Creatine, is a very popular dietary supplement on the market today. It is highly advertised in every health nutrition store around and is also highly advertised in all muscle magazines and even some television commercials. Here are the facts behind the name of creatine that most wouldn’t know.
The purpose of creatine is to help any type of athlete that needs quick, explosive energy to improve in performance or strength. It is also known for increasing muscle mass and size. Creatine is made and sold in many different forms such as, capsules, chewable, serum, and in powdered form. Creatine is made from mixing sodium sarcosine and cyanamide in a heated water bath. Creatine is not recommended for anyone that has any kidney problems or diabetes but if someone with those problems were to take creatine, they should get checked out by their doctors to make sure that their health will not be at risk.
“ Creatine is an amino acid. The use of creatine helps restore energy. It is also a form of phosphocreatine ( creatine phosphate) which is an important store of energy in muscle cells. During intense exercise lasting around half a minute, phosphocreatine breaks down to creatine and phosphate, and the energy used to regenerate the primary source of energy, adenosine troposphere also known as ATP. Output power drops as phosphocreatine depleted because ATP cannot be restored quick enough to meet the demand of the exercise. It follows that a bigger store of phosphocreatine in muscle should reduce fatigue during sprinting.” (R B Kreider http://www.sportsci.org/).
Creatine is good in many different ways. It has proven to help increase muscular strength. It also helps improve your physique. It is a natural supplement that is already made in the body. It is what helps today’s athletes become better performers except for those athletes who participate in sports that require endurance. Strength training and sprinting are the events that will enhance as the creatine supplementation keeps on going. And creatine helps improve energy levels and recovery. Muscle that is full of extra creatine increases the regeneration of phosphocreatine rate immediately after doing workouts such as sprints.
“The sports performance benefits of creatine are limited to activities requiring short, all-out bursts of power, such as: jumping, swimming, sprinting, and high intensity weightlifting.” (http://www.acefitness.org/).
