Creatine: the Facts and the Fiction
Creatine: The Facts and the Fiction
There are many different opinions people have when a conversation about creatine comes up. If one doesn’t know what creatine is, it is a popular dietary supplement taken mostly by many athletes around the world. The main problem people have with creatine is its safety. Some people say that it is very harmful to the body, while others will say that it is completely stable. The truth is that it is both; one just has to be smart about buying and taking it. There are many different forms and many different uses for creatine and it is the focus of this paper to reveal these facts.
Creatine is naturally occurring in our bodies. The combination of three amino acids arginine, glycine and methionine are what make up creatine. Creatine’s main function is to supply energy to our muscles for movement. More specifically creatine aids our muscles in times of quick and explosive movement which explains why so many athletes have become interested in creatine. Often the downfall people have when they take creatine is that they don’t find out how it works.
Generating energy is basically how creatine works. In the process of cellular respiration, cellular energy or Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP), loses a phosphate molecule. In order for the ATP to be affective again, it needs to regain that lost phosphate molecule. In our body, creatine is stored as creatine phosphate (CP). When ATP needs that extra phosphate molecule, it is creatine that aids in the donation. The more creatine present in the body means faster and stronger recharging of ATP. This means that more work can be performed. ATP is the body’s choice for short-term activities like sprinting and weight lifting, so having creatine in the body might help with better performance. As there is creatine in your body, there are many other types of creatine that occur in our world (Pearlman 81).
Creatine is a part of our daily intake of food. Red meat and poultry are a source of creatine in terms
There are many different opinions people have when a conversation about creatine comes up. If one doesn’t know what creatine is, it is a popular dietary supplement taken mostly by many athletes around the world. The main problem people have with creatine is its safety. Some people say that it is very harmful to the body, while others will say that it is completely stable. The truth is that it is both; one just has to be smart about buying and taking it. There are many different forms and many different uses for creatine and it is the focus of this paper to reveal these facts.
Creatine is naturally occurring in our bodies. The combination of three amino acids arginine, glycine and methionine are what make up creatine. Creatine’s main function is to supply energy to our muscles for movement. More specifically creatine aids our muscles in times of quick and explosive movement which explains why so many athletes have become interested in creatine. Often the downfall people have when they take creatine is that they don’t find out how it works.
Generating energy is basically how creatine works. In the process of cellular respiration, cellular energy or Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP), loses a phosphate molecule. In order for the ATP to be affective again, it needs to regain that lost phosphate molecule. In our body, creatine is stored as creatine phosphate (CP). When ATP needs that extra phosphate molecule, it is creatine that aids in the donation. The more creatine present in the body means faster and stronger recharging of ATP. This means that more work can be performed. ATP is the body’s choice for short-term activities like sprinting and weight lifting, so having creatine in the body might help with better performance. As there is creatine in your body, there are many other types of creatine that occur in our world (Pearlman 81).
Creatine is a part of our daily intake of food. Red meat and poultry are a source of creatine in terms
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