L-arginine + pycnogenol = magic?

[omega3]

Magic is a big word but anybody experience using L-arginine supplement combined with pycnogenol (French maritime pine bark extract).

Should give more nitric oxide which gives you more energy. Bodybuilders use this. Apperently this combo also gives you firmer erections so that's not bad either.

Which dosage of both should i use in the morning and evening? Also, which brands have you tried of both and do you recommend.

 

[Ackmed]

I've never heard of either, but then again I'm not big into supplements. I know some people who are crazy with pills, taking this with that, exact time of day, etc. Seems silly to me but whatever. I take multi vitamin, pre workout, post workout shake and that's it. Seems like there is always something out there like this. Some combo of something with miraculous gifts. I say try it if you want, things react differently to different people. Might do something for you, might just be a placebo.

 

[cbrunny]

Googling a bit. Sounds like both improve blood flow. Never heard of either but they don't sound particularly dangerous.

Still, that's money that could be spent on something else. 200mg of pycnogenol a day looks expensive, according to google.

 

[deadlyapp]

Everything I've read about L-arginine and other vasodilators says to use them sparingly and to cycle on and off of them. With that said, in my pre-workout stack I use about 1.5g of L-arginine and another 1.5g of L-citruline. I don't really notice the big "pump" people always mention but I also don't do bodybuilding workouts - more crossfit stuff and oly lifting.

 

[mike8675309]

you can simply eat plenty of leafy greens, particularly dark green leafy vegetables and gain much of the same benefit as they are high in nitrogen oxide. A key component needed by your blood vessels to ease the flow of blood through them and support blood vessel flexibility as they need to shrink and dilate based on various inputs.