Creatine is a naturally accuring amino acid that helps to supply energy to the muscles. Creatine can be naturally produced by the human body from amino acids (L-arginine, glycine, and L-methionine). Creatine is now reconized as an essential supplement for all bodybuilders and athletes, due to its muscle building properties. It is also one of the most extensively researched effective legal supplements in the world.
Every time you perform any type of intense excersise your body uses creatine to supply energy to the muscle, it does this by increasing the amount of ATP (Adenosine triphosphate), the energy released naturally by ATP last for a period of around 10 seconds, after this more ATP must be produced, however through increasing the amount of creatine in your body due to chemical reactions within your body more ATP is produced and therefore energy can be released at the same intensity for a longer period of time, and therefore enhancing your stregnth.
Creatine Monohydrates
Monohydrate is the most basic form of creatine, and has been shown by large number of studies to increase performance and produce large muscle gains when used with a good training regime. Creatine monohydrate can be labelled as just `creatine` or as `creatine monohydrate` or even `micronized creatine monohydrate`. The micronized creatine has been ground into smaller particles which means it is absorbed better and generally produces less stomach upsets among sensitive users. Creatine Monohydrate works by causing the muscles to absorb water from the surrounding tissues, and creates an immediate effect of larger muscle bulk, although this is a short term effect. A useful benefit of Creatine Monohydrate is that it is easily broken down into ATP (adenosine triphosphate), the most useful fuel for exercise. ATP is required by the muscles in order to contract effectively. ATP is stored in the cells, and used on demand. By supplementing the diet with creatine, you can ensure that your energy levels are high throughout the whole of your workout. You may notice some creatine monohydrate labelled as `Creapure` - this indicates the source of the creatine in the supplement and as the name suggests, the purity of the creatine. Creapure is made by Degussa in Germany, Creapure is world-renowned to be the purest and best quality Creatine monohydrate available. Creapure is tested for purity and can be relied upon the be the most pure creatine monohydrate on the market.
Name - Reflex Creapure Creatine
Price - £16.99
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Advanced Creatines
- CEE (Creatine Ethyl Ester)
Creatine Ethyl Ester HCL (CEE) is creatine monohydrate with an ester attached. Esters are organic compounds that are formed by esterification - the reaction of carboxylic acid and alcohols. Scientific studies have shown that standard creatine monohydrate is effective in increasing lean muscle mass muscle strength and athletic performance.
The problem with regular creatine monohydrate is though that it is poorly absorbed by the body - and its effectiveness is dependant upon the cells ability to absorb it. The poor absorption rate of regular creatine monohydrate requires the creatine user to ingest large dosages of creatine to achieve desired effect. Because creatine draws water to the cell, and because most ingested creatine monohydrate is not absorbed, unabsorbed creatine will sit outside of the target cell with the water, and this will result in the "creatine bloat."
When buying creatine ethyl ester you may see "CEE HCL" - the HCL stands for HydroChloric Acid. This is the most common form of creatine ethyl ester and some companies leave the HCL part out. One of the other great benefits of creatine ethyl ester is that they are common in tablet form (whereas monohydrate is usually powder).
Name - Met-Rx CEE AKG
Price - £27.99
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- Creatine AKG
Creatine-AKG is creatine attached to an Alpha-Keto-Glutarate molecule, this molecule was chosen because it is a "Krebs cycle intermediate" molecule - meaning it can easily enter muscle cells, bringing with it more creatine into the cells within your muscles. This means that there is more creatine within your muscles - and more creatine within your muscles means better performance, more reps and bigger muscles!
Name - Met-Rx CEE AKG
Price - £27.99
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