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Power Surge Your Workout
Creatine has
revolutionized sports nutrition since the 1992 Olympic Games - when two
British sprinters used it and won gold. That’s a long time.
Made by combining the amino acid arginine with glycine and methionine,
creatine allows us to train without tiring, at higher intensity. |
supplying energy for 1-2 seconds of intense
exertion- when we’re doing things like sprinting or weight
lifting.It’s creatine phosphate that’s needed to