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2002/10/31, 08:43 PM
I was wondering if anybody has tried the body building supplement NO2 (Nitrous Oxide). It was created by the same guy who founded Creatine, Ed Byrns. If you have let please let me know your opinion of it. Im interested in purchasing it. Thanx.
Ken
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2002/10/31, 09:07 PM
Somethning you may want to read before purchasing any NO2...
Yet another supplement promising to deliver you the world. What a joke. The
marketers of NO2 claim that it gives the bodybuilder a “perpetual pump” (I’m not
sure what that means). The marketers of NO2 also claim that NO2 increases nitric
oxide levels within muscle and this causes a dramatic increase in muscle size,
strength, endurance, power output and load capacity. Why didn't they just say it
would increase wealth, fame, sexuality, intelligence, and looks. They might as well
have, they would have just as much research to support these claims. Which
happens to be none.
The “active” ingredient in NO2 that is supposed to produce these effects is
arginine alpha-ketogluterate. Once the marketing smoke screen is swept aside,
you’ll find there is no scientific evidence that even remotely substantiates these
claims. None, zero, nada, zilch.
Nitric oxide is a colorless, free radical gas commonly found in tissues of all
mammals (it’s also prepared commercially by passing air through an electric arc).
Biologically, nitric oxide has been shown to be an important neuro-messenger in
many vertebrate signal transduction processes. Nitric oxide is considered a
natural vasodilator of smooth muscle (not skeletal muscle). While nitric oxide acts
as a cell-to-cell communicator for certain metabolic functions, muscle growth is
not one of them. No research anywhere indicates that increasing nitric oxide
levels plays a part in increasing protein synthesis, contractile strength or any
other biochemical pathway that may lead to net gains in muscle mass.
While there is a lot of research on the effects of nitric oxide, there is no evidence
that arginine alpha-ketogluterate supplementation will increase or sustain nitric
oxide levels in skeletal muscles. There is also no evidence that increasing nitric
oxide levels will enhance muscle growth or any metabolic pathway that may
enhance muscle growth. There is no evidence to suggest that increasing nitric
oxide levels may improve any other parameter of athletic performance.
The promoter of NO2 claims to have “brought creatine supplementation to the
market” and that “NO2 is the perfected version of creatine”. I’m not sure which
“market” is being referred to, as creatine has been used as a supplement for over
40 years. And NO2 is definitely not a “perfected version of creatine”. NO2 and
creatine are nothing alike – creatine is backed by a wealth of research, NO2 does
not have a shred of scientific evidence that justifies its effectiveness as a
bodybuilding supplement.
When new products burst onto the market, consumers need to be a little savvy
before parting with their hard-earned dollars. Ask the supplement company making
the claims to "show you the research" – the study, the protocol and the outcomes.
Regarding NO2, research does not exist. There's a lot of hot air, but no research.
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2002/10/31, 09:18 PM
You should invest your money in good protien and creatine. We work hard for our money and these marketing specialists in lab coats want it.
Creatine is a natural product I dont think it was founded by anybody recently. Olympic athletes have been using creotine since 1984.
I'm sure the dept of agriculture new about it long b4 these lab guys!
How much is that that NO2 selling for anyway?
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2002/11/01, 11:24 AM
Nothing works like sweating and lifting!!!!!!
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Lifting equals peace of mind!!!
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2002/11/01, 11:40 AM
bingo, mutt.
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Michael
"Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"
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2002/11/01, 11:44 AM
Yeah, I'd say forget about it. I'm a hardgainer and I thought all those supplements would be the key to helping me. But after some advice from the people over here, I've discovered that there is NOTHING works better than lifting heavy and EATING. I think diet is the number 1 factor is all weightlifting.
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2002/11/01, 12:20 PM
AMEN!! Diet is the most overlooked part of this whole equation. I have seen people bust their but day after day in the gym, never change. The missing variable is diet! The workout is maybe an hour. The diet leaves the rest of the day. Kind of like driving to work and not getting paid for it!
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2002/11/01, 02:52 PM
actually, i think the missing link (or maybe the 'stealth' variable) is sleeping/rest. training and eating will do jack if you dont give your body the required downtime to repair itself.
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Michael
"Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"
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2002/11/01, 04:34 PM
Isn't nitrous oxide that stuff that dentists use to put you to sleep - laughing gas? I thought that was a recreational (illegal) drug, I never thought that I'd see it as a bodybuilding sup. That's nuts. That stuff does it's job by cutting off oxygen to your brain. I'm assuming the supplement version isn't administered by breathing it in though. Yeah, listen to the rest of these guys, it's probably crap.
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2002/11/01, 09:20 PM
Rest is probably the next most neglected thing behind diet. By neglecting of diet, I mean just fail to maintain a proper diet conducive to growing. I know for a fact that I can literally transform my physique any time I want with a proper diet change. When I want to lean out, I change my diet and stick to it. When I want to gain, I change my diet and stick to it. I am quite the insomniac, and can still transform my physique with diet. Proper rest means just taking time off from the gym, resting body parts for the proper period of time. This aspect should be part of everyones knowledge who weight trains.
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