Originally Posted by usechen
Is there a supplement instead of cialis or viagra I can take for my temp gains to stay for hours ? Just like when you just finished training at the gym.. There must be a solution or something cheaper.
The Arginine alpha-ketoglutarate (AAKG) product you take to enhance your "Pumps" and Vascularity in the gym can probably help there too - I am talking about those NO (Nitric Oxide) products. AAKG is the main ingredient in those.
By the way you can get AAKG powder a lot cheaper than something link BSN NO-EXPLODE, etc.
What is AAKG?
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Q: I read in “Master Class” about supplementing with arginine to significantly improve blood flow and muscle pumps. But when I went to purchase arginine, one of the sales people directed me to something called AAKG? What’s AAKG?
A: AAKG is an acronym for arginine alpha-ketoglutarate. It’s a form of arginine — specifically, two arginine molecules attached to an alpha-ketoglutarate molecule. Arginine is an amino acid and alpha-ketoglutarate is a form of another amino acid (a glutamine precursor), which may have a glutamine-sparing effect in muscle tissue, leading to more available glutamine. It’s believed that this formulation basically improves arginine’s absorption, thereby increasing your nitric-oxide (NO) production even more. As we know, arginine is a precursor of nitric oxide, which is responsible for vasodilation.
The benefits of AAKG are similar to those of arginine, mostly due to the increased NO production, which enhances blood flow to muscles and all parts of the body. Research shows that arginine helps improve recovery time while also improving symptoms of male infertility caused by erectile dysfunction.
Jacking up your nitric-oxide production delivers many advantages: It fights free radicals; helps sharpen the mind-muscle connection; supports the release of growth hormone; helps raise healthy cholesterol levels; and enhances fat metabolism, while also regulating the salt levels in the body. Quite a list of benefits.
To date, there is not an exact dosage directed by science for strength training. Many sports-nutrition manufacturers suggest a daily dose of 500–3,000 mg of a nitric oxide–boosting agent per day.
Before taking any supplementation, always consult your physician and use the product only as directed on the label.