What is nitric oxide? Well, if you’re listening to the bodybuilding marketing machine then you would think that nitric oxide is one of the biggest and best supplements to come onto the market. They say it will give you a huge pump and let you throw out a few more reps, leading to massive muscle growth. They say it will give you incredible energy not just in the gym but in your daily life. Is it all true, or is there a huge nitric oxide scam going on?

The first thing to consider with any nitric oxide product is if the manufacturer claims that it is the best product out there. If they’re promising outrageous results that can’t possibly be true even if the product worked very well, then you’ve got a potential scammy product on your hands. Yes, the product is going to give you an edge that you wouldn’t have had otherwise, but let’s get right down to it – without diet and exercise you have no chance in hell of getting the results you want.

Next thing to check is if they have any ingredients in the products that are basically just filler, to make it more bulky and thus charge you more money for a supplement that may as well be made of sawdust. Do some research on common ingredients that are filler material in a lot of bodybuilding supplements so you can get educated and spot them when you’re out looking at new potential supplements to add to your workout regime. Also, even the ingredients that aren’t necessarily “filler” can often times be found a lot cheaper in other places. For example, if a nitric oxide product is 90% made up of one ingredient, it might be best for you to just go buy that ingredient separately and just avoid the whole supplement altogether. A few buddies I know that are workout fanatics have done this with a few of their favorite products. I’m not so sure that it applies to nitric oxide products but you never know. It doesn’t hurt to do the research.

One of the last (and weirdest) things that some nitric oxide products are doing is claiming effects other than in the gym. The effect of nitric oxide in general is to increase blood flow to your muscle tissue, so some companies have taken it upon themselves to advertise NO2 products as a sexual enhancer as well. While this may be true to some extent, if you actually have a problem with ED then this isn’t the way to solve it. There are plenty more healthy options for treating a condition like this.

Don’t get caught up in the nitric oxide scams. Do your due diligence and get around talking to people who you know and trust. If they have had good results using a particular brand, then you’re probably safe using it as well. Go with your gut on this, but make sure that gut feeling is backed up by solid knowledge.