| Chances are you have heard about natural | | | | growth hormone levels in your body. |
| bodybuilding supplements, whether you have | | | | If you look at most of your bodybuilders diets, you will |
| experience in bodybuilding or are just starting to | | | | see that almost all of them boast creatine as one of |
| become interested in this sport. You know that there | | | | the ingredients. Creatine, in essence is used to give |
| are natural products as well as powders, mixes and | | | | your muscles more energy. The more energy your |
| other chemical creations all designed to help | | | | muscles have the better able you are to exercise and |
| bodybuilders maintain a high level of energy and build | | | | build your muscles up. Your body will be able to push |
| their muscle mass while keeping their weight under | | | | itself harder than it would without the additional |
| control. One thing almost all of the various products | | | | creatine. You will also look bigger because creatine |
| available to bodybuilders have in common is creatine. | | | | causes your body to retain water, which will fill you out |
| What does creatine do inside the human body? | | | | more. Even your chest and arms will look bigger. |
| Creatine is a nitrogenous organic acid that occurs | | | | While scientists have yet to determine if there are truly |
| naturally in vertebrate creatures. This is an acid that | | | | any dangerous side effects from using extra creatine. |
| helps the body supply energy to the body´s | | | | The biggest side effect noticed so far is increased |
| nerve and muscle cells. The substance was first | | | | water weight, which can make you look and feel |
| identified by Michel Eugene Cenreul in 1832 as a | | | | bloated. This extra water storage can make your |
| skeletal muscle component. Its name comes from the | | | | muscles softer when they are touched, which will |
| Greek word Kreas which means flesh | | | | make it harder to flex. The other significant side effect |
| Creatine is found in all vertebrates as well as many | | | | is that, if you have been taking creatine for a while and |
| invertebrates and functions in conjunction with Creatine | | | | then suddenly stop you will notice a dramatic decline in |
| kinase, an enzyme. It acts as a sort of buffer to keep | | | | your energy level and your appearance. Your muscles |
| the ratio of ATP to ADP high in the places where | | | | might get a little bit smaller, since they will no longer |
| ATP is most needed and it makes ensures that | | | | need to retain so much water. |
| ATP´s free energy stays high and that cellular | | | | Natural bodybuilding supplements are everywhere, but |
| dysfunction is kept at a minimum. So what does all of | | | | no bodybuilding supplement will work as well as the |
| this bio-talk mean? It means that creatine can help | | | | materials supplied by your own body. Creatine is a |
| stimulate the growth of muscles, gives your body | | | | natural product of your body. It is safe to use in normal |
| energy, and scientists are still trying to determine | | | | doses. |
| whether or not creatine is responsible for raising the | | | | |