ammonia

[BigBilli]

is it safe to be sniffin it b4 lifts

[54bobcat54]

i wouldnt use it before every lift.
i use it sometimes before maxes.
if its the bottled smelling salts, dont sniff it too close or it will overwhelm you. The ones in the little snap containers you can put next to your nose.
It will make you feel a little funky lol.

[Drew23]

You're 16. Don't worry about using ammonia. Just get stronger.

[Big_fuzzy]

You're 16. Don't worry about using ammonia. Just get stronger.

No way I can use it before a snatch or jerk but definitely for heavy squats.

[raysmith]

I find it kills my endurance.

[DontTreadOnMe]

I find it kills my endurance.

isn't it just for max attempts?

[endymion88]

where do you buy the bottled smelling salts all i can find is the damn expensive snaps

[Riceboi]

what's the point of smelling stuff? makes you focus more or what?

[Pierson5]

Smelling salts are chemical compounds used to arouse consciousness. One such compound is ammonium carbonate, a colorless-to-white, crystalline solid ((NH4)2CO3.H2O).

Smelling salts release toxic ammonia [NH3] gas, which irritates the mucous membranes of the nose and lungs, and thereby triggers an inhalation reflex (that is, it causes the muscles that control breathing to work faster). Even though ammonia gas is considered toxic, smelling salts produce only a small amount.

I was wondering about these as well. It says it only produces a small amount, and if I use it say... 3 times a week. Will there be any long term health effects I should worry about?

[BroncoNation07]

where do you buy the bottled smelling salts all i can find is the damn expensive snaps

I believe you can buy a bottle of Nose Tork on the APT site.

http://www.prowriststraps.com/ammonia_inhalants_ammonia_caps_powerlifting_smelli ng_salts

[btlifter]

jesus, don't use it 3 times a week!... BEST case scenario... your body will adapt, and it won't really help, or hurt after a while, and you'll have only blown a little bit of money...other possible scenarios are: your CNS will get burnt out aftr week 2 or 3, and you'll ALWAYS feel week... or your body will only really be able to get up when sniffing the ****, and won't be able to "get up" that much all the other times (no sexual reference intended) and... lastly, i don't know for sure, and at this point am not overly willing to look, but i DOUBT it's safe to sniff 3 times a week for an extended period of time, bottom line, you don't need it... you should be pumped enough just getting ready for a big lift... some older veterans who are strong as hell will use it a few times a year to just get a TINY bit extra on meet day... and many don't even ever use... so i don't think it's something that's that important

[DaBurg3r]

one time when I was a kid we got into my friends dads army medic bag he had an ammonia snap in there. My buddy cracked it righ under is nose and took a whiff, he kind of like inhaled and had some sort of chest spasm then started coughing and I **** you not blood started pouring out of his nose. It only took like maybe 30 seconds to a minute for the bleeding to stop. But that **** ****ed him up proper. I absolutely believe you could wake an unconcious man up with one of those.