Creatine Supplement Guide - Complete Creatine Guide!

Editor note: this review is from guest poster Valerie Campbell.

With all the hype that surrounded creatine, it is a small wonder that there are a lot of companies out there that sell their own version of the naturally occurring component.

Products have come forward claiming that they are the most efficient of the lot. While some of them exactly do as they claim to do, some however, do not. One of the best selling products out there is Cell Tech Creatine.

If you have been seriously thinking about buying a creatine supplement, this product is one of those that you should consider. Why? Here are the reasons that you should think about.

It is efficient

When it comes to efficiency, Cell Tech Creatine is one of those that have been said to do its job. How does it do the job? This product contains some ingredients that enhance the production of insulin. Insulin production can affect the creatine supplement’s performance greatly. As you know, insulin has the primary function of managing the cellular energy levels. It allows the energy cellular unit to go inside the cell and be used. This is why when you have increased insulin levels the sugar levels in the blood will go down since this (sugar) is one of the major sources of energy.

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Some people believe that liquid creatine is better than powder creatine, such as Universal Nutrition creatine, or perhaps the other way around and that powder creatine is better than liquid.  Actually, neither party is correct — whether you take creatine by liquid or powder, you will receive the same results.

With that being said, however, there are differences in the way you supplement with liquid creatine as opposed to its creatine powder counterpart.  The most obvious difference with liquid creatine is the method of supplementation, in addition to its dosage size being different from a powder.  We’ll go over the differences between these two delivery vehicles for creatine in this post.

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You want to buy some creatine that’s going to last you a year!? Optimum Nutrition has just released their pure creatine monohydrate powder in a massive 2,000g! This tub will give you around 400 servings of creatine! And it’s less than $37, which is clearly a bargain.

Here’s what ON has to say about it:

“Each serving of Optimum Nutrition Micronized Creatine Powder supplies a full 5 grams (5000 mg) of 99.9% pure CreaPure brand Creatine Monohydrate. The patented production method used to produce this Creatine yields a tasteless, odorless powder that mixes easily into water or juice and does not readily settle to the bottom. As a result, the gritty taste or texture you may have experienced with other Creatine powders is not associated with this product.”

So if you’re looking to pick up some cheap creatine that will last you ages, check out this one.

MuscleTech has just released a new supplement called IntraVol. IntraVol is designed to be taken while you workout to provide you with energy, bigger pumps, and faster recovery. IntralVol also contains creatine monohydrate! This raises the question, is it beneficial to take creatine monohydrate while you train? It also raises the question, if I start taking IntraVol do I need to stop taking my regular creatine monohydrate supplement?

Personally, I think it’s possibly to benefit from taking creatine while you train as long as it’s consumed with a fast digesting carbohydrate complex like Waxy Maize or Dextrose. IntraVol contains Waxy Maize. And to answer the other question, should I stop taking my creatine monohydrate supplement while taking IntraVol, the answer is no. On IntraVol’s nutritional label the amount of creatine contained per dose is not shown because it’s a “proprietary blend”. I am guessing it only contains trace amounts, not a significant amount, just so they can put it on the label! I would recommend still taking 5g of pure creatine monohydrate powder in your post workout shake.

I would not class IntraVol as a creatine supplement, it’s more of a energy/amino acid supplement. If you want to find out more about IntraVol check out this page or this IntraVol reviews page. If you have tried it before please leave your comments in the comments section.