Creatine Supplements And Athletes

Part I of Essay
Creatine supplementation works. There have been over 100 studies done on creatine ingestion. The majority of the studies suggesting that creatine does enhance performance in athletics. It has been theorized that with increased muscle creatine content via creatine supplemen ....

Part II of Essay
.... to application, creatine supplementation does improve body composition and athletic performance. Creatine is derived from the amino acids arginine, glycine and methionine. It can be produced in your liver, pancreas and kidneys or can be obtained from a diet rich in meat or fish (2.2 pounds of meat contains approximately 5 grams of creatine). Ingesting creatine increase the amounts of free creatine and phosphocreatine (PCr) in the muscle. The energy to rephosphoryate adenosine diphosphate (ADP) to adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is largely d ....