Raiseys L-Citrulline Malate 200g

Raiseys L-Citrulline Malate 200g — Pumps, Vascularity, Cell Volumisation

Citrulline malate is the pump ingredient, and buying it unflavoured means you control the dose instead of accepting whatever a pre-workout decided to give you. Absorbed directly into the bloodstream, it raises arginine and nitric oxide production, relaxes blood vessels and improves blood flow. 200g. In stock at TopDog Nutrition.

How It Works

Citrulline is converted to arginine in the kidneys, and arginine is the direct precursor to nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes the smooth muscle in blood vessel walls, widening them and increasing blood flow.

More blood flow means more oxygen and nutrients delivered to working muscle, and faster clearance of the metabolic waste that builds up as you fatigue. That's the pump, and it's also why citrulline supports work capacity rather than just appearance.

The obvious question is why not just take arginine. The answer is that oral arginine is largely broken down in the gut before it reaches circulation. Citrulline bypasses that entirely — it's absorbed intact and converted where it counts, which is why supplementing citrulline raises plasma arginine more effectively than supplementing arginine does.

The malate half contributes too: malic acid is a Krebs cycle intermediate, supporting aerobic energy production and helping clear ammonia during high-volume work.

What It Supports

• Nitric oxide production — the mechanism behind vasodilation and blood flow.
• Raised L-arginine levels — more effectively than taking arginine directly.
• Pumps and vascularity — the visible result of increased blood flow into muscle.
• Cell volumisation — supporting the cellular environment that muscle growth depends on.
• Workout intensity and recovery — better oxygen delivery and waste clearance means more work before fatigue.

Why Buy It Unflavoured

Most pre-workouts include citrulline, and most underdose it. Research generally uses 6–8g of citrulline malate; plenty of commercial formulas run 1–2g and list it anyway.

Buying the raw ingredient means you set the dose. Raiseys recommend at least 2g per serve added to a pre-workout or intra-workout drink, and you can scale up from there toward the researched range without paying for someone else's flavour system and stimulant blend.

It also means you can add pump support to a stimulant-free session, or to a pre-workout you already like that happens to be light on citrulline.

Who It's For

Physique and strength athletes wanting to increase muscle size and support recovery, and anyone building their own stack rather than buying pre-made formulas. If you're already taking taurine and creatine separately, citrulline is the third piece of a self-built pre-workout at a fraction of the cost of a branded one.

Directions

Add at least 2g per serve to your pre-workout or intra-workout drink. Mixes into water or any flavoured drink.

Stimulant-free, so there's no timing restriction and no interaction with anything else in your stack.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much should I take?

At least 2g is Raiseys' recommendation. The research on pump and performance generally uses 6–8g of citrulline malate, so there's room to scale up if that's your priority.

Citrulline malate or pure L-citrulline?

Citrulline malate is citrulline bound to malic acid — roughly 55–65% of the weight is citrulline, with the malate contributing to aerobic energy production. Pure L-citrulline is all citrulline but without the malate benefit. Both work; malate is the more common research form.

Does it taste bad?

It's tart and slightly sour, which is the malic acid. Mixed into a flavoured drink it disappears. On its own in water it's noticeable.

Can I take it every day?

Yes. No stimulants, no tolerance, no cycling needed.

Will it work without caffeine?

Yes — the pump mechanism is entirely independent of stimulants. It's a good option for evening training when you don't want caffeine.