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What is Creatine?

Creatine has made a strong impact on the athletic world with its ability to enhance athletic performance. The discovery of creatine leads back to 1832 when A French scientist named Chevreul identified the naturally occurring organic compound in meat. It was later found to be manufactured by the liver, kidneys, and pancreas using three amino acids. Chevreul named the compound creatine after the greek word for meat or “kreas." Creatine is a compound that is naturally made in our bodies to supply energy to our muscles. It is an energy rich metabolite that is found mainly in muscle tissue. About 95% of creatine is found in our body’s skeletal muscle tissue. It is responsible for supplying the muscle with energy during exercise. Chemically, it has the IUPAC name of 2-(Methylguanidino) ethanoic acid. Creatine is formed from the three amino acids, L-Arginine, L-methionine, and Glycine that undergo a chemical process to form creatine. Its structure is made up of a carboxyl group along with amine and amino groups. Creatine is manufactured in the liver and produced in the pancreas and kidneys. It is transported through the blood and taken up by the muscle cell, where it is converted into creatine phosphate; also called phosphocreatine. This reaction involves the enzyme creatine kinase that helps bond creatine to a high-energy phosphate group. Once creatine is bound to a phosphate group, it is permanently stored in the cell as phosphocreatine until it is used to help produce chemical energy called Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP).*

How Does Creatine Improve Performance?

More creatine equals an increase of the muscle cell's ability to produce ATP. ATP is responsible providing energy for muscle contraction in all muscle, but more predominantly in fast twitch, big, bulky muscle. The increase of creatine in your muscle is going to allow you to lift more weight, utilizing more muscle fibers ultimately helping you see better gains.*

Many people know that creatine helps in improving overall strength and size, but one of the best kept secrets of creatine is how beneficial it is in recovery! This stems back to the increased production of ATP. When you have successfully trained a muscle it means you have torn the muscle fiber on a microscopic level. The repair of these muscle fibers is what leaves you with a bigger and stronger muscle than the one you started with. The hidden fact about this is that the muscle doesn't just repair itself over time, it actually works to repair itself. The increase in ATP provided by the Creatine allows the muscle to repair itself faster and more efficiently. The creatine in Adrenolyn Bulk helps you to not only achieve better results by increasing how much you can lift, but also by increasing how quickly your muscle repairs itself. This allows you to maximize your body's ability to grow both in the gym and out!*

Creatine Dosage

Creatine is naturally found in some foods. The average helping of beef or fish contains about 1 gram of naturally occurring creatine. Unfortunately, it is very sensitive to heat and cooking virtually destroys the effectiveness of creatine. The amount of creatine needed depends on the athlete's body weight and on the number of days creatine has been supplemented. Creatine should be loaded in relatively high amounts for the first six days of supplementation, about 20 grams, and then may be taken in moderate dosages of about 5 grams daily to maintain a proper balance and a consistent positive performance response. The proper amount of creatine for the average individual will be about 2. What a lot of people tend to forget it that is for the AVERAGE person! If you are working out you are using more ATP than the average person. On top of that if you are a GUERRILLA in the gym, like we know you are, you'll definitely need more than 2 grams per day of creatine to see any benefits. Studies have shown that athletes benefit from dosing creatine at 5 grams per day.*

Creatine Side Effects

Creatine has not yet been linked to any adverse health effects, and thus has very few side effects. One side effect usually caused by over-dosage which some have complained about is stomach cramps. Reducing the intake of creatine in almost all cases has reduced cramps to little or none. Although no adverse side effects have been reported in the literature from clinical trials, concern has been raised by some physicians, athletic trainers, and dieticians regarding the possible suppression of endogenous creatine synthesis, the possibility of enhanced renal stress or liver damage, muscle cramping when exercising in the heat, and the unknown (as of now) long-term effects of creatine supplementation.*

Creatine In a Nutshell

The goal of bodybuilders and most athletes is to use progressive resistance exercises in order to force the muscles to adapt and grow in size and strength. This increased workload or progressive resistance can be achieved in several ways: by increasing the force of contraction through increased resistance such as lifting a heavier weight, increasing the duration of time that the muscle is under tension or contracted, and by increasing the frequency of the exercise. Creatine helps to build lean body mass, which increases your ability to power against greater resistances, it provides an increased amount of energy through the generation and synthesis of ATP, and the duration of exercise or work can be lengthened. It speeds up the body’s ability to recover, enabling you to workout and exercise more frequently.*