The BluePrint Power Hour

[7:26] What’s the story on NO2 type products?

• A thirty day supply of AAKG used to be 70 dollars.
• It possibly provided a marginally better pump, and Rob always considered it a purely cosmetic product.
• Citrulline and agmatine are both better alternatives.
• A small watermelon is great for a pump.
• Highly branched cyclic dextrins are great for an intra workout carb source for pumps.
• Other alternatives products to look into would be, taurine, glycerine, grape seed extract, electrolytes, nitrosigene, nitratene.

[15:35] How does Rob reconcile with using ephedrine at 50?

[22:00] How much muscle has Rob lost from doing only calisthenics?

• He has accrued his mass over a longer period, and he is doing more volume now.
• One of the upsides is that you don’t need to get as pumped up for a session when you are doing calisthenics.

[27:00] Is there anything that replicates kratom’s dopaminergic and pain-relieving effects?

• Not that Rob knows of.

[34:20] What kind of leg routine for a 6’4’’ male who really needs to grow his legs?

• Box squats would not fit the bill.
• Belt squats, leverage squats, and hack squats will give you more stimulus to the quads.
• Step ups are also a great movement to use.
• You will need to progress in weight, reps, volume, density, or tension to provide a stimulus to grow regardless of what movement you choose.

[43:20] A question on a pop when doing spider curls.

[48:19] Increasing bone mass protocol.

• Nothing compares to weight training.

[57:45] ECAY + geranium extract question

• ECA is all that is required.

[1:00:50] Gaining muscle after 50.

[1:07:20] Rebuttal to Rob’s position on kratom.

[1:15:00] Tip of the day: the importance of building muscle.