I was just reading up on this product and this is what ive came up with
Citrulline Malate
Citrulline malate has been shown to increase aerobic ATP production significantly. The result is a marked decrease in fatigue and a substantial increase in aerobic exercise performance. Citrulline Malate is a compound consisting of Citrulline, a non essential amino acid that is primarily found in melons, and malate, an apple derivative. Of course to get enough Citrulline and Malate to realize its performance enhancing benefits you would have to eat so many watermelons and apples you would probably get sick,
What exactly does it do?
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Increased NO Production - Research has shown that supplementation of Citrulline raises Arginine levels more effectively than taking the same dose of straight Arginine. It is well known in the scientific community that L-Arginine is a substrate for production of Nitric Oxide, as well as catalyst for other metabolic reactions including its effects on insulin, various hormones and creatine synthesis.
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Reduces Lactic Acid and Ammonia - Citrulline... it is an intermediate in the Urea Cycle. The Urea Cycle is a system in the liver of carrier molecules and enzymes that convert nitrogenous wastes into urea and eliminates them from the body. The production and removal of urea is essential for the elimination of ammonia and toxic nitrogen metabolites. Ammonia is extremely toxic to all cells and excessive levels may even be fatal. Even in healthy athletes, the build up of ammonia can lead to extreme fatigue and more.6 It also reduces glycogen formation, and inhibits the energy cycle. Obviously this is what every athlete wants to avoid! Unfortunately all exercise, anaerobic and aerobic exercise produces tons of this stuff.
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Increases ATP and Phosphocreatine Recovery - Citrulline Malate can benefit athletes - by increasing aerobic energy production. Studies show subjects using Citrulline Malate have an increase in the rate of muscle ATP production during exercise and greater phosphocreatine recovery after exercise
Because of these properties, it would seem stacking citrulline malate with
beta alanine and creatine would provide a great stack because of the increased ATP production in each supplement and all three supplements seem to link together. i.e citrulline malate increases arginine production which increases creatine synthesis. So it would be beneficial to take it with creatine. Creatine has also been shown in many tests that work together with beta alanine to maintain optimum muscle power output, as well as promoting a healthy body weight. So if you combine all three it seems like a powerful stack.
How should i take Citrulline Malate
There has been very few studies on Citrulline Malate so its hard to tell. 6g a day seems to be the bench mark. 3g 30 mins pre w/o and another 3g post w/o would be my recomendation.
Sources.
rosstraining.com
bodybuilding.com
bodyactive-online.co.uk
sportingperformance.co.uk
