Arms Race Nutrition Daily Pump
Pros
- Ingredient Profile
- Effective
- Taste
Overview of Arms Race Nutrition Daily Pump
Arms Race Nutrition is a new brand by fitness influencer Julian Smith along with Doug Miller and Kenton Engle of Core Nutritonals, Merica Labz and Merica Energy. The brand is built around efficaciously dosed products in common categories.
Arms Race Nutrition Daily Pump, contrary to its name, is not a daily pump formula, but the pump formula you want to take when you are smashing the weights. With a solid selection of pump producing ingredients, as well as some new, unique ingredients not commonly seen, this pump formula will provide a full pump even when mixed with a higher stimulant pre-workout. If you're looking for a new pump product that contains NO3T nitrates, Daily Pump from Arms Race Nutrition is a solid selection.
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Testing Results and Ratings
We reviewed Arms Race Nutrition Daily Pump on five categories. We first start by looking at its ingredient profile. This portion of the review looks at the different ingredients used in the pump supplement, what their intention is and how effectively dosed are each ingredient.
We then look at effectiveness. An effective pump produce will use high quality, proven ingredients, at clinically backed dosages. This is generally an extension of the profile section. The higher quality ingredients used at proper dosages, the more effective that product will be.
Then we move into the taste of the different flavors we’ve tried. We grade each flavor separately and average the scores for their overall taste rating. We were able to test out the following flavors: Pineapple Mango.
Mixability refers to how well the powder mixes in 12oz of water. We use the shaker bottle test. This would be your typical Blender Bottle with the spiral chrome ball.
Finally, we talk about value. Value is the combination of profile, effectiveness, taste and mixability in relation to cost. Another part of value are the competitors and other versions of pump products on the market.
Ingredients Profile
There is a lot to like about the profile on Arms Race Nutrition’s Daily Pump formula. It includes enhanced blood flow ingredients and retention ingredients to ensure not only does the blood get to the muscle, it actually fills it.
We evaluate this pump formula at the 20-serving level, as this is our recommended use. We start with 5g of pure L-Citrulline. Citrulline is the precursor to Arginine in the body, which increases blood flow into the muscles. The increased blood flow brings nutrient rich blood to the muscles to increase the size (pump) but also to help repair. The standard clinically accepted dosage of pure Citrulline is 3-5g.
We then get 3g GlycerSize. GlycerSize is a glycerol powder that essentially turns the muscle into a sponge to absorb the liquids coming into it. This holds the blood in the muscle longer for fuller pumps and better recovery. This is a good dosage of GlycerSize as we typically see it from 1.5g-3g.
Betaine Nitrate (as NO3-T) is the nitrate that many people are seeking in a pump formula. We have 2.5g, which is a hefty dosage. It is important to note that Betaine Nitrate yields approximately 64% Betaine and 36% nitrates. That would mean we are getting 1.6g Betaine and 900mg nitrates. The nitrates do a great job of increasing nitric oxide in the body which increases blood flow significantly. This is a great dosage of Betaine Nitrate.
The last ingredient used is a branded ingredient called ViNitrox at 500mg. ViNitrox consists of grape and apple polyphenols. Per a study, supplementing with 500mg of VitNitrox leads to increased maximum performance and exercise capacity. The longer you can go, the more the blood can flow.
Overall, this is a solid profile of ingredients for a pump powder. This is the first time we’ve seen ViNitrox used, and the doses of Citrulline, GlycerSize and Betaine Nitrates are great.
Effectiveness
We are fans of NO3-T nitrates used in a pump powder. We like to see it above 2g as it seems to produce the best “swole” in the gym. We used Daily Pump both with a higher stimulant pre-workout and lower stimulant, and the effects were similar. You do get a fuller, noticeable pump. Vascularity comes with a combination of a few things, including body fat percentage, so don’t judge your pump on that. Your pump should be based on muscle fullness.
The fact that Daily Pump not only has the NO pathway covered to increase blood flow, it also has GlycerSize to retain the blood into the muscle for a fuller pump and better recovery.
Regarding increased overall performance, you do experience that as a better pump typically equals a larger work output. The fact that this includes ViNitrox on top of the pump ingredients leads to a longer, better workout.
Taste
Pineapple Mango:
Pineapple Mango is right up our alley. We are fans of “tropical” flavors. This flavor is a good combination of pineapple and mango with neither flavor dominating the profile. You get hints of pineapple and some hints of mango. It is not too strong either, so there really isn’t any tartness which you may expect with this pump powder. Overall, a solid tasting, refreshing pump product that could ultimately be mixed in with any flavor of a pre-workout.
Mixability
You will get a slight “chalky” feel in your mouth from Daily Pump. This isn’t a bad thing, per se, but it does feel like some of the ingredients do not fully dissolve in the water. You also have some particles floating in the liquid and residue left over after mixing. This can be altered via the amount of water used, but we followed the label instructions. This is not a make or break, but some of these ingredients, like GlycerSize, don’t like to fully mix in water.
See video above for a full mixability test.
Value
For the best effect of Arms Race Nutrition’s Daily Pump, you want to take a double scoop making this a 20-serving unit. It retails for $39.99. This would be $2 per serving. There are other effective pump products on the market for the same list price with the same servings but may have 20% discounts that bring the price down. Other competitive pump products contain 30-servings for less. Is this product worth $40? Yes it is, no question. When you look at the other competitors out there they may offer a better deal on a pump product that could be similar in effect.
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Arms Race Nutrition Daily Pump
Pros
- Ingredient Profile
- Effective
- Taste
