Sep 27, 2011

A 2010 study performed at the University of Memphis by Bloomer et al. examined the effects of nitric oxide boosting supplements on hemodynamics in trained bodybuilders, specifically focusing on the so-called “pump” that people claim is increased by nitrate based supplements. The study showed no statistically different measurements in post-training arm...

Jul 19, 2011

Jul 19, 2011 The following was originally published by The Journal of Applied Physiology, written by W. Derave, from the Dept. of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium, along with Youri Taes. It’s a warning against the potential dangers of nitrate supplementation, a trend that is becoming very common in the nutritional world. It’s...

Jul 19, 2011

Betaine is derived from beets, a nitrate-rich food that has been shown to improve exercise performance. Creatine is perhaps the world’s most exhaustively studied nutritional supplement, and boasts unparalleled safety and efficacy. Betaine is well known to be a methyl donor to guanidinoacetate (through methionine) that can aid in the synthesis of creatine...

Jul 11, 2011

Jul 11, 2011 It’s funny that so many things we think are “unique”, “novel” or cutting edge, were actually discovered, synthesized, and described over a century ago. Recently, I happened to find out that Creatine nitrate falls into this category. I’ll preface this information with the note that I am not a fan of this stuff – nitrate supplementation...

Jul 11, 2011

Jul 11, 2011 Creatine nitrate is less soluable than both Creatine hydrochloride and Creatine sulphate, both of which are currently available on the nutritional supplement market – at least according to the information found in the book “The Simpler Natural Bases, Collection on Gastronomy” By George Barger and Katherine Golden Bitting, published by Logmans,...