Creatine’s immense popularity rivals even protein. Creatine is an extremely effective product from both a performance and cost perspective. Creatine is produced by the body from the amino acids arginine, glycine, and methinoine, and 95% of the body’s creatine is stored in skeletal muscle. Small amounts of creatine are found naturally occurring in foods such as beef and fish, with only trace amounts occurring in vegetables. The creatine that you purchase at the store, however, is produced by a controlled synthesis process. Athletic vegetarians have diets chronically low in foods containing high amounts of creatine, making them among the people most likely to benefit from supplementation.
Creatine helps the body produce fuel, namely ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate). ATP is the body’s energy molecule that supplies fuel for cellular functions. During anaerobic exercise (weight training, sprinting, etc) ATP stores are depleted rapidly. However, there is a limit to the amount of ATP that can be stored by a cell at any one time. The amount of ATP contained by a muscle and its ability to produce it directly determines how long the muscle can perform. Supplemental creatine doesn’t increase the amount of stored ATP, but rather accelerates the rate at which ATP is replaced or re-synthesized by the PCr (phosphocreatine) system of the cell. Creatine does make the body retain water, but the key here is where. The very large percentage of water is stored intracellular, or inside the muscle cell, as opposed to under the skin (subcutaneous). It’s subcutaneous water retention that makes people appear soft or puffy. However, intracellular water retention (cell-hydration or volumizing as it’s often referred too) is actually a beneficial side effect but not the direct effect of creatine supplementation. Super hydrated cells have higher rates of protein synthesis and therefore repair themselves quicker. Supplemental creatine can help push you though one more rep, or get one second faster, and recover quicker when participating in high intensity, muscle damaging sports.

Supplement Facts:
Container Size: 300g Tub
Servings Per Container: 60

Amount Per Serving:
Pure Creatine Monohydrate 5g

Other Ingredients:
100% Pure Creatine Monohydrate

Directions For Use:
Mix 1 teaspoon 5g to 125ml of water or favourite beverage.