ProAm Nutrition Pump: A Non-Stimulant Pre-Workout Designed for Blood Flow

ProAm Nutrition Pump

Arnold said it best, “The greatest feeling you can get in a gym, or the most satisfying feeling you can get in the gym is the pump.” This came directly from the 1977 documentary Pumping Iron. Kai Greene also agrees with this assessment and made sure that his formulators put enough in their pump product to ensure a solid pump.

L-Citrulline – 6g

Citrulline is one of the most common ingredients used in a pre-workout. Citrulline is the precursor to Arginine. This means when you consume Citrulline products your body will covert that Citrulline into Arginine. This then will trigger the nitric oxide pathway to produce more blood flow and widen the arteries to ensure your muscles get fuller with nutrient rich blood. This aids in the look, but also with muscle recovery and repair.

The minimum dosage required is 3-5g to obtain a noticeable benefit. ProAm Nutrition dosed this at 6g per serving.

Beta-Alanine – 3.2g

Ever experience the tingles in a pre-workout? This is from Beta-Alanine. The feeling you get is not the benefit. The benefit comes in the form of prolonged muscle endurance and buffering of lactic acid.

The 3.2g dosage of Beta-Alanine is the industry standard to help you improve muscle endurance. This will aid in allowing you to get more from your workout.

Beta-Alanine also buffers lactic acid. Lactic acid build-up is what causes muscle soreness. By buffering lactic acid users may experience less discomfort from a hard workout.

Arginine Nitrate – 2g

Arginine Nitrate (as NO3-T) is dosed at 2g. Arginine Nitrate is exogenous nitrates that improve blood flow quickly in users. While many ingredients trigger the nitric oxide pathway, NO3-T are exogenous meaning you are not relying on your body to product more nitrates, you are consuming them. Arginine Nitrate is a combination of nitrates and Arginine that will improve blood flow into the muscles. Like any pump ingredient, the improved blood flow is not only good for the look but also for muscle recovery and growth.

Taurine – 1g

Taurine has multiple uses in a pre-workout. The first, and most important, is the regulation of electrolytes to ensure proper muscle contractions which can lead to improved performance and output. The second is it may alleviate some of the adverse side effects of caffeine (i.e. jitters). The 1g dosage of Taurine is acceptable.

L-Tyrosine – 1g

Tyrosine is a non-essential amino acid that has gained popularity in the pre-workout category. L-Tyrosine can improve mental clarity and focus. Many do not expect Tyrosine in a pump formula, but as mentioned earlier, this is more of a non-stimulant pre-workout and the extra 1g Tyrosine pairs well with Alpha-GPC (more on this later) to improve focus. 

Alpha-GPC – 250mg

Alpha-GPC is a choline molecule that can cross the blood-brain barrier. It is considered a premium choline source and used a lot in pre-workouts and non-stimulant pre-workouts. The yield is 50%. Adding the 250mg Alpha-GPC to a pump product (this again is more like a non-stimulant pre-workout) is just an added benefit to go along with the improved blood flow.