Bodybuilders seek to build up muscle bulk by all means therefore are ready to apply any given medicine which guarantees rapid growth of muscles. One of popular additives in a diet of the athlete is arginine. In what its role how to accept and what side effects it causes, we will tell further.
This substance represents amino acid which main task is establishing production of not salt-forming nitrogen oxide and its distribution. Nitrogen oxide carries out a significant role in organism life, participating in many physiological processes.
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Bodybuilders actively use this additive as its qualities help to increase muscles, reducing at the same time amount of fat. Certainly, such effect is reached only at adequate physical activity.
Arginine (or L-arginine) is defined as rather irreplaceable amino acid as the organism in itself can synthesize it. But this volume is not enough therefore a certain part needs to be consumed with food.
Important! At deficiency of L-arginine blood pressure rises.
This amino acid participates practically in all metabolic processes — it is responsible for production of enzymes and hormones. Without the described amino acid it is impossible to provide full-fledged operability of systems of an organism: immune, muscular, sexual, cardiovascular. Effects of arginine are as follows:
- formation of urea which removes slags;
- participation in production of somatotropny hormones and testosterone;
- doubling of effect of medicines from pressure;
- activization of production of serotonin.
First of all, arginine actively participates in stabilization of blood pressure. Besides, it tones up vessels and interferes with formation of clots.
Important! At problems with kidneys, chronic diseases of a liver, a hypertension and hypertensia register arginine.
- intensifies transportation of oxygen in fabric;
- eliminates nitrogen which is formed as a result of disintegration of proteins;
- slows down development of tumors;
- adjusts work of a brain;
- expands heart vessels;
- improves blood current;
- normalizes work of a timus (thymus);
- enhances immunity;
- raises a libido;
- reduces cholesterol level;
- helps to normalize sugar in blood.
- increase in endurance;
- stimulation of growth of muscle tissue;
- the help in restoration after the wearisome trainings;
- burning of an excess fat layer.
Taking the drug, it is necessary to adhere to a dosage. So, at excess of a dose — more than 15 g a day, can be found in the person the following negative reactions:
- nausea;
- weakness;
- sharp lowering of arterial pressure;
- diarrhea.
Important! In certain cases overconsumption of medicine can cause violation of work of a pancreas.
It is not recommended to accept arginine to young people of teenage age, women in the period of a lactation and sick herpes.
Producers generally produce arginine as medicines on the basis of monohydrochloride salt. The form of additive can be various:
- capsules;
- tablets;
- powder;
- the concentrated solution.
In drugstores, amino acid is sold as the combined hepatoprotective medicine in the form of glutamate L-arginine.
The main reference point for the mode of intake of arginine is the purpose which is set before himself by the athlete. For strengthening of growth of muscles absorb 3–9 grams of pure substance. It is accepted to count a dosage, proceeding from 115 mg on kilogram of weight.
Additive in the form of powder is diluted with water or other drink. Capsules or pills swallow and wash down with a small amount of water. Drink for an hour to or after meal.
Whether you know? Discovery of arginine was noted by sports pharmacology and is even awarded with the Nobel Prize.
- before physical activities;
- at the end of the occupations;
- in the evening, after a dinner.
In the evening medicine will help to normalize a dream, can be accepted together with a casein protein. Often additive is accepted in parallel with other suppliers of nitrogen who have bigger effectiveness. Such combination is not forbidden and allows to stretch vessels and to remove hazardous substances. At the same time it is necessary to consider that arginine is not combined with fat products. The minimum break after consumption of such food before intake of medicine has to make 5 hours.
It is possible to receive amino acids not only at intake of certain medicines. Many products can be a source of important elements also. For example, arginine is a part of such products (the contents is specified 100 g of a product):
- pork — 1394 mg;
- chicken meat (fillet, breast) — 1436 mg;
- liver (beef) — 1250 mg;
- duck's flesh — 1500 mg;
- beef — 1040 mg;
- milk — 115–120 mg;
- to seza (sesame) — 3300 mg;
- egg — 800–850 mg;
- cottage cheese — 600–700 mg;
- cedar, walnuts, almonds — 2500 mg;
- pumpkin seeds — 5000–5400 mg;
- fish and seafood dishes — 1000–1700 mg;
- peanut — 3500 mg;
- haricot, peas, soy and other bean — 900–1000 mg;
- grain;
- flour, wheat — 640 mg, corn — 345 mg;
- brown rice — 600–610 mg;
- chocolate and raisin.
Whether you know? To receive a daily dose of amino acid, it is enough to eat only 35 pumpkin seeds, to drink 200 ml of milk or to use 100 g of meat.
In spite of the fact that scientists doubt positive effect of arginine on an organism, this additive is in undoubted demand for athletes. And many bodybuilders note efficiency at the regular use and competent approach to physical activities: they claim that they would not manage to achieve the received result without medicine.