Cialis- workout benefit?

[Frank1983]

I take cialis recreationally when I plan on using vasoconstrictive drugs. When I work out the next day, my vascularity is craaazy. So

1. Is there a WORKOUT performance benefit to cialis?

2. Cialis is really cheap if you buy it in bulk from India. If there is a performance benefit, would cialis plus a stimulant be a good replacement for pre-workouts (i'm partial to white flood).

 

[B5150]

It is a vasodilator. Yes there are benefits - obviously increased blood flow will produce a greater "pump". Cialis can also lowers BP.

 

[Montego1]

 

[Frank1983]

Haha yesss.

I guess I'm wondering why, with all the talk I hear about pumps, citrulline, agmatine, nitrates, etc, more people aren't just taking nibbles of cialis with a stim pwo. I buy 40mg pills and a little 5mg nibble brings out all my ab veins, forearms, etc. The boner strength is a major bonus, and it seems to last a couple of days.

 

[JudoJosh]

Yes there is a workout benefit

The type 5 phosphodiesterase inhibitor tadalafil influences salivary cortisol, testosterone, and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate responses to maximal exercise in healthy men.

Abstract

CONTEXT:

Physical exercise-related stress activates hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis; nitric oxide is one of the mediators of the HPA axis response to stress, and phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors influences nitric oxide-linked biological activities.
OBJECTIVE:

The objective of the study was to investigate whether a single oral long half-life phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor (tadalafil) administration influences the HPA axis response to exercise-related stress.
DESIGN:

This was a double-blind, cross-over trial.
PARTICIPANTS:

Participants included nine healthy male athletes.
INTERVENTIONS:

All subjects performed a maximal exercise test in normoxia, after which they received a single oral administration of tadalafil or placebo. Then after a 2-wk washout period, they were crossed over and repeated the exercise test. Each subject was his own control. Salivary collections, for steroid evaluations [cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS), testosterone] and respective ratio calculation (DHEAS to cortisol, testosterone to cortisol, testosterone to DHEAS), were performed before each exercise (Pre-Ex), immediately after (Post-Ex), and at 30 min during recovery.
RESULTS:

As expected, mean salivary cortisol concentration increased immediately after exercise after both tadalafil and placebo (P = 0.014 and P =0.036 vs. Pre-Ex, respectively); however, the cortisol increase was significantly higher after tadalafil administration (P = 0.034 vs. placebo). Furthermore, an increased salivary testosterone after exercise was observed only after tadalafil administration (P = 0.029 vs. Pre-Ex). No effects of either exercise and/or tadalafil administration on salivary DHEAS concentrations were observed. DHEAS to cortisol and testosterone to cortisol ratios significantly decreased after exercise after tadalafil administration (P = 0.037, and P = 0.02 vs. placebo, respectively).
CONCLUSION:

Tadalafil administration amplified the salivary cortisol and testosterone responses to a maximal exercise-related stress in healthy trained humans.

PMID: 18559908

FT -> http://jcem.endojournals.org/content/93/9/3510.long

 

[Quads_of_Stee]

So viagra or Cialis in a low dose preworkout increases test post workout? Might have to give it a try... for you know, science

 

[Rocket3015]

I have tried Cialis and it does work.

Here is another thread with some more info on it.

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/supplements/255183-best-pump-product.html

 

[Ape McGrapes]

C has been shown to boost T and lower E, or balance the ratio of both. It's also been shown to boost the efficency of clomid.