Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Creatine Monohydrate Review


Creatine Monohydrate has had claims of being the most cost-effective dietary supplement in terms of muscle mass and strength gains. This supplement has been known to have great benefits for not only beginners but advanced supplement users.

        What is Creatine Monohydrate? It is known as a physiological sport ergogenic, which means it is intended to enhance physical performance, stamina, or recovery.  Creatine can be found in small amounts in certain foods, and is also produced in the liver and kidneys from the amino acids arginine, glycine, and methionine.  Though the Creatine you receive in food can be destroyed while cooking. 
      Creatine Monohydrate is the most cost-effective dietary supplement in terms of muscle mass and building strength. Creatine Monohydrate can help support protein synthesis which is essential to muscle growth. Protein synthesis is the process which nitrogen from amino acids is arranged into structural proteins through the involvement of RNA and various enzymes. Basically protein synthesis is muscle growth, the more ingredients you provide this process the more efficient you can build new muscle.

How much do you need?
There have been many studies done attempting to determine what dosage of creatine will give athletes higher performance levels and more muscle growth. Most studies have showed an approximate of 20-30 grams per day. These dosages have been consumed in 4-5 equal doses per day for a week which was the loading phase.

Does it work?
Creatine supplementation could increase the amount of creatine in the body, thus improving performance in high power and speed skills. "Muscle stores of CP may split and release energy for the rapid resynthesizes of ATP, although the supply of CP, like that of ATP, is limited. The combined total of ATP and CP might sustain maximal energy production for approximately 5-10 seconds of maximal effort" (Williams, 1998).

Marketing claims that creatine increases muscle mass are controversial. Research has shown that people who supplement with creatine do gain weight. However, more research is needed to assess how much of the weight gain is actually due to increased muscle mass.



We have been found many articles that show Creatine Monohydrate is worth the money spent and may be one of the leading supplements in regards of strength gain and recovery. Testing this product personally I have noticed a significant difference, which is one reason I wanted to review this product first. I work out 5 to 6 days a week, before I started taking Creatine Monohydrate I had to drag myself into the gym, recently I have had to tell myself to take a day off and rest. So I would suggest this to anyone wanting faster recovery and more muscle growth. I have currently enlisted a few others to test this product to find out if they get similar results. I will keep you posted.

"See you at the top"
Tom McConnell

No comments:

Post a Comment