Pharmacokinetics, safety, and effects on exercise performance of L-arginine α-ketoglutarate in trained adult men

B Campbell, M Roberts, C Kerksick, C Wilborn… - Nutrition, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy of l-arginine α-
ketoglutarate (AAKG) in trained adult men. METHODS: Subjects participated in two studies …

Acute L-arginine alpha ketoglutarate supplementation fails to improve muscular performance in resistance trained and untrained men

B Wax, AN Kavazis, HE Webb, SP Brown - Journal of the International …, 2012 - Springer
Background Dietary supplements containing L-arginine are marketed to improve exercise
performance, but the efficacy of such supplements is not clear. Therefore, this study …

Acute arginine supplementation fails to improve muscle endurance or affect blood pressure responses to resistance training

BK Greer, BT Jones - The Journal of Strength & Conditioning …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Greer, BK and Jones, BT. Acute arginine supplementation fails to improve muscle
endurance or affect blood pressure responses to resistance training. J Strength Cond Res …

Influence of chronic supplementation of arginine aspartate in endurance athletes on performance and substrate metabolism

T Abel, B Knechtle, C Perret, P Eser… - … journal of sports …, 2005 - thieme-connect.com
The intake of arginine aspartate has been shown to increase anabolic hormones like human
growth hormone (hGH) and glucagon. The aim of our study was to investigate whether daily …

Effects of 7 days of arginine-alpha-ketoglutarate supplementation on blood flow, plasma L-arginine, nitric oxide metabolites, and asymmetric dimethyl arginine after …

DS Willoughby, T Boucher, J Reid… - … journal of sport …, 2011 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Arginine-alpha-ketoglutarate (AAKG) supplements are alleged to increase
nitric oxide production, thereby resulting in vasodilation during resistance exercise. This …

The effect of l-arginine supplementation on body composition and performance in male athletes: a double-blinded randomized clinical trial

N Pahlavani, MH Entezari, M Nasiri, A Miri… - European journal of …, 2017 - nature.com
Results: The mean age of subjects was 20.85±4.29 years. Sport performance (VO 2 max)
significantly increased in l-arginine supplementation group (4.12±6.07) compared with …

L-Arginine as a potential ergogenic aidin healthy subjects

TS Alvares, CM Meirelles, YN Bhambhani… - Sports Medicine, 2011 - Springer
Dietary supplements containing L-arginine, a semi-essential amino acid, are one of the
latest ergogenic aids intended to enhance strength, power and muscle recovery associated …

Effects of arginine supplementation on athletic performance based on energy metabolism: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Viribay, J Burgos, J Fernández-Landa, J Seco-Calvo… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nitric oxide related ergogenic aids such as arginine (Arg) have shown to impact positively
on sport performance through several physiological and metabolic mechanisms. However …

Chronic arginine aspartate supplementation in runners reduces total plasma amino acid level at rest and during a marathon run

PC Colombani, R Bitzi, P Frey-Rindova, W Frey… - European journal of …, 1999 - Springer
Background: Athletes consume arginine and/or aspartate as potential nutritional ergogenics.
Their metabolic effects are controversial and there is some evidence that ingestion of large …

L-arginine does not improve biochemical and hormonal response in trained runners after 4 weeks of supplementation

TS Alvares, CA Conte-Junior, JT Silva, VMF Paschoalin - Nutrition research, 2014 - Elsevier
It has been hypothesized that l-arginine improves exercise performance by increasing nitric
oxide synthesis and levels of insulin and growth hormone (GH). Metabolic and hormonal …