Creatine is made from 3 amino acids (l-arginine, glycine and methionine) and is naturally occurring in the cells of your body. Its purpose is to support your muscles to produce energy during fast pace exercise, short bursts of movements, heavy weightlifting or other high-intensity exercises.
Although it’s naturally occurring in the body, the levels depend on a number of different factors including meat intake, exercise, muscle mass and testosterone levels. Creatine is predominantly stored in the muscles as phosphocreatine, a type of stored energy the muscles use to create ATP.
ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is widely considered the body’s energy currency and fuel for intense exercise. Creatine monohydrate is the same type of creatine that is found in the body with the addition of a water molecule.
When creatine is regularly supplemented, the body is getting ‘topping up’ the stores in the body which supports the energy creation process and provides several exercise-related benefits.
- Boost recovery and resistance to fatigue *
- Enhance anaerobic performance *
- Help increase strength gains & muscle mass