ARGININE

I have heard both sides of what arginine can do for lean body tissue increase.

Is it something to consider if you have the xtra $$$ for it? I have read that it increases GH release if taken pre-bed?

Anyone have experience taking pure arginine?

Thanks buddies. :)

sure why not!! if you have the extra money, why not give it a shot?
i was thinkin about it, but i just rather have something to kick start my workouts like caffeine since the working out is what helps the most in the long term, u kno?

I don't drink liquor sorry no shots for me LOL.

Really i don't have the xtra mula but i do smell a gift coming up soon ROFL.

LMAO YEAAA I LOVE THOSE LOL

Joe it was something i read about arginine and really i did not fall for it because i too know that are many other products out there that are better it was just an interesting tactic by this company to make you go out and buy it pronto like it was a miracle supplement when its not LOL.

Know what i am trying to say?

Just read about a Syracuse University study regarding Arginine dosage. The conclusion was that more is not necessarily better. Like Joe said, keep dosages between 6-10 mg and no more. Take 30-60 minutes before workout and at bedtime. GH levels drop dignificantly at more than 10 mg.

Jerry thats what i have been reading also. :)

I may give it a shot but to give up my pre-workout caffeine is like a sin hehehe. :)

hey giz, maybe you should cycle off the caffeine every 6-7 weeks for about 2 weeks and let your thyriod gland take a break..that way u can spend the money on arginine and see how well it works?

Oh goody i get to go shopping WOOHOO!! I am so excited YIPPEE! :)

I just found some Arginine pills at my local supermarket for under $2. They are 500 mg. How many should I take pre workout and before bed? I don't want to take 10 at a time to meet the 10 grams. Ouch.

I bought 4 bottles (50 ct) so we'll see what happens.

My mistake and nice catch, PM. It was grams, not miligrams. Sorry for my confusion. If you want to read a little about the study there is a half page article called Myth Master on Page 260 of the 9/07 issue of Flex.

Madbird, 10g actually is equal to 10,000 mg so you would need 20 of your 500 mg pills to equal the 10 grams. The beauty of plain old L-Arginine is that it's cheap...but that's a lot of swallowing to do. I know supps like BSN's Nitrix contain 1 gram per tablet along with vitamin B9 and their proprietary creatine blend but they are horse pill sized and quite expensive.

The other item of note in the Syracuse study was that all popular forms of arginine (l-Arginine, arginine alpha-ketoglutarate, arginine ketoisocaproate, arginine malate, and arginine ethyl ester all had similar effects on GH production.

No more arginine, i got myself some speed and xpand from dymatize it was a combo pack. :)

Hey it was a great deal hehehe.