Creatine Supplement Guide - Complete Creatine Guide!

What is Creatine?

Creatine is a natural compound made in our bodies to supply energy to our muscles. Its chemical name is actually ‘methylguanido-acetic acid’, but who wants to pronounce that in day-to-day life! Creatine is formed from three amino acids; arginine, methionine and glycine. The chemical process is not worth explaining as its relevance is null and void to training circumstances.

Creatine is produced in our liver primarily, and our pancreas and kidneys also. Its transported to our muscles via our bloodstream and is converted to creatine phosphate, this is achieved by the enzyme creatine kinase, which helps bond creatine to a high energy phosphate group.

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Creatine monohydrates increase the energy of your muscles. It does this by increasing the amount of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) in your body, something that your body relies on for strength.  ATP provides this energy by releasing a phosphate molecule,  transforming it into adenosine diphosphate.

The energy produced by this transformation lasts for about 10 seconds, immediately after more ATP is produced.  This is where the creatine monohydrate comes into play and provides it’s phosphate to ADP making more ATP.  This ATP, once produced again, is used as energy.  The more creatine you have, the more energy you have.  It’s a cycle.

The body’s ability to generate ATP depends on the supply of creatine.  Having extra creatine in your systems allows you to work your muscles to their maximum potential.  However, this doesn’t mean you simply take as much creatine you want –regardless of the amount you take, you still lose energy molecules as you workout.

Welcome to creatine supplement guide. This site was setup to educate people on one of the biggest supplements used in sports and bodybuilding, creatine.

There are so many myths surrounding creatine, and we plan on straightening them all out. The fact is that creatine is an awesome supplement for building strength and muscle size and has no known side effects.

Stay tuned for more creatine posts…