Cell-volumizer: Is there even such a thing?

[markfromaurora]

I've noticed a few products that claimed to have a cell volumizer. Is this crap? Or is there actually such a thing, becuase how can they advertise bull****? Is there any truth to it?

http://www.fitnessmarket.com.au/shop/product_image.php?imageid=276


http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41MGFRH9ECL._AA280_.jpg


Or what? another word for creatine water retention? I'd preferably like to hear from someone that tried sopmething or knew someone that did

[Paul Stagg]

Try to find out how cell volumization would increase performance, enhance or accelerate progression, or lead to hypertrophy.

Once you do that, you'll answer your own question.

[markfromaurora]

i cant find info i searched on this page

[sCaRz*Of*PaiN]

It's crap.

[mikey4402]

i cant find info i searched on this page

I cant see the ingredents so i cant tell you why it is junk LOL. So im just going to assume it is Junk.

There is such a thing a thing. But like paul said what gain producing benifits would there be in taking such a product.

[Slim Schaedle]

But like paul said what gain producing benifits would there be in taking such a product.

Increasing the volume of a cell (such as glycogen supercompensation, water increase, etc) increases strength through purely mechanical means.

The physical stretching of a cell also appears to act as an anabolic signal itself.

[BFGUITAR]

Increasing the volume of a cell (such as glycogen supercompensation, water increase, etc) increases strength through purely mechanical means.

The physical stretching of a cell also appears to act as an anabolic signal itself.

To what extent does this all help you? A lot of supplements do what they say but by how much and does that even affect your performance?

[Slim Schaedle]

To what extent does this all help you? A lot of supplements do what they say but by how much and does that even affect your performance?

Are you asking to what extent does what I mentioned above affect performance?

Or what extent the ingredients in whatever product (that I have not looked at) contribute to what I said above?

Or, both?

[Sir Savage]

Increasing the volume of a cell (such as glycogen supercompensation, water increase, etc) increases strength through purely mechanical means.

The physical stretching of a cell also appears to act as an anabolic signal itself.

Indeed.

But there's also more to it than that. Cell volumizers typically have creatine as their primary ingredient, and although there is some evidence to indicate that creatine acts through anabolic signaling, most recent research shows that it activates specific genes in the cell independent of anabolic signaling.

[Slim Schaedle]

But there's also more to it than that.

I most certainly agree.

[Sir Savage]

Nice.

But the unfortunate part is that a lot of companies will put other ingredients in their cell volumizers that negate the benefits of creatine to some extent.

A lot of it comes down to marketing over science, which is very unfortunate.

[malkore]

cell volumizers are often including an NO2/arginine supplement as well, because you get 'instant satisfaction' feeling that fake pump it brings on.