Muscle Elements AmiNo Flow

AmiNO Flow is a most powerful (you could even say pioneering) new fusion of essential amino acids with nitric oxide boosters. All you need to know in one short sentence is that this product is THE BCAA Supplement for Weight Lifters. To understand why, keep reading:

Serious weight lifters and bodybuilders always take BCAAs during their workout, and also generally use an NO product pre workout to increase strength and pumps, but up until now the two have largely been kept apart in separate supplements.

There have been a few cracks at bringing these bodybuilding cornerstones together, but the main problem with previous efforts is that they used only one NO booster -- and in limited doses -- and never enough for sustained long-lasting systems that the top nitric oxide supplements can provide.

AmiNO Flow is the first product to address this weakness with a legit sustained NO boosting system along with legit high-quality BCAA support!

Let's take a closer look at the ingredient profile, and how Muscle Elements has managed to pull this one off where other brands have failed.

AmiNO Flow Ingredients

Prepare yourself for the ultimate combination of amino acids and nitric oxide boosters:

• Muscle Growth and Recovery Elements

  • Instant BCAA Blend 3:1:2 (5000mg)

    This is one of the most interesting bits of this formulation. These numbers probably jump out as unusual to longtime BCAA buyers, as the 2:1:1 ratio emphasizing leucine has pretty much become the unshakeable industry standard.

    Muscle Elements actually isn't getting too radical here, however -- they've effectively just added some extra leucine at the expense of isoleucine. While we're a bit leery of messing with a formula that's so thoroughly backed by research, leucine is the amino that's been shown to be most important to muscle growth, and it still makes up over half the BCAA formulation.^[1,2]

  • L-Taurine (1000mg)

    Another industry standard, there's not a whole lot to say about taurine at this point other than that it's got scientific backing for its ability to improve exercise capacity and hydrate muscle tissue, and we're happy to see it so long as it's not displacing BCAAs or hidden in a proprietary blend.^[3] Which it isn't here -- it's also dosed appropriately^[3] -- just like every other Muscle Elements supplement.

• Pump and Transport Elements

  • L-Citrulline (2000mg)

    The AmiNO Flow Ingredients

    This is the first stage of the kicker for when it comes to pumps. Pure L-Citrulline is always a great thing to see, as compared to the citrulline malate found in many other products that only provides half the pumps. In addition to performance enhancement, it helps the body process amino acids and is a key part of any solid pump-boosting formula.^[4,5]

    On top of that, it helps with soreness and recovery^[5], which is ironic because it's one of the ingredients that helps you blast your muscles to the next level in the first place!

  • AgmaMAX (250mg)

    AgmaMAX is a trademarked agmatine sulfate formulation. We've seen it in more and more pre-workout products the past several years, and it's universally loved - nearly everyone is impressed with the pump and cognitive results. It works in tandem with the other pump enhancing ingredients to slow their breakdown process and keep them active longer.^[6]

    But to include it in an amino acid supplement is unheard of -- and weightlifters are loving the extra bit of juice it provides, especially if combined with a weaker pre workout supplement that may only include small doses of agmatine. This one simply puts you over the top.

  • L-Histidine (125mg)

    L-Histidine is one of the nine essential amino acids. It's not normally one specifically connected with muscle growth, functioning more centrally as an immune system supporter. But it's also been shown to spur production of carnosine, which in turn stimulates nitric oxide production.^[7]

    What's great about this ingredient is that it's in nearly no pre workout or nitric oxide supplement, so it's yet another way AmiNO Flow tops off the pump reserves for weight lifters. Starting to see a trend here? This product is that ingenious.

  • L-Ornithine HCL (125mg)

    L-Ornithine is another amino, and like the L-Histidine, it's here primarily to stimulate the production of something else. In this case, that something is arginine, which then may further stimulate more nitric oxide production.^[8]

    Once again, it's another ingredient most likely not found in your pre workout, adding another dimension.

  • Grape Seed Extract 95% (75mg)

    Grape seed extract function as a vasodilator, helping to improve blood flow throughout the body. The more readily blood can flow to muscle tissue, the bigger the pump you'll see.^[9]

• Hydration and Endurance Elements

  Disodium Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Dimagnesium Phosphate (250mg each): Your standard electrolytes for muscle tissue hydration and water retention.

There's just so much to like about AmiNO Flow, moreso than any other BCAA supplement when you're looking at the weights in the gym. It's still dosed effectively for BCAA support -- but the sustained pumps are why it's so good.

In fact, in a pinch, you could easily use this as a stimulant-free pre-workout supplement and have a bomber of a workout!

And as you can see from our hands-on review, it stacks well with pre-workouts like PreCre since it's stim-free. You can even use it on its own as a pre-workout if you're so inclined!

The AmiNO Flow Flavors: That fruit punch!

We also really liked both the flavors -- watermelon and fruit punch. They're pretty heavy on the sweetness factor, but it's all sucralose, so no worries about calorie counting.

As a group of reviewers who are kind of bored with fruit punch flavors, this is one fruit punch we actually keep coming back to!

Normally, the heavy dose of citrulline (on top of the leucine) also adds a bitter flavor, so we're incredibly impressed with the flavor system... a little extra sweetness is an acceptable trade-off for not having any kind of nasty taste you'd have to sip throughout your workout!

This is a premium product, and it's potentially removing the need for a separate BCAA or NO supplement - making it our favorite BCAA supplement for all types of weight lifters who want to get pumped.