I am guessing you know a little about creatine but would like to know a little more.  About me, my name is Steve and welcome to my site.

I wanted to create a site that gave out good information about this proven supplement so that you can make an informed decision.  Below you will find out what it does and some of the benefits.  How it works, the side effects, and much more.

I prefer Optimum Nutrition, it’s by far the most popular with nearly 200 reviews and it’s around $20 for 3-4 months of creatine.   All are through Amazon, so you know it’s the lowest price; BONUS – they have free shipping on orders over $25.

 

  • Elevates amount of energy stored in muscles
  • Improves power and muscle strength
  • Shorter recovery times
  • Performance gains during high-intensity exercise
  • Minimizes protein breakdown during catabolic phases
  • Dietary supplement

 

Click on this big bottle of creatine when you’re ready to go ahead and see and feel what a supplement that actually works feels like, or you can click here to go straight to its Amazon page.

Each serving (one teaspoon) of Optimum Nutrition Creatine Powder supplies 5 grams (5000 mg) of pure creatine monohydrate. The patented manufacturing process used to produce this Creatine provides a tasteless, odorless powder that mixes easily into water or juice and does not readily settle to the bottom.

Amazon Price: $ 25.90 Price: $ 15.55

 

What Is Creatine?

Currently it is one of the most widely used supplements in the athletic world.  An athlete could expect a number of benefits while taking it: an increased production of available energy in the muscles, a gain in lean muscle mass, a resulting decrease in body fat, and an increase in maximal, explosive power.

It’s not only a supplement that helps with exercise, studies have demonstrated other benefits as well.  It may inhibit or delay the production of lactic acid which is what causes that burning feeling.  It has been shown to reduce mental fatigue and enhance memory.  It may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by lowering the level of triglycerides. Heck, throw in working out and protein supplementation, you may ward off diabetes!

 

 

Here is a link to a fairly authoritative website that provides a basic description – Mayo Clinic.

What Does It Do?

Creatine could be considered like an additive that assists with the rapid replenishment of your quick, bursting energy type stores.  In basic terms, supplementing with it allows you to knock out two more reps or to start the final push on your 5K 500 meters earlier.  Getting those extra reps or being able to sprint for longer is what gives you your added muscle mass, or quicker times.

For the physiology majors…  first, we have this compound inside our bodies, ATP (adenosine tri-phospate.) ATP gets depleted while you are performing a physical activity.  When ATP breaks down at the cellular level of your muscles, you get a conversion of energy, quickly.  The amount of ATP that we have available is limited.  ATP breaks down into two things, ADP (adenosine di-phosphate) and a leftover phosphate.  This is where supplementation helps.  The cells in your muscles will be saturated with creatine.  This readily available stockpile assists with converting ADP back into ATP via re-attaching those phosphate molecules.  A simple, very simple, equation could be ATP = ADP + phosphate.

 

Reviews

I wanted to find some unbiased reviews that were not associated with the company.  Here are just a few…

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Most of the reviews seems to be similar to those cycling through above.  Most people who are supplementing with it are seeing noticeable results when taken in conjunction with an exercise program. If instead of reviews you’d like some advice, you should check out this page for tips.

 

Where To Buy

The list of places that sell it is endless.  It seemed like I was overpaying in an amount vs. cost regard but I never looked on the web for a better deal until I started making this site.  I incorrectly assumed that creatine (the quantity, dosage, quality, and cost) was all pretty much the same.  They are not.

Needless to say, I was disappointed in myself for not discovering the differences sooner.  I was paying more for a one month supply than what I am paying now for a two month supply from Optimum Nutrition.  Optimum Nutrition has a great reputation in the supplement industry and creatine isn’t the only one I take by them.  Also, this is through Amazon  – nobody’s beating their deals.  These products qualify for that free shipping on orders over $25.