Is Creatine A... Steroid?
Here we go again. Damn meatheads and GNC rejects trying to scare women or misinform them. I have no idea why they do this to women. Don't worry ladies, there are many great guys out there with good information that won't steer you wrong, such as Nick Nilsson, Jeff Anderson, and a few others, but PLEASE don't listen to your local meathead or GNC reject.
This lady, Lisa, at my gym wanted to regain some of her lost strength. When you diet down and lose some body fat, your strength will drop some too. It's just a part of life.
Those powerful bodybuilders you see on stage may look large, muscular, and strong, but they are actually at their weakest due to the extreme low amount of body fat and their temporarily depleted state.
Anyway this Lisa bought her creatine as I suggested, but when she got home she was afraid to take it. It seems Mr. GNC told her it would make her hyper and bloat her. In addition, she want's to keep her fat loss and muscle gain all natural.
Ok, here's the bitter, drugged, puffy truth about creatine...
Creatine is NOT a drug, it is a natural supplement and perfectly safe for men, AS WELL AS WOMEN. It's the main component of red meat.
I've been taking creatine since the end of 1995, after my first year of competing. It's the ONE supplement I saw IMMEDIATE results on strength-wise and visually.
Creatine is a naturally occurring nutrient manufactured in the liver and kidneys from the three nonessential amino acids:
* Arginine
* Glycine
*Methionine
Even though it is made by our bodies (not enough to impact dramatic muscle gains) it can also be received through our nutrition in such foods as cod, tuna, pork, salmon, and beef.
Creatine can increase lean muscle mass and improve exercise performance and increase muscle recovery. So why can't women use this? Does it threaten men?
Creatine is a “cell-volumnizer,” meaning that it pushes water into the muscle cells to give the muscles fuel. Do not get this confused with water retention, which is water retained under the skin.
Ninety-five percent of creatine is stored in the muscle tissue, not under the skin.
Not only that, creatine replenishes ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate), the fuel for your muscles’ contractions. It promotes swelling in type 2b muscle fibers, which are the ones that have the greatest potential for muscle growth.
When the muscle cells are volumnized, size and strength of the muscle are increased. Creatine helps to build lean body mass and it speeds up the recovery process.
Your body produces about two grams of creatine a day and you receive about one gram a day from food, but it’s not enough to enhance strength or muscle gains. Adding a creatine supplement to your training program can increase muscle gains and visual muscle improvement like no bodies business.
Before you take creatine please note: There is a loading phase suggested on the creatine container, but it is useless to creatine load unless you want to hold more water than the Hoover Dam. The loading phase is basically to swell you up in five days so you can visually see the progress in a week. Meatheads seem to like the massive creatine swell of loading.
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