Shawn, I agree with your "give it a try" attitude, and your willingness to share your experiences. So I'll share mine as well.

I, like so many others, tried many different "pump" products when they first came out. I saw little to no results in terms of strength or size, unless i included citruline malate (which gave me more of a strength endurance boost then anything). The problem then became, as I stated earlier, that I would get a pump, then cramp up, and I could barely hold on to the bar, DLs became unbearable, as did many other movements.

The one thing I did find "Pump" suppliments useful for was when dieting hard. I'm a fan of keto diets, and if you have ever done one, you know that your body feels flat after a few weeks without carbs. Citruline and arginine were very good at curbing that feeling, and that made me mentally stay on track, and not fall into the "I need to bulk to save my strenght" mentality.

I would also caution the use of too much arginine, as it caused me horrible mouth sores.

Monsta, with your strength I dont think you even need to know about creatine or "pump" products dude.

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