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Category - Creatine
Creatine is naturally produced in the human body from L-arginine, glycine, and L-methionine. It increases creatine phosphate, which in turn boosts ATP production [source of energy]. Creatine Monohydrate is considered the industries gold standard, however, companies strvie to make a better form of creatine. To date, all are either same or worse in effect. Doses ranging from 5 to 20 grams per day appear to be very safe and largely without adverse side-effects.
Guanidinopropionic acid inhibits creatine uptake
Guanidinopropionic acid (also known as 3-Guanidinopropionic acid, beta-Guanidinopropionic acid...
Glycocyamine and Betaine: Superstack for “non-responders”
Glycocyamine (Guanidinoacetic acid or GAA) is a direct precursor of creatine and is naturally...
Alpha lipoic acid increases creatine uptake
Alpha lipoic acid (a.k.a. Thioctic acid, Lipolate) is an antioxidant that is made by the body and...
Creatine uptake increased with carbohydrates; greater PWO glycogen resynthsis
Creatine feeding results in greater total muscle creatine levels [1]. Its increase is associated...
Caffeine and Creatine work well but not together
Caffeine and Creatine both occur in the normal diet yet are ingested as supplements by athletes in...
Cycling on and off creatine might be a good idea
A number of recent observations indicate that creatine supplementation might have a beneficial...
Creatine – Beyond the muscle
Creatine supplementation is in widespread use to enhance athletic performance, and has also show...
Kre Alkalyn no better than creatine monohydrate
Kre Alkalyn (a.k.a. buffered creatine monohydrate) is yet another form of creatine which...
CLA unreliably affects lean mass and fat mass; no hormonal interaction
Conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs), a group of fatty acids that have been reported in animal studies...