sladerunner69
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If anyone could help enhance my knowledge on NO I would definitely appreciate it....
As a college athlete and long-time weightlifter I have noticed something after taking various anti-serotonin supplements and especially after drinking a few coffees through the morning and afternoon leading up to my evening workout... I have almost no pump. My lifting buddies don't give a rat's butt about eating anything except protein powder and fast food, and they achieve serious pumps in the weightroom. My one friend pulls and pushes the same numbers as me on arms but his are nearly 1 inch bigger! They are also coverred in vascularity and have a remarkable "roadmap" veins look. Meanwhile I have one large vein on the back of my forearm and that is about it. I would certainly boast more if I was lower bodyfat, as I am 210lbs 12% bodyfat. However, my pumps and overallsize are definitely down from a few years ago when I was not peating. It's like the blood doesnt want to rush into my muscles no matter how many sets I do. When I used to take NO explode I would get that really awesome pumped up feeling in whatever muscle group I was training, and I sort of miss that.
That said, I am not a bodybuilder and I find the hobby somewhat narcissistic. My goal is to balance athletic performance (I throw discus and shotput) with health, while I maintain a consistent recovery in androgenic activity after using finasteride a few years ago. Related, by erections are not as full and strong and I beleive that is partially do to my lessened bloodflow.
I've read a bit about how NO is implicated in cancer and oxidation and PUFA release, so I began taking niacinimide on top of drinking a few cups of joe each day and taking AT LEAST 1 gram of aspirin. I just hope it does not affect the numbers on my lifts (squat, clean, jerk, bench) if I cannot train my muscles as affectively as my friends who love the vascular effects of NO.
There are also plenty of bodybuilders who swear by the use of carnitine and serotonin amino acids to increase nitric oxide because they beleive the enhanced bloodflow is beneficial to the cardiovascualr system, or something. They are likely incorrect, but why?
As a college athlete and long-time weightlifter I have noticed something after taking various anti-serotonin supplements and especially after drinking a few coffees through the morning and afternoon leading up to my evening workout... I have almost no pump. My lifting buddies don't give a rat's butt about eating anything except protein powder and fast food, and they achieve serious pumps in the weightroom. My one friend pulls and pushes the same numbers as me on arms but his are nearly 1 inch bigger! They are also coverred in vascularity and have a remarkable "roadmap" veins look. Meanwhile I have one large vein on the back of my forearm and that is about it. I would certainly boast more if I was lower bodyfat, as I am 210lbs 12% bodyfat. However, my pumps and overallsize are definitely down from a few years ago when I was not peating. It's like the blood doesnt want to rush into my muscles no matter how many sets I do. When I used to take NO explode I would get that really awesome pumped up feeling in whatever muscle group I was training, and I sort of miss that.
That said, I am not a bodybuilder and I find the hobby somewhat narcissistic. My goal is to balance athletic performance (I throw discus and shotput) with health, while I maintain a consistent recovery in androgenic activity after using finasteride a few years ago. Related, by erections are not as full and strong and I beleive that is partially do to my lessened bloodflow.
I've read a bit about how NO is implicated in cancer and oxidation and PUFA release, so I began taking niacinimide on top of drinking a few cups of joe each day and taking AT LEAST 1 gram of aspirin. I just hope it does not affect the numbers on my lifts (squat, clean, jerk, bench) if I cannot train my muscles as affectively as my friends who love the vascular effects of NO.
There are also plenty of bodybuilders who swear by the use of carnitine and serotonin amino acids to increase nitric oxide because they beleive the enhanced bloodflow is beneficial to the cardiovascualr system, or something. They are likely incorrect, but why?