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CORE NUTRITIONALS PUMP
28 SERVES
Pre-workout Vasodilator and Performance Optimizer
In
Pumping Iron, Arnold waxes poetically about, “the pump” by saying this:
"The greatest feeling you can get in a gym, or the most satisfying
feeling you can get in the gym is...the pump." Can you really disagree?
We all have our different reasons for training, of course: overall
health and well-being, the satisfaction of dedication, achieving a goal,
looking great – all valid. All noble and good reasons for dedicating
your life to the iron. But, let’s be honest – the rawest, most visceral,
most primal satisfaction you can possibly enjoy is the feeling of an
intense pump that seems as if it will tear your skin off.
So,
when was the last time you experienced a pump that incredible? Last
workout? Maybe the one before that? At Core, it amazes us how many
struggle to answer that question – and how seldom the industry has
provided a product that delivers that kind of pump. With Core PUMP, we
can confidently say you will never struggle to answer that question
again. We have taken our standard, Core approach – amazing ingredients,
in clinical servings, all formulated in a non-proprietary blend – to the
issue of pumps, and we have produced a product whose name simply
couldn’t have been anything else.
Best
of all, Core PUMP is completely gimmick-ingredient free. The compounds
we have chosen are verified by science, backed by clinical research, and
have been shown to increased bloodflow through a number of independent
mechanisms. The pump from Core PUMP is therefore not just for vanity –
though, you will likely spend more time in front of the mirror – but is
also of real, verifiable, and measurable physiological benefit. Our beta
testers described PUMP as, “Skin-bursting,” and “intense.” They also
described it as, “The best I have ever used. Hands down.” See why for
yourself.
Agmatine Sulfate:
Agmatine is part of a group of compounds known as polyamines, alphatic
amines which play multiple physiological roles in tissue growth and
differentiation, body weight increment, brain organization, molecular
mechanisms of hormonal action, intracellular signaling, and
extracellular communication. Agmatine itself is naturally produced in
the body by the breakdown of arginine. Paradoxically, the studied
effects of agmatine not only appear to mimic those of its parent
compound arginine, but in many cases, surpass it. These effects include
an increase in localized bloodflow (better plasma delivery), dilation of
the vasculature (expanding of blood vessels), increased nutrient
delivery, and a hypothesized effect on the functioning of the
hypothalamic-pituitary axis.
The most
recent literature suggests that agmatine sulfate’s positive regulation
of NO (nitric oxide) levels are not from direct conversion to NO within
the classical NO-eNOS (endothelial nitric oxide synthase) pathway.
Unlike arginine, agmatine now appears to increase plasma nitric oxide
concentrations not via functioning as a substrate for nitric oxide
synthase, but rather through a separate enzymatic pathway – therefore
increasing the benefits of using agmatine and arginine (or citrulline)
in conjunction with one another.
Agmatine
has also recently been demonstrated to possess a potential nutrient
partitioning effect through an interesting brain-based compound known as
a “neuropeptide.” This compound, b-endorphin, may be released when
agmatine binds to specialized receptors on the adrenal gland – in turn,
it may acutely lower blood glucose through a number of mechanisms. Most
importantly, the effects of agmatine-catalyzed b-endorphin appear
specific to skeletal muscle cells (known as myocytes), as GLUT-4
dependent glucose uptake activity did not occur in fat tissue cells
(known as adipocytes) in rat trials.
L-Citrulline: Citrulline
is a non-essential, non-protein amino acid that forms during the urea
cycle and forms ornithine when combined with carbon dioxide. Citrulline
is also a critical source of endogenous (natural) arginine, as it is
rapidly and efficiently converted to arginine in the vascular
endothelium and other tissues.
Citrulline’s
benefits have been shown to be greater than its parent compound. While
arginine undergoes direct hepatic (liver) metabolism through the enzyme
arginase, citrulline bypasses hepatic metabolism entirely and it is
delivered straight to the bloodstream. The result is that gut absorption
and plasma (blood) bioavailability studies comparing citrulline and
arginine have shown two things. First, that citrulline is less readily
destroyed and has greater absorption than arginine. Second, that
citrulline supplementation increases arginine levels more effectively
than arginine supplementation itself.
This
translates to promising results. For example, animal studies show a
significant increase in anaerobic performance at a 250mg/kg/day serving
of citrulline, while studies in humans implicate citrulline in both
aerobic and anaerobic performance increases. As a critical part of the
urea cycle, citrulline’s performance benefits are thought to be a result
of its role in ammonia clearance. Citrulline is implicated in reducing
the oxygen cost of muscle processes, along with increasing the rate of
post-exercise ATP and phosphocreatine replenishment. As ATP and
phosphocreatine are the body’s ‘exercise fuel,’ this may result in
citrulline delaying time to exhaustion in aerobic and anaerobic
exercise.
In combination with the HydroMax found in Core PUMP, citrulline’s potential endurance applications are significant.
Hydroxmax (65% glycerol):
Glycerol is a fascinating and highly useful compound that has achieved a
somewhat cult status in the fitness community – while both
peer-reviewed research and anecdotal reports centered on the endurance
functions of glycerol are plentiful, its bodybuilding applications are
not as widely lauded. Those who do use glycerol, however, are persistent
in their belief that it provides some of the most noticeable, and
effective, engorging (“pump”) effects possible.
