Nitrate ?'s
I do not want to name any specific products, but I see a lot of brands are including Nitrate based things. One pre workout has Arginine “Nitrate” andother product uses Creatine “Nitrate.” Some how they claim this gets into your body better/faster.
I know Nitrates are perscribed for people with heart problems and blood pressure problems. Are these supplement nitrates safe? I do not want to drive my blood pressure to dangers highs just to see veins in the gym.
(if you can boil it down to my level) What’s the science, what do you think about it, is it safe, is it worth the extra money?
Thanks
Well, I cannot say I have heard about any adverse reactions from these supps that contain amino-nitrates or creatine-nitrates, although perhaps some HAVE had problems and not reported them or even known the cause. Since nitrates cause blood vessels to dilate they can cause a drop in blood pressure, which is not very good. Most of the “pumping” supplements are designed to help raise levels of nitric oxide, which allows greater blood flow, and therefore better pumps, and yes more veins IF you are lean enough to really see them. While I do not believe that these types of products should be the first on peoples' list, I do feel that achieving better blood flow and pumps during training can over time positively affect growth…but not as much as something like creatine, BCAA’s, and several others.
