{"id":251,"date":"2012-12-27T18:55:21","date_gmt":"2012-12-27T18:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodybuilding.ultimatefatburner.com\/?p=251"},"modified":"2015-02-12T15:07:48","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T20:07:48","slug":"creatine-monohydrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/bodybuilding\/creatine-monohydrate.html","title":{"rendered":"Creatine Monohydrate: The BodyBuilding Wonder Supplement?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a world of bodybuilding supplements that make exaggerated, ridiculous claims and outrageous promises, creatine monohydrate<\/strong> stands alone. Simply put, creatine is one of the few products that actually works — and delivers measurable, noticeable results every time.<\/p>\n

I first experimented with creatine back in 1996 after reading about it in the now defunct Muscle Media magazine, and have been using it religiously ever since.<\/p>\n

In fact, while I’ve experimented with almost every bodybuilding supplement under the sun (including HMB, No2, Methoxy, Andro, and so on), creatine, along with a high quality whey protein and l-glutamine supplement, have formed the backbone of my supplement regimen since then. I’d call creatine a “no-brainer” supplement.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> About 20% of the population, known as “nonresponders” do not respond to creatine supplementation. Nobody’s really sure why — it may be these people already have a higher concentration of muscle creatine.<\/p>\n

Creatine is ideal for performance gains in activities that are largely anaerobic — i.e., those exercises requiring short, intense bursts of energy at maximum effort.<\/p>\n

In other words, creatine monohydrate is a great supplement for a weight lifter or bodybuilder, and not-so-great a supplement for a long distance runner (although it may be helpful for sprinters who run very short distances at maximum intensity — 50 or 100 meter sprints, for example).<\/p>\n

Unlike many other bodybuilding supplements, creatine is already at work in your body, playing a vital role in the creation and replenishing of ATP, the body’s energy source. Creatine does not alter the body’s hormonal environment — it’s not a steroid, a prohormone, or anything similar.<\/p>\n

Creatine can be, and is acquired naturally — there’s plenty of it in beef, pork, herring and salmon (between 3-6 grams per kilo) for instance. As far as supplements go, it’s as natural as it gets.<\/p>\n

Click here for Part II of the creatine article, “How Does Creatine Work?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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