3/5
Moderate
evidence
Pump / nitric oxide evidence brief
Citrulline malate
May slightly improve repetitions to failure, but findings are inconsistent and product ratios vary.
Headline Finding
Citrulline review: common acute dose is 8 g CM or 3-4 g L-citrulline about 1 h pre-exercise.
Dose Context
Studies often use 6-8 g pre-training, but labels may hide the true L-citrulline dose.
Important Caveat
Do not treat as proven for hypertrophy or long-term strength gains.
Source Drawer
Linked Research
- Meta-analysis Strength training meta-analysis
- Review Citrulline performance review
- Meta-analysis Food-source endurance meta-analysis
- Full text Critical review full text
- Meta-analysis Aerobic performance meta-analysis
- Trial Null recovery trial
- Trial German Volume Training trial
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