CREATINE MONOHYDRATE, THE POWER, THE SIDE EFFECTS

WHAT IS CREATINE?

Creatine is the most frequently used supplement in sports today. Creatnohydrate was discovered in 1835 by the French! Creatine is naturally found in meat. About 40% of the body's creatine stores are free creatine, remaining is in the form of cretine phosphate.

Creatine monohydrate is processed through the liver pancreas and liver. The average male produces about 2 grams of it per day.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

CREATINE MONOHYDRATE, THE POWER, THE SIDE EFFECTS

Supplements

There are a wide range of supplements you can take. The one most would recommend is creatine.

The most effective does for creatine monohydrate, as suggested by the most current studies would recommend this:

20 grams for 5-7 days- this is called a loading phase



5 grams a day for the rest of the cycle- this is called the maintenance phase


CREATINE, SHOULD I TAKE IT?What are Side Effects

Many studies have been done and has shown creatine to give you that added boost in sports and size in the gym.

Creatine monohydrate may not be effective for all of us.

Those who are veggies seem to have a greater response to the product, of course from the lack of meat in their diet.





Monday, October 15, 2007

creatine tips

Some tips for your creatine takers

  1. creatine monohydrate by pro lab is the best rate and is priced great
  2. do not over dose on this products, you body can only handle so much creatine, your liver will just flush the rest out, thats making your liver work harder, not hard,
  3. don't take it all the time, do the cycle, take a month or 2 off
  4. they say it's best to take 30 min before workout, some say after, no proven studies yet
  5. mix with water, nothing with acid like juice or coke
  6. get ready to pee, it does make you pee alot lol
  7. drink plenty of water, it will leave you dehydrated
  8. drink plenty of water anyway! it give your a better complexion, makes you feel better and flushes out the body's toxins
  9. creatine is only an aid, hard work in your sport will alawys bring more results then any suppllement!

Thursday, August 30, 2007

CREATINE MONOHYDREATE FOR BRAIN POWER?

CREATINE MONOHYDRATE has believed to to improve your brains performance. There were some tests in Australia and they discovered that creatine monohydrate had a positive effect memory and intelligence. There was also another study done at a university in Tokyo. Researchers found that patients who took creatine monohydrate for 5 days,8 grams a day, reduced mental fatigue.

Is is quite clear that creatine monohydrate has a lot of positive effects far outweighing the negative ones that haven't been fully studied yet.

As with any supplement or drug, any increase outside the suggested dosage will have adverse effects.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Is Creatine Monohydreate a Steroid?

There have been some people that have been claiming creatine monohydrate is a steroid. In fact this couldn't be further from the truth. Creatine monohydrate is an amino acid, actually it's a protein. Creatine is naturally found in things like fish and steak. They aren't even in the same classification. In fact in the clinical tests done, all the athletes involved had better performance with no long term side effects, as with any supplement, take creatine monohydrate in the recommended doses to avoid any negative side effects.