No2 Boost and Your Workouts

If you’re thinking of adding No2 Boost, or any performance supplement, to your fitness regiment you’re not alone. Gone are the days when a few pill popping bodybuilders snuck steroids in the corner of the gym and everyone else wondered how they got so pumped. Steroid use is still out there, but science has caught up enough to offer some safer alternatives. Even so, you really need to know what you’re putting in your body.

Understanding what No2 Boost can and can’t do requires going back in history to some major discoveries in science and technology. Specifically, as it relates to the supplemental health industry and bodybuilding.  Nitric oxide has been known as far back as the 18^th century, first being studied by Joseph Priestly who found it to be a colorless, toxic gas.  It wasn’t until 1987 that nitric oxide was discovered to be a naturally produced gas inside the body. 

Further research in 1998 led to the discovery of nitric oxide’s role in cell signaling and communication; and it earned three scientists the Nobel Peace Prize. This spurred on much more study on the molecule from many different sources. But how did we go from cell signaling to the weight room? Ed Byrd, of today’s Medical Research Institute (MRI), was one of the first professionals to study nitric oxide as a possible commercial entity.  Byrd’s first accomplishment was commercializing creatine monohydrate in 1993, which proved to be a major success and won the approval of physicians, athletes and bodybuilders.

Introducing No2

It was apparent to various researchers, including Byrd, that nitric oxide had many beneficial effects.  It improved regulatory processes in the brain, liver, stomach and kidneys.  It released the hormone gonadotroptin as well as adrenaline, and most of all allowed for a widening of the blood channels, which allowed for more blood flow (hemodilation).  These benefits could facilitate new muscle development—if only for a short time.

Nitric oxide had great potential to be a supplemental product for athletes and bodybuilders.  The challenge was to extend the effects of this natural process.  In 2002, MRI released the original No2 formula.  This formula improved upon technology already introduced by other Arginine products that featured “plain release” Arginine; a fast release variety of a nitric oxide generator.  (Some are still sold as pre-work out boosters).  No2 was innovative, in that it sustained nitric oxide’s beneficial effects and allowed for accelerated muscle growth, pumps, and fast recoveries.  No2 is an extended-release nitric oxide generator, which reacts with the nitric oxide synthase enzyme to create and sustain high levels of nitric oxide. 

Now, we have No2 Platinum and the new No2 Black; the latter promises 950% more enhancement over regular No2.  So do we really need a No2 Boost? Why and what will it do for you? What does the term No2 Boost mean?  Ok, here’s the tutorial.

Do You Want Testosterone with that Supplement?

No2 Boost is not merely a name of a product but a notation that the product is utilizing No2 technology, first patented by MRI, but now being used by a variety of other commercial products.  In fact, you will find many No2 products that are not officially released by MRI.  These products might be generic brands of No2 (with the same ingredients) or they may be enhanced No2, with the company adding their own variations.  (For example, some companies might add supplements to increase testosterone or energy.)

So the question is, what type of a boost are you looking for? Some of the more popular No2 boosters are in products that give a No2 technology boost to your exercise regiment, include the Sonic Pump Nitric Oxide NO2 Booster, the Iron-Tek 2 Methyl 13-C and the Universal Shock Therapy.  Generic No2 products, or other non-MRI produced supplements, are usually cheaper than MRI’s official release, though most purchasers say there is no major difference.  (Some even claim brands like Nitrix or Universal have better products).  So you need to do a little background check before deciding if No2 Boost, or any supplement, has what you’re looking for.