The mechanism by which creatine helps in improving strength is pretty clear; however, the effects of creatine in increasing muscle growth/mass and its underlying mechanisms are still questioned. Hence the study was conducted to find out how creatine helps in increasing muscle mass. What do we kno...
When we perform heavy, intense exercise, ATP loses a phosphate to become adenosine diphosphate (ADP). Creatine phosphate provides the extra levels of creatine phosphate to recharge ATP and boost explosive power. The ability to recharge ATP to increase muscle creatine levels makes supplementing with c...
Creatine monohydratewas the first type of creatine on the market and it is the type of that the majority of research has focused on. It is simply creatine bound with water. As was inevitable due to its popularity, supplement companies have initiated a race to improve on it. Today, the mar...
It’s called creatine monohydrate (I’ll refer to it as just “creatine” in the rest of this article). Here’s another great thing about creatine. Researchers have now found that creatine might have a significant beneficial use in improving the health of older people. The current research l...
As training volume increases, there is going to be a high creatine kinase (CK) production as a result of longer training bouts and an increase in cortisol as well. Plyometrics might have low DOMs and CK production, but top-end strength exercises might make your athlete a little sore. This...
This misleading behavior is no different than the brainwashing concepts found in the mainstream bodybuilding media selling pump routines, whey protein powder and creatine to the unaware crowd. The only difference is that the bodybuilders in thongs are replaced by strong and not so lean powerlifters...
Key findings of this review show that DR may have an impact on exercise performance by altering muscle structure and function due to EIMD. In the majority of studies, EIMD are assessed through isometric maximal voluntary contraction, blood creatine kinase and delayed onset muscle soreness, with ...
Dark Side To Ketosis #2: Inflammation If you have high levels of cholesterol, which you probably do if you’re eating a high-fat, low-carb diet, then you need to be worried if your HS-CRP levels (a primary marker of inflammation) are above 1.0 mg/dL – even if you’re a hard ch...
Dark Side To Ketosis #2: Inflammation If you have high levels of cholesterol, which you probably do if you’re eating a high-fat, low-carb diet, then you need to be worried if your HS-CRP levels (a primary marker of inflammation) are above 1.0 mg/dL – even if you’re a hard ch...
Caffeine and creatine are probably the safest, most tested, efficacious and widely available pre-workout supplements [23,24]. They can be taken together, although it’s unclear if it’s better to take them together or to take creatine on training days and then caffeine alone on ‘game day...