I was idly looking at Ronnie Coleman videos on YouTube, as you do and ended up on a website with what is purported to be one of his diet plans. Nothing out of the ordinary, lots of protein and carbs.
What struck me was the amount of L-ARGININE he is meant to have taken, based on this diet that is. He apparently (along with other stuff....) Had 3-5g 30 mins before eating.
I looked in to l-arginine and it is a Nitric Oxide precursor. In turn, it's been suggested that Nitric Oxide is a signalling/effector molecule and modulates the release of Ghrelin. So other than providing vascularity(through vasodilation) and muscle pumps it can also apparently be an appetite stimulant.
This abstract below seems to make the connection with L-arginine, Nitric Oxide and Ghrelin.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/12948844/
I thought I'd post this as I know that lots of people on a lean bulk struggle to get their requirements in and wondered if anyone has any additional suggestions?
What struck me was the amount of L-ARGININE he is meant to have taken, based on this diet that is. He apparently (along with other stuff....) Had 3-5g 30 mins before eating.
I looked in to l-arginine and it is a Nitric Oxide precursor. In turn, it's been suggested that Nitric Oxide is a signalling/effector molecule and modulates the release of Ghrelin. So other than providing vascularity(through vasodilation) and muscle pumps it can also apparently be an appetite stimulant.
This abstract below seems to make the connection with L-arginine, Nitric Oxide and Ghrelin.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/12948844/
I thought I'd post this as I know that lots of people on a lean bulk struggle to get their requirements in and wondered if anyone has any additional suggestions?