Why should you use Creatine?

Creatine is a substance found naturally in your body. Every time you perform any type of intense exercise your body uses Creatine to provide your body with energy - Creatine stores thought typically only last for a maximum of around 10 seconds. That's why you can't do any for of exercise at MAXIMUM INTENSITY for an indefinite period as your Creatine stores become depleted. Adding Creatine by means of additional supplementation either in powder, capsule or tablet form raises the levels of Creatine in your body.
This substantially improves your sporting performance and also speeds up muscle growth with muscle gains of 3 or 4 pounds in less than 7 days being not uncommon. Creatine supplementation has been shown in a number of studies to enhance maximal strength, improve sporting performance in fottball players , and accelerate gains in lean muscle mass .

Studies have additionally described how Creatine users gain muscle and strength far more quickly than subjects using a placebo. In one study subjects given Creatine for 12 weeks in combination with a weight training programme gained 24% in the bench press and 32% in the squat. Tests showed that they had gained twice as much lean muscle - despite the fact they did the same amount of training. Also another  study showed that just five days after using 20 grams of Creatine daily, test subjects gained over 3 pounds of lean muscle .

You can find Creatine in many animal foods, such as beef salmon and tuna - it is therefore possible to get Creatine from your diet, but it would be almost impossible to get enough to have any effect on performance especially as Creatine in food can also be damaged by cooking.

Studies have shown performance benefits for both Middle Distance Runners & Cyclists with one report that elite cyclists were able to improve performance by an impressive 9% during exercise lasting more than two hours.  For footballers research has shown some amazing results - that Creatine leads to faster sprinting times and improved jumping performance after only six days. Spanish researchers tested a group of 19 national level players from Athletico Bilbao - players were divided into two groups. Group one were given Creatine for six days. Group two received a 'dummy' supplement that had no effect. The group who used Creatine were consistently able to outperform the non-Creatine users during both 5 and 15 metre sprints. These improvements in performance were enough to have a big impact on a player's performance. "More than enough", according to the researchers, "to outrun an opponent and attain possession of the ball."

Creatine exhibits no side effects or health implications. In fact researchers are now finding it can actually improve health in women, the elderly and people with certain medical conditions.
 

We offer Creatine in a variety of versions in order to suit your own particular needs or preferences Creatine  - supplied either as Creatine Monohydrate , Creatine Ethyl Ester , Kre-Alyakln Creatine or as a complete all in one supplement such as the best selling BSN CELLMASS or in Serum form - is used by competitive athletes and sportsmen and women all over the world. Creatine  has become the "wonder supplement" for many people who want to accelerate lean muscle mass without having to resort to steroids or growth hormone.


References
Mujika, I., Padilla, S., Ibanez, J., Izquierdo, M., & Gorostiaga, E. (2000). Creatine supplementation and sprint performance in soccer players. Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, 32, 518-525
Vandenberghe, K., Goris, M., Van Hecke, P., Van Leemputte, M., Vangerven, L., & Hespel, P. (1997). Long-term Creatine intake is beneficial to muscle performance during resistance training. Journal of Applied Physiology, 83, 2055-2063
Volek J.S., Duncan, N.D., Mazzetti, S.A., Staron, R.S., Putukian, M., Gomez, A.L, Pearson, D.R, Fink, W.J., & Kraemer WJ. (1999). Performance and muscle fiber adaptations to Creatine supplementation and heavy resistance training. Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, 31, 1147-1156
Mihic, S., MacDonald, J.R., McKenzie, S., & Tarnopolsky, M.A. (2000). Acute Creatine loading increase fat-free mass, but does not affect blood pressure, plasma creatinine, or CK activity in men and women. Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, 32, 291-296