Creatine
for Rookies
By Zach Bashore
Creatine is a favorite supplement among bodybuilders to enhance
their physiques. Many people question whether creatine is safe to
use and wonder if it is as dangerous as steroids. You are going
to learn the basics of creatine use, what it does for your body,
and some of the false interpretations of creatine. After reading
this you should then possess the knowledge to determine whether
or not you should use creatine.
Creatine is naturally
made in the body and comes in many of the foods you eat, which is
why they cannot ban it. Foods such as salmon, tuna, and beef contain
trace amounts of creatine, but your best sources are from Creatine
Ethyl Ester or Creatine Monohydrate because they carry more creatine
per weight of product than any other available source.
Creatine can increase
lean muscle mass after only a weeks use. It also speeds up your
recovery rate, increases energy, improves endurance levels, and
even accelerates fat loss. Creatine also increases muscles` growth,
making your muscle muscle fibers bigger and stronger. This happens
because creatine super hydrates muscle cells with water.
To many people
confuse creatine with anabolic steroids, which is not the case.
The media is mostly to blame for this because they do not have proper
knowledge on the matter and use it as an excuse to why they are
out of shape. "Creatine causes heart problems," "Creatine
makes your testicles shrink," I`ve even heard a guy say that
he hates people who use creatine, but why? It is completely safe.
Creatine is relatively
a cheap supplement and one you shouldn`t be spending an arm and
leg on anyways. My personal experience with creatine made me gain
a solid three pounds after two weeks use but I lost that weight
after I quit supplementing with it. Other people easily gain more
weight than that but I try keeping fat gain to the absolute minimum.
So if you want to experiment with creatine, don`t be afraid to give
it a try. Just be smart and know what you`re doing beforehand. Until
next time, later.
*http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/creatine.html
*http://www.creatinemonohydrate.net/
*http://www.sportsci.org/traintech/creatine/rbk.html
*http://www.rice.edu/~jenky/sports/creatine.html
*http://www.raysahelian.com/creatine.html
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