Glycerol
has been well-established as a so-called, “hyperhydrating agent”
because of its ability to potently and positively affect plasma (blood)
osmolality. As an incredibly powerful osmotic agent, and when combined
with large quantities of water, glycerol induces the intracellular
retention of fluid (not the extracellular kind, you do not want) that
would otherwise be renally excreted. Various research has shown that
glycerol’s capacity to positively affect osmolality and expand fluid
volume (an increase in total body water) has beneficial effects on
performance and physiologic function.
Studies that administered
glycerol before both moderate and high endurance fitness tests found
that glycerol reduced increases to core temperature, caused athletes to
exercise significantly longer before fatigue, reduced urinary
elimination of water and increased total body water content, and, in
several studies, significantly improved intramuscular water expansion.
In less complex terms, this means glycerol has been demonstrated to keep
your muscles hydrated, significantly increase the ever-desired, “pump
effect” of muscle engorgement, and, maybe most importantly when it comes
to a supplement formulation, deliver and keep more nutrients where
they are needed (inside the muscle).
Until recently, however,
most of these studies noted a significant drawback: the low glycerol
concentration of market-available glycerol products forced researchers
to test glycerol loads that were significantly higher than average use
cases. Core PUMP uses HydroMax to overcome precisely this problem.
HydroMax
is a highly-concentrated (65%) form of glycerol that offers greater
water stability, and therefore potency, as compared to standard GMS
(glycerol monostearate). Of particular interest to bodybuilders,
HydroMax’s greater potency translates to even greater levels of
intramuscular water retention – keyword, intramuscular, and therefore no
bloat – over GMS.
Overall, supplementation with HydroMax has been shown to:
Nitrosigine (Inositol arginine silicate):
Along with creatine, arginine is perhaps the most well-known, and most
well-understood, workout supplement. Its role in the classical
NO-synthase-pathway of nitric oxide production has been meticulously
studied, and as a consequence, the compound enjoys wide and constant use
within the industry.
With familiarity comes complacency,
however; as a consequence, legitimate breakthroughs with respect to
novel and (more effective) forms of arginine have been infrequent.
Though the attachments of various salts and/or other organic compounds
to arginine have purportedly increased its rates of absorption and
effectiveness, clinical research into these alternatives has been
relatively sparse.
Enter Nitrosigine. Nitrosigine is a uniquely bonded complex of arginine and silica that possesses synergistic effects – translating to physiologic benefits that are greater than the sum of arginine and silica alone. The secret lies in Nitrosigine’s highly unique and highly patented chemical structure. Nitrosigine is produced by synthesizing potassium silicate and arginine together with an inositol base. The resultant complex, inositol arginine silicate, possesses significantly greater nutritional availability than its parent compounds, as the inositol base increases the solubility of both the typically water-insoluble potassium silicate and arginine.
The positive results of this synergy have been well-documented in both pre-clinical and human clinical trials. For example, a human clinical study, using healthy males ages 18-40, found that Nitrosigine not only rapidly and substantially elevated plasma arginine (40% increase), but that plasma elevations persisted for approximately three hours. In comparison to arginine, another pre-clinical trial using animal subjects found that Nitrosigine-induced blood vessel relaxation was five-fold greater, and vasodilation and localized blood flow levels were approximately double.
These acute effects
are of course in addition to what is perhaps Nitrosigine’s greatest
benefit: prolonged and chronic plasma nitric oxide level increases.
These same trials found that baseline nitric oxide levels – as measured
by salivary nitrites, byproducts in the production of endothelial NO –
were found to be increased after 14 consecutive days of product
consumption. In practical terms, these results suggest that Nitrosigine®
continues to be an effective, “NO-enhancer” after the acute effects of
the compound dissipate.
Overall, studies on Nitrosigine have shown:
Vitamin C: Thousands of reactions occur within the body as a result of intense physical training. Many of these cellular reactions form destructive oxygen atoms, known as radical oxygen species – or more commonly, free radicals. The cumulative effects of free radicals on human cells are known as oxidative stress, and hence, “anti-oxidants” have become a staple of most supplementation regimens.
One
of the most potent and widely used anti-oxidants is vitamin C. In an
exercise specific context, Vitamin C has been demonstrated to cleave
(get rid of) many of the destructive radical oxygen species created in
human skeletal muscle during exercise, and in the production of nitric
oxide (the very purpose of a “pump” product). In one human trial, seven
healthy, exercise-trained males were given either placebo, or a mixture
of antioxidants containing primarily vitamin C (1500 mg), prior to an
acute exercise challenge of 90 minutes. Afterward, the vitamin C groups
displayed significantly lower levels of exercise-induced radical oxygen
species. Vitamin C’s radical scavenging effects have also been
demonstrated to exert a dose and time-dependent effect on nitric oxide
levels – meaning that the effect increased, to a point, with the serving
provided. Researchers believe that Vitamin C does not directly affect
nitric oxide, but rather protects a compound known as
tetrahydrobiopterin from various radical oxygen species.
Tetrahydrobiopterin is, in turn, a critical component in the production
of eNOS (endothelial nitric oxide).
Think of it like this: tetrahydrobiopterin (and therefore nitric oxide) is the pop star, and vitamin C is the bodyguard. Vitamin C itself does no singing, it simply prevents the creeps from interrupting the pop star, allowing it to sing.
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