The Foundation of Performance: Hard Science for Sexual Vitality​

One of the most immediate benefits of systemic vasodilation is the restoration of sexual function. From a clinical perspective, erection quality is often the "canary in the coal mine" for cardiovascular health. Because the Nitric Oxide Stack focuses on the root physiological requirements of performance—blood flow and retention—it provides a robust alternative to temporary fixes.

A Serious Solution for Erection Quality and Duration

This stack addresses both the quality and the duration of erections with clinical precision. For men navigating the aging process, this is not a matter of vanity, but of maintaining vital physiological function. By ensuring the vascular system can respond effectively to neurological signals, the protocol allows for a level of performance that many mistakenly believe is lost to time.

The Ultimate Nootropic: Future-Proofing the Neocortex​

Perhaps the most compelling argument for nitric oxide optimization is the "bodybuilder to brain health" pipeline. While most men start this stack for its physical benefits, they are unknowingly deploying a powerful shield against age-related cognitive decline. As we age, the micro-vasculature within the brain tends to narrow and tighten, a process that starves the brain of oxygen and is a primary driver of age-related dementia.

The stack acts as a nootropic by ensuring that the brain's smallest vessels remain dilated and resilient. This ensures that the neocortex and other critical regions receive a constant supply of the nutrients required for cognitive longevity. As the source material highlights:

"by increasing nitric oxide and getting that vascular dilation we're getting oxygen blood and nutrients in the areas of the brain that can provide us with a great anti-aging benefit in terms of neurological health."

The irony is profound: a protocol often associated with the bicep curl may actually be one of your most effective tools for protecting your mind.

Systemic Management: Blood Pressure and Prostate Function​

The benefits of the stack extend into the deeper mechanics of men’s health, specifically regarding the relaxation of smooth muscle tissue. This is particularly relevant for Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH) and blood pressure management. Nitric oxide serves as a signal for these tissues to relax, directly easing the "inability to ease the problems" that typically characterize age-related prostate issues.

The secondary physiological advantages of this systemic relaxation include:

  • Vascular Tension Reduction: Significant support for maintaining healthy blood pressure levels by reducing resistance within the arterial walls.
  • Prostate Relief: Improvement in quality of life by relaxing the prostatic smooth muscle, easing the mechanical symptoms of BPH.
  • Reduced Cardiac Load: By improving systemic flow, the heart is not required to pump against the same level of resistance, preserving cardiovascular longevity.

The Future of Your Vascular Health​

"Gene’s Nitric Oxide Stack" is far from a theoretical exercise; it is a "living protocol" backed by years of community peer-review within the ExcelMale community. The "enormously long" and widely viewed thread on ExcelMale.com serves as a testament to the real-world efficacy of this stack, offering a repository of shared experiences and optimization strategies.

This multi-front approach to anti-aging represents the best of biohacking: using fundamental biological pathways to solve complex aging problems. By focusing on the delivery system itself, we can protect our brains, our hearts, and our vitality simultaneously.

If blood flow is the delivery system for every nutrient your body needs, what happens to your longevity when you finally optimize that system?


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If you can split the 2.5 mg pill into two; try taking one before bed and the other half 12 hours later both along with the amino acid stack.

2.5 mg is such a tiny dose, but who knows, you may be an over-responder.
Gene's advice is an excellent idea. As always he brings agood way to try.
 
Gene's stack is great.

As Gene can also tell you, eating NO rich foods like beets, spinach, celery and others also helps feed your NO pathways. I put them in my shakes with Muscle Egg, yogurt, etc
 
It's very dificult to find Icariin at 60%. On ebay there are a couple of brands and they are expensive. The rest are all 10%. At Vitamin Shopp here in Puerto Rico they don't have it with more than10%.
 
It's very dificult to find Icariin at 60%. On ebay there are a couple of brands and they are expensive. The rest are all 10%. At Vitamin Shopp here in Puerto Rico they don't have it with more than10%.

You can only get it at 60% in just a few places.

If you buy the 10% just take 4 to 5 pills three times daily.

I've done that and it works well with the stack plus the stuff is cheap anyways!
 
You can only get it at 60% in just a few places.

If you buy the 10% just take 4 to 5 pills three times daily.

I've done that and it works well with the stack plus the stuff is cheap anyways!

Gene, can you clarify what is the correct dose of icariin? I'm not ready to do the whole stack, but I think icariin has worked for me in the past. So, at 10% icariin, how many milligrams should I be taking per day?

The Vitamin Shoppe brand also contains mucuna, which I'm a little nervous about. So, I'm trying to choose between Life Exension's Prelox (with icariin, pycnogenol and arginine) or NOW's Horny Goat Weed (icariin and maca).
 
Gene, can you clarify what is the correct dose of icariin? I'm not ready to do the whole stack, but I think icariin has worked for me in the past. So, at 10% icariin, how many milligrams should I be taking per day?

The Vitamin Shoppe brand also contains mucuna, which I'm a little nervous about. So, I'm trying to choose between Life Exension's Prelox (with icariin, pycnogenol and arginine) or NOW's Horny Goat Weed (icariin and maca).


That Life Extension product is very good. I take 40 mg three times daily with the stack. It's very safe and I don't know of any neg sides to be honest.
 
Only cause you asked Gene:


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I don't try to be veiny, just eat clean. Only supp I take that supports NO is low dose daily cialis.
 
We have the least subcutaneous fat in forearms and calves. That is where the first results of a fat loss program show up.


And in the forearms as well.

One must be lean and genetically vascular to get like this.

Add in a hard resistance work out routine and an NO stack and you got the right combination for these types of results.
 
Come on guys!

Some 245 views and just a handful of posts???

I had this same thread on another "HRT" forum I used to Moderate some time ago and that thread is still alive and well even now.

If you want serious, and I mean serious vascularity, supper hard pumps in the gym that seems to last forever, great morning erections and harder longer lasting erections you need to give this stack a try.

I attached a pic of my right forearm taken not that long ago...and this was 8 hours after being in the gym!

I want to hear from you guys that have given this stack a good 30 day trial and post your results here.View attachment 270


I think low bf is the biggest factor in vascularity. That and genetics. I have tried all the oral NO boosters and all they give me is the runs! Maybe injectable will help, but it's all about being lean first and foremost.
 
Hi Gene
No Vitamin Shoppe around me so went to local GNC poor selection.
This is what I was able to get.
GNC Men's Horny Goat Weed 600mg(Epimedium grandiflorum), 250mg Maca (Lepidium meyenil, 25 mg Polypodium vulgare root powder, Only one they had.
GNC L-Arginine (as L-Arginine Hydochloride)500mg & LCitrulline 500mg in same tablet
Pycnogenol 50mg
Vitamin D3 1000 IU. My doc said to take 1000 units daily. seems I am a little low on it.
Zinc 50 mg

Give me your feedback and is it best to take with or without food?
 

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