Ok guys here is my review on CITRULLINE MALATE.

Ok so first what is this stuff?
Citulline is a non-essential amino acid and plays a big role in nitrogen balance and metabolic processes. It is found in some specialized protiens in the hair, skin and neural cells. It is mostly synthesized from glutamine and in the intestines but is also found naturally in trace amounts in some foods. It is a salt form of the amino acid.It is also found in fruts such as apples and enhances the effects of citrulline.

So what does it do? Is helps with recovery from physical effort correlated to the disappearance of lactate from blood after performance at a high level of acidosis .. Which means you can train harder for longer!!.

Ok so what did it for me and what are my thoughts?
I think this is one of the most overlooked supplements out there. Its very cheap and last a long time.It improves all preworkout tastes ( all the ones I tried ). I train a lot longer and hardly ever got that lactic acid burn on leg days. Even my cardio was way easier on it too.

How did I take it?
At first I was playing around with homemade preworkouts and enjoyed doing that I would mix about a 1/4 scoop of preworkout with 2 scoops CM ( citrulline malate ) and about one teaspoon of beta alinine. This was not only fun but cheap and works well for me. Its not that convient though having to carry all this stuff around. After a while though I ended up just using a preworkout and adding the CM to it, only taking it on workout days.. ( they recommend taking it twice a day , just like beta alinine. ) I never did this.

Ok so thoughts?
Taste 8 : By itself,, different, kinda bitter and tart and makes me very dry mouthed, with a preworkout great. It seams to either sweeten the taste up or bring out the flavors or something to me.

Effectivesness 9:
Ok I think this stuff is great, I can really tell on days I did not take this. I just could not have those hard long training days. I do a lot of supersets and I really think this is a product that helps me from burning out so fast on those types of workouts. Not only this but It really helps on the pump too. They seem to be ( wet ) as others have described. My veins show a lot more on this as well. But I think where this stuff really shines is in the endurance end of it. I will say this the pump does not seem to stick around as long when you use this not sure why but they just dont.

Value 10 :
I got mine for 15 bucks and it has lasted forever!. You can get this anywhere from 15 - 20 buck and I think its a great deal no matter what. Although I would not pay much more than 20, but im a cheap old man.

Overall: 9
I really say this stuff is great I hate to give anything a 10 but this is as close as it will get. Great for cardio and great for a pump and endurance, hard to get any better than that.

As I said I would take this with your preworkout about 20 mins before the gym and you should be good. I never got any stomach issues off this either. I know some stuff will kill your stomach at first but nothing at all here.

And again One reason I knocked it down was because the pump does not seem to stick around as long when adding this even while taking nitrox ll. Not sure why it does this but Its like you would swell up and then sneeze and bam its gone.?

Ok would I buy it agian?
Yea if I get a deal like a found before.. I think if you have not tried it you should.

Extremely solid product right here. Pure Citrulline Malate, supposed effects are increased endurance, increased recovery, and pump enhancer. After taking this for about a month, I can attest to every aspect.

Profile, Taste, and Usage: Can't beat the pure stuff! 2000 mg Citrulline Malate per scoop (scoop included). I would add 3 scoops (6g) to my home made preworkout about 10-15 minutes preworkout. It had a very tart taste to it, but very manageable. It tasted like unsweetened lemonade, if you could imagine such a thing.

Value: 100 servings per tub at $19.89 from bodybuilding.com, quick math tells me ~.20 cents per serving, and since I used 3 scoops, that means .60 cents per workout. Very solid value, and you can get it for less if you look around (I've seen it for $16 some places). Since I used 3 scoops, that means 33 servings instead of the full 100, but thats still 33 workouts worth because I wouldn't take it on off days.

Effects: The purpose of Citrulline Malate is to induce a pump because it is a precursor to Arginine in the body. As you all know, an increase in Arginine levels in the body is responsible for vasodilation, or the "pump" feeling we all (well, at least I) love. I was tired of wasting my money on useless L-Arginine and AAKG products, so I turned to CM and I WAS NOT disappointed.

CM gave me some of the most incredible pumps I've ever experienced, sometime those pumps were even painful! Especially on bicep days. If you follow my log, you know how much I raved about how "full" the pump felt. However, the only drawback I find with this is that it's a "wet" pump: when you experience it, it looks like your muscles are almost pumped up with water. Its very different from a nitrate pump, I can tell with the few days I've been on D-Pol. I did experience increased vascularity, and a lot of those new visable veins have stayed. But D-Pol (and I'd venture to say any other nitrate product) gives a "dry" pump where your skin feels tighter up against your muscles and you get even more vascularity.

