Which of these supplements is responsible?

[Louis Balfour]

Two weeks ago, I added L-carnitine back into my supplements. 1500mg in the morning.

A week ago I added L-arginine 1000mg in the evening with my other supplements.

I've increased water slightly, because I wasn't drinking enough. I have also started drinking two cups of tea per day (replacing one coffee).

Quite quickly, I am looking and feeling leaner, my clothes are looser, but have gained about a kilo in weight. I also seem to have a better mood.

I've not previously found L-carnitine to do much apart from help shed body fat. I have not witnessed much in terms of hypertrophy or changed mood.

Could it be the L-arginine?

[Badda]

In one week you are noticeably physically leaner but heavier by 1kg. Seems highly unlikely to me as the only way this would happen is drastic fat loss combined with significant muscle gain which I doubt is possible in a week.

[Hugo Stiglitz v2]

I can't help but I am interested in this L-carnitine

[Badda]

Naturally we’re all guzzling these now but can’t quite believe the result.

[Louis Balfour]

I am quite prepared to believe the physical change is movement of water. Trading subcutaneous for intra-muscular. Two weeks is not a long time and I haven’t piled on 2kg of muscle.

Why it might have happened I don’t know and the mood is intriguing.

[Regbuser]

among other effects, L-c increases sperm count, and L-a improves blood flow, so may treat erectile dysfunction

Are you going to be sharing any happy news soon ..?!

[popeyewhite]

It's neither. Even if the l-carnitine was to increase test by a significant enough amount that you'd lean out, it would take longer than two weeks for adaptation to occur. L-arginine is just a vaso dilator really, but can increase libido. Something else is happening.

[Hugo Stiglitz v2]

OK I've taken ONE L-arginine so far.

I'm hungry, more than usual and feel slightly odd? Is it psychosomatic?

[popeyewhite]

Hugo Stiglitz v2 said:

OK I've taken ONE L-arginine so far.

I'm hungry, more than usual and feel slightly odd? Is it psychosomatic?

No, LA is a nos (nitric oxide) enhancer. It increases muscle pump.