The Benefits of Creatine

gracezfit
Jun 9, 2024
2 min read

Creatine is an amino acid that helps supply energy to cells in the body, especially muscle cells. It's found naturally in red meat and fish, and the body also produces it in the liver, kidneys, and pancreas. Creatine is converted into creatine phosphate, or phosphocreatine, and stored in muscles, where it's used for energy. During intense, short-duration exercise, like sprinting or weight lifting, phosphocreatine is used as a source of ATP, a key energy carrier in the body. Out of all the supplements out there Creatine is one that delivers noticeable benefits.

Builds Muscle and Strength

Creatine has been clinically proven to promote strength gains and help build lean body mass in both men and women. Creatine supplies your muscles with more explosive energy leading to gains of strength and sprint speed by 5-15%. Creatine also encourages more intramuscular (inside the muscle) fluid retention which has been shown to speed up the recovery and muscle building process.

Burns Fat

It promotes lean body mass by preventing metabolism slow down through muscle building which is almost inevitable when you cut calories to lose fat. More muscle means more calories burned.

Boosts Cognition

Taking a creatine supplement has been shown to increase levels of creatine in the brain by 5–15% and has been shown to improve brain functioning. This is thought to occur through increased oxygen delivery and energy supply to the brain. Studies show that taking creatine daily can improve short term memory and reasoning skills.

Most people would benefit from taking between 2-5 grams of creatine every day.