# Pittspeed Fitness & Nutrition thread update: **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 2, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728 "2006-03-02T22:40:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1040
**Author:** ![06se-r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/c5a1d2/32.png) [@06se-r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/06se-r)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/1040 "2008-02-07T09:56:14Z")
> [@WTB: Good rear struts for 92-95 civic/94-01 Teg and a good OEM muffler for a teg](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-good-rear-struts-for-92-95-civic-94-01-teg-and-a-good-oem-muffler-for-a-teg/34777/3): > > That’s cool you are getting back your strength and getting stronger than you were before. I am not too sure if I buy into all the NO2 hype…I mean basically they provide a pump which I am not sure how that can attribute to muscle gain. Maybe they give you a little more energy and allow you to focus more but not sure about the muscle building ability. Looking at what you described it sounds like you may have needed a rest and you rested and sometimes that will allow you to break through a plateau…if you are overtrained. Then if you are eating better and more, I know that is when I make my best strength gains. I cannot say that I ever gave a NO2 product a serious shot…I tried a few sample packets a buddy gave me…so I really can’t say I know from experience that they do not work (build muscle). I would want to give them a shot…but from what I read they will do nothing but provide a pump and I don’t want to take a chance of throwing $30 away. no2 products are amazing. i have used no-xlode, nano vaper, nano x9, no2, no2 black, and altered state. they work because they flood your blood with extra l-arginine, which is an amino acid that improves blood flow. so when you take a good amount, usually around 3-5 grams, you get more vascularity and a better muscle pump. when you have more blood flowing into your muscles, you are stronger because there is more blood in your muscles. and if your getting a no2 product for $30, it probably isn’t going to work. most premium products cost around $50 for powder, and $70-$125 for pills. it is expensive, but it is a great workout tool. it is the best supplement breakthrough since creatine. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728)._