Happy Sunday!
I've been taking creatine since I was 15 years old. Legit.
It's wild to see whats going on these days with creatine...I never thought I'd see the day, haha! But I'm glad people are finally coming around and seeing the amazing benefits creatine can provide.
Creatine was
ALWAYS demonized by people who had no idea of its purpose. Creatine was always looked at as bad or dangerous for some weird reason. Those statements were made by some very uneducated people (who know nothing about science). Creatine is one of the MOST researched supplements out there. Just google creatine and oodles of research articles will pop up..ya know...the "do your own research type of deal"😉😉😉. And no...creatine is NOT a steroid
🙄🙄🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️.
For anyone, creatine would be an AMAZING option! Especially if/when you start strength training more each week🙂! Creatine can be very helpful for every single person out there. People like me, people
like you, older people, younger people and everyone in between.
Here's a breakdown of Creatine and what it actually does:
Creatine is a naturally occurring compound in the body, mostly stored in our muscles. It's one of the most widely used supplements, especially for athletic performance and muscle growth.
1. Boosts Energy Production in Muscles:
Creatine helps regenerate ATP (adenosine triphosphate), your muscles' primary energy source during short bursts of intense activity—like sprinting, lifting weights, or explosive movements.
- Every time you lift a weight, your muscle need energy. Creatine aids in that energy 👍🏻
2. Improves Strength + Power
Supplementing with creatine increases the available energy for your muscles, which can help with:
- Max strength
- Increase power output
- Improves
performance
- YOU GET BETTER AT LIFTING
3. Supports Muscle Growth
Creatine helps increase muscle volume (via water retention in cells) and may promote muscle protein synthesis (the act of our body
creating new protein) over time.
- Our muscles NEED water. To lift, lengthen, shorten, stretch, get stronger, etc. Creatine allows more water to get into our muscles...aiding in all of the above.
4. Speeds Recovery
Studies show creatine may reduce muscle damage and inflammation, helping you recover faster between workouts.
- Improve recovery between sets.
- Improve recovery between workouts.
- Improve recovery between days.
- Allowing you to workout better + more
efficiently.
5. Cognitive Benefits (emerging research)
There's growing interest in creatine’s potential to support brain energy metabolism, with early research suggesting it may help with mental fatigue and possibly cognitive performance
under stress or sleep deprivation.
- Theres actually a TON of cool research coming out about the use in Alzheimer's and how it can potentially help the aging population...SUPER COOL.
6. How to take it:
We only want to be using Creatine monohydrate. There are other forms of creatine out there but those stink. Creatine monohydrate is very safe, even with long-term use.
- 5
grams per day. That’s it. No more, no less.
- You can take it as a powder, pill or now they even make them in gummy form!
- Take at any point in the day…just take it every single day.
My favorite brands:
-Legion
-Optimum
Nutrition
-Thorn
-Transparent Labs
Have a great day!