Other positive effects include an increase in endurance and recovery, which I definitely noticed while on this product. DOMs were decreased for every muscle group, which is a huge plus. Usually my legs are still dead the day after I lift legs, but this helped blunt that pain a bit. It also helped shuttle the other ingredients in my home made pre into my muscles faster, meaning it helped me absorb the Creapure and the Beta-Alanine even faster.

Overall, this is a huge step up from Arginine-based products. I got a pump with EVERY use, not on and off. Didn't experience an increase in energy or anything, but you're not supposed to, this is just meant to increase blood flow and vein dilation. I haven't personally tried GPLC yet, which is supposed to be the king of pump products, so I'd rank the pump I got from this right under the nitrate pump I get from D-Pol. I will most likely be purchasing this again because a) it has a cheap per serving price and b) it actually does what it claims. I'm glad I didn't talk myself out of making my own preworkout because I would've never ran into this gem otherwise.

Way to go PrimaForce, can't go wrong with a cheap, effective product.

So in the search for the best bang for your N.O buck I would recommend this product. This has by far given me the best pumps of my life, so much so they hurt. I mean really really hurt! The taste is like the most sour thing on the planet! So be warned if you want to take it without mixing it with anything else. The biggest bust about C.M is that the pump only lasts at most for 30 minutes. I am in the gym for anywhere from 45-120 minutes a clip depending on if I am in super fat loss mode where I add 40- 50 minutes of cardio intermediately through out the workout session; so the pump seriously fades unlike most AAKG products, like NO2 by MRI.
If you want that skin tearing ouch pump then take 2grams with two servings of Xtend or Elite Recoup which both have 1 gram of C.M per serving, so your taking in 4 grams of this stuff; right before you enter the gym, I bring it with me in my car. You can also take another gram before your P.W meal and that carries the pump further.

So overall its the best pump stuff on the planet, too bad it last for all of 30 minutes :( AAKG gives you more of a vascular look, this one is just a Pump Monster.

hey everyone this is my 2nd Primaforce review. I was recommended this by jmlstocks as a part of a preworkout but i used it as an intra. so far i really like this company, no bs no flashy stickers just good quality products.

I used this as part of an intra workout stack. The stack was 8g of this product, 10g of l-glutamine. 6g of BCAA at a 4:1:1 ratio (MHP), 3g of generic arginine. and a scoop and a half a Gatorade powder. this was all mixed in a 25oz shaker and sipped through out a 2hour workout on average.

Price=9 i got this for 13bucks online, its hard to compare prices as only a handful of companys even sell this seperatly.

taste=6 ok this was pretty bitter. even with the Gatorade powder i still tasted it, it was so strong i didnt even taste the arginine.

Profile=10 lol its pure Citrulline Malate not really a criteria here.

effectiveness=9 look this was part of a stack that really worked for me so i gave it a 9. but as standalone i cant rate it.

I would recommend this to anyone for pre or intraworkout. now i have taken BCAA and glutamine in almost all forms but this is the first time i have ever added Citrulline Malate and i have felt a difference. the only time this stack didnt work is on a serious quad day and i had the worst case of doms. but other than that i say pick this up.

Citrulline Malate was something that I researched and contemplated buying for a long time. After reading a few reviews I took the plunge and bought Beta Alanine and Citrulline Malate together. I have to say its one of best purchase I've made and used in my supplement stack.


Value: 7/10
Its actually not a bad value considering its 100 servings for 15-20 dollars. Unfortunately you must take at least 1-3 scoops before and after. My gym partner was also enjoying the benefits of Citrulline, so that cut the days supply down even further.

Taste: 6/10
I'm not sure what to think of the taste. It has a bitter/sour taste to the powder and leaves a nasty taste in your mouth for a few minutes. I usually mixed it in with my preworkout and intra drinks so the taste wasn't horrible per say. Being Asian Indian I grew up eating vegetables and fruits that are sour/bitter, so I am accustomed to the taste.

Mixability: 5/10
Mixing was not the best feature of this Citrulline. I usually mix all my preworkouts and intra drinks in my blender bottles. Even after shaking for 10-15 seconds and at least once or twice it STILL clumped.

Uses and Effectiveness: 9/10
Wow I loved using Citrulline in every workout! I had the energy and endurance to squeeze out more reps. The pumps that came along with it were f***ing amazing! I was swollen in my upper body with all and every workouts. I had huge pumps in my biceps, shoulders, tri's, quads and hams. Unforunately I never had any pumps in my calves(Nitrox II fixed that).

