Why this article?
Well creatine is only the most successful supplement other than whey protein in existance!
Ok, what is it then?
Wiki describe it as “Creatine (/ˈkriːətiːn/ or /ˈkriːətɪn/[1][2]) is a nitrogenous organic acid that occurs naturally in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to all cells in the body, primarily muscle. This is achieved by increasing the formation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
Creatine was identified in 1832 when Michel Eugène Chevreul discovered it as a component of skeletal muscle, which he later named after the Greek word for meat, κρέας (kreas). In solution, creatine is in equilibrium with creatinine.
Creatine is naturally produced in the human body from amino acids primarily in the kidney and liver. It is transported in the blood for use by muscles. Approximately 95% of the human body’s total creatine is located in skeletal muscle”
Still none the wiser – what does it do for someone who trains?
Creatine increases the body’s ability to produce energy rapidly. With more energy, you can train harder and more often, producing faster results.
Put simply, the heavier and longer you can lift, coupled with the right nutrition, you will grow more muscle.
Cool, how does it do this precisely?
Creatine is an osmotically active substance. This means it pulls water into your muscle cells, which increases protein synthesis. Put simply, a bigger muscle, is a stronger muscle and allows more stress to be placed on it and thus a greater amount of growth.
Endurance is increased as previously mentioned via creatine allowing extra ATP to be created from the ADP that creatine is made from, in your muscle cells.
Essentially, in scientific terms, Creatine phosphate can help restore ATP by donating its phosphate to ADP to reform ATP (during movements that stress the system, ATP is broken down to form Adenosine Di-Phosphate (ADP), which is when it loses one of its phosphate molecules. This removal of the phosphate provides the power your cells during activity and day to day tasks.
Sounds cool, which one and what dose?
There are a bewildering number of creatine products supplement companies have released, all with different, strange sounding names attached, all claiming to be the break through creatine and the best.
The reality? Any will do. Creatine monohydrate when digested, is the same as any other type… whatever the price may be, the more expensive brand will not do any more.
All you need is 3-5g of the choice of creatine that you like and begin using it, with no reason to come of it (there has been many studies on creatine, none have shown damage to liver nor kidneys or any other claimed bodily part).
Where can I get it?
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