Creatine

I was curious to know about Creatine. What it is, what it does, how it affects your body, and where it comes from. I was taking Cell-Tech, a weight-gaining supplement that is a mix of creatine and a number of acids that supplement it, and I wanted to make sure that it was good for me to be taking, and that there wouldn't be any long term side effects.

I looked through a couple great articles and this is the information I got out of them:

Creatine is the most used and one of the most effective supplements available today on the market. A French scientist discovered it in 1835 as a natural constituent of red meat. It is made in our kidneys, liver and pancreas from the three amino acids glycine, arginine and methionine, producing on average, two grams per day.

This creatine produced is made to help regenerate the ATP molecules (adenosine triphosphate), which make the muscles contract. That's why when you're weight training to gain weight, you should first start working out you big muscle groups that show up mostly in you lower body like your glutes, quads, and hams. You need to build up the count of ATP Molecules in your body. So, when you supplement with Creatine, your ATP regenerates faster and you can maintain a high intensity workout.

But these bursts of energy don't last long, because our bodies don't have the ability to store a great amount of creatine.

You must also remember that you have to use it wisely. It is a big mistake if you choose to use this creatine and you're not involved in a high intensity workout. You have to put out just about everything you got when your taking it, or else the body will discard it by, urinating, and you can watch your money go down the drain, like protein, if you're not taking an accurate amount of it.

Creatine is almost 100% safe. The only precautions you should take are if you are on a vegetarian diet. Because you're not taking in any creatine at all, that you get from red meat, there might be a negative reaction, when taking creatine as a supplement. Creatine is also very new on the market and there is no way of knowing if there are any long-term effects like causing cancer. I don't believe there are, especially if millions of people all around the world are taking it.

Tests have also shown that Creatine will