I Tried Viagra As Pre-Workout

Sildenafil At The Gym?

Author at the gym

This is not medical advice. Sildenafil is the active ingredient in the brand name Viagra.

I don’t know how deep in gym culture you are but the term “preworkout” refers to supplementation you take before your workout to have a good workout.

Commercial preworkout powders contain different concoctions of ingredients. They usually include caffeine, vitamins like B12, and vasodilators like arginine, citrulline, and fatigue reducers like beta alanine.

I once tried a sample of preworkout powder from a Popeye’s supplement store. It hit me hard. I was over stimulated. I had a date after gym. I was so wired on the date. I had to drink beer to come down. The date worked out well. The relationship didn’t.

For me commercial preworkouts have too much caffeine. Also many have the synthetic vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) which gives me acne. Plus preworkouts usually contain too little of the ingredients I do like: vasodilators. So I mix my own. I’ll tell you about my concoction later. Let’s get to the Viagra.

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