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An Overview of Creatine Supplements

by Akshay Kothari 16 Aug 2021 0 Comments

What is Creatine?

After you eat protein, your body produces its own creatine through your kidneys and liver. Creatine is converted to creatine phosphate, which is converted to adenosine triphosphate (ATC), which your body utilizes for intense exertion.

Creatine supplement makers like Nutracore Supplements have improved the efficiency of creatine consumption. Rather than ingesting pounds of protein, you may just take it in powdered, liquid, or tablet form.

Creatine can also be seen in milk, red meat, and shellfish. One to two grams of creatine per day is consumed in a typical omnivorous/carnivorous diet. Creatine levels in vegetarians' bodies are likely to be lower.

Creatine coexists in a steady-state alongside creatinine, a related molecule that may be detected in lab testing as a kidney function marker. It is excreted from the body through the urine. This implies that to maintain normal levels, your body must release stored creatine daily, with the quantity varying based on your muscle mass. Although your body produces creatine naturally, you must maintain your levels through your regular diet.

Why do People take creatine supplements?

Creatine supplements have been used by professional and amateur athletes of all levels to help their workout routines and boost workout recovery. Creatine enhances performance by providing "quick burst" energy and enhanced strength but has minimal effect on aerobic endurance. The majority of creatine supplement users are male athletes who participate in power sports like football, wrestling, hockey, and bodybuilding.

Before using creatine supplements, see your doctor or healthcare professional, regardless of your age or health condition.

What are the advantages of using creatine supplements?

Taking creatine supplements has been shown to:

  • Boost your workout efficiency.
  • Assist your recovery after a strenuous workout.
  • Preventing and/or reducing the severity of the injury.
  • Aid athletes in managing high training loads.
  • During training, increase your fat-free muscular mass.

Vegetarians may benefit more from the supplements since their intramuscular creatine storage is lower. Building up levels in the muscles, on the other hand, may take longer.

Creatine supplement consumers had fewer cramps, heat illness/dehydration, muscular tightness, muscle strains/pulls, non-contact injuries, and overall injuries/missed sessions than individuals who do not use creatine supplements, according to many studies. The benefits appear to last a long time.

Furthermore, taking creatine supplements has been shown to help with neurological illnesses (such as muscular dystrophy, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease), diabetes, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, abnormalities of creatine metabolism or transport, aging, brain health, and heart ischemia.

Creatine Dosage

Supplements containing creatine are widely available in stores or online. Creatine monohydrate is the most researched type.

The ISSN recommends taking 5 grams of creatine monohydrate four times a day for five to seven days to boost muscle creatine levels, however, the quantity you take will depend on your weight.

By multiplying your weight in kilos by 0.3, you may calculate your daily dose for the loading period.

During the loading phase, a person weighing 80 kg (175 pounds) would ingest 24 grams (80 x 0.3) of creatine each day.

Side Effects of Creatine

The following are some of the suggested creatine side effects, depending on who you ask:

  • Damage to the kidneys
  • Damage to the liver
  • Stones in the kidneys
  • Gaining weight
  • Bloating\s Dehydration
  • Muscle contractions
  • Digestive issues
  • Syndrome of compartments
  • Rhabdomyolysis

Furthermore, some individuals incorrectly believe that creatine is an anabolic steroid, that it should only be taken by elite athletes or bodybuilders, and that it is improper for women or minors.

Despite the bad criticism, the International Society of Sports Nutrition considers creatine to be one of the most effective sports supplements available.

 

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