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So in the many many years I have invested in training I have never really taken a pre workout apart from an espresso coffee.
So I decided to do a little research and found out that citrulline malate was one of the main ingredients which created the pump affect through vasodilation.
I combine this with a coffee and creatine 30 minutes prior to training.
What I have noticed this past week is that my pumps are practically not even evident.
It is like it has made the reverse effect on me.
I do have a theory though a pump is generally caused by forced blood into the muscle causing vascular restriction meaning the blood is Damned inside the muscle and cannot escape due to the blood vessels being restricted. So it would make sense that if your blood vessels were dilated it would allow more blood flow in and out of the muscle meaning less pump.
Does this make sense to anybody else
So I decided to do a little research and found out that citrulline malate was one of the main ingredients which created the pump affect through vasodilation.
I combine this with a coffee and creatine 30 minutes prior to training.
What I have noticed this past week is that my pumps are practically not even evident.
It is like it has made the reverse effect on me.
I do have a theory though a pump is generally caused by forced blood into the muscle causing vascular restriction meaning the blood is Damned inside the muscle and cannot escape due to the blood vessels being restricted. So it would make sense that if your blood vessels were dilated it would allow more blood flow in and out of the muscle meaning less pump.
Does this make sense to anybody else