Anyone ever tried or know anything about using a blood flow optimizer(vasodilator) during a long distance event like an ironman? This could be anything from GNC's amplified endurance booster V2 to most any preworkout energy supplement. I've used it for short intense workouts and it seems to work great, but I don't know how it would work during a race where you stayed below your lactate threshold for the vast majority.
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Re: Blood flow optimizing supplements in long distance events [bcoker6885]
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bcoker6885 wrote:
Anyone ever tried or know anything about using a blood flow optimizer(vasodilator) during a long distance event like an ironman? This could be anything from GNC's amplified endurance booster V2 to most any preworkout energy supplement. I've used it for short intense workouts and it seems to work great, but I don't know how it would work during a race where you stayed below your lactate threshold for the vast majority.your body shunts blood optimally through autoregulation. No need for supplements.
Re: Blood flow optimizing supplements in long distance events [bcoker6885]
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Blood supply is in no way a limiter during long races. They are about metabolic fitness.
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Re: Blood flow optimizing supplements in long distance events
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Or... is someone trying to come up with a new way to ask his doctor for some of those blue pills....? :)
Re: Blood flow optimizing supplements in long distance events [TMorris]
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Sounds like PED use to me.
Re: Blood flow optimizing supplements in long distance events [bcoker6885]
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Re: Blood flow optimizing supplements in long distance events [bcoker6885]
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Beetroot juice, before during after...pee red as well!
Re: Blood flow optimizing supplements in long distance events [bcoker6885]
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Viagra...and you get the benefit of a really neat series of race photos.
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Re: Blood flow optimizing supplements in long distance events [mortysct]
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Blood supply is indeed a limiter, and vasodilation by NO/nitrate via beets has had great effects in studies.