Vascularity:
I am not a vascular person at all because of my body fat percentage. While taking Citrulline areas where I could see vascularity such as my forearms and feet, my veins were bulging and dilated. I was happy to see more vascularity in places even if it was only for a few hours.

Recovery: 9/10
I'm usually sore when I work legs, chest and sometimes bi's, but I could tell that soreness the next day was GREATLY reduced once I started adding in Citrulline into my drinks. The reduced soreness aided greatly in increasing my numbers(~+2-10lbs) in every lift.


Closing Remarks:
I would highly recommend adding Citrulline Malate to your stack, for the cost to benefit ratio the benefits outweigh the cost. The boost that it added to my workouts which helped increase my strength and even helped me shed a couple pounds was well worth it.

I'm long overdue to review what has become one of my favorite products. This was one of the hardest supplements to find good information and reviews on and I feel this is because it is probably one of the most overlooked supplements out there.

Value: 8/10
Citrulline is not a cheap supplement by itself which is probably why many supps do not come with an adequate dosage of it. The cost per serving comes out to .20/serving with 2 grams which is what the label recommends. I have had much more success with 4g per serving which comes out to .40/serving. Unfortunately most supps come with 1g/serving which simply isn't adequate. Although it is expensive, I gave it an 8 due to PrimaForces brand being considerably cheaper than the other brands.

Taste: 3/10
Probably the one downfall of this product. The taste is sour, but not unbearable. It falls somewhere between sucking on a lemon and eating a warhead, but when mixed with gatorade or Purple Wraath the taste isn't very noticeable.

Mixability: 5/10
It clumps up in the container, but with a good shaker it will blend in well enough

Pumps-by itself: 9/10
Pumps-mixed with Arginine: 10/10
The pumps are absolutely amazing with this product. By itself, I've felt this gives off a better pump than Arginine. Mixed with Arginine, the pump is mindblowing. The pump is so good, that I find myself really looking forward to Bicep day which is where you really feel that pump the best.

Uses and Effectiveness: 9/10
Citrulline is best used as a pre workout. It is very versatile as it can be used effectively in both cardio settings and weightlifting. Besides the great pump, Citrulline really shines in giving your muscles more endurance and reducing fatigue. Taken by itself, the only supplement that I've ever found to do a better job of reducing fatigue is Beta Alanine. Beta does a slightly better job, but when mixing 4g of citrulline with 4g of Beta Alanine, I've gotten some of the best workouts of my life because where in the past I was fatigued, this allows me to power though and add in a good 5-10 reps to my workouts. In addition, it is great for cardio and before sporting events as it gives you great endurance. My experience comes from racquetball games where you normally find yourself fatigued after a few hard games, but this definately gives you that extra energy to keep going. I have had no bad side effects from this product since I've started taking it. Also, while some will say to take it every day, I haven't found a difference between taking every day and just on workout days.

Overall, I feel this is a must for pre workouts whether you're talking about weightlifting or cardio.

Citrulline isn't new, it's been around a long time, and MAN Sports made it popular with their Body Octane. I love MAN, but I can't get away from PrimaForce CM. Citrulline is one of the rare things that works great at nearly any dose, and for any athletic purpose. It's great for endurance, and one recent study showed it worked REALLY well at reducing DOMS in trained individuals AFTER ONE DOSE. Citrulline is what everyone wishes arginine was; it gives the pumps and vasularity people want, but it brings the sick endurance and recovery, which are non-existent with arginine. Given the ridiculous price, I'm astounded that more people aren't using it. Two gr doses are excellent, and a tub will last 100 workouts that way (keep in mind 3-4gr doses are even better). Yes, it's sour, don't be a puss.

my friend recommend it and he wasnt wrong, this thing really works
if you are going to use it at least use a good dose
some studies says that 6g of Citrulline Malate will have great benefits on vascularity and energy
in my opinion the best way to use it would be 3g pre training and 3g intra training

to boost the pumps, i would recommend it stacking with AAKG and Beta Alanine. if you want more pumps and you have a little bit more money i would stack with GPLC(clycocarn) and using 4,5g

its really sour but it tastes good

Awesome stuff!
Bought 200 grams for around 20 dollars at BodyBuilding.com, for me this is pretty cheap, much cheaper than aakg here in germany!
The tub seems to last forever, i take 2 grams intra with my Purple Wraath and sometimes 2 grams troughout the day. If you take it pure, be prepared to form a fist with your face because its sooooo sour!
Effectiveness was great, great pumps and endurance, increased vascularity and long lasting pumps between my legs :-D

All in all a 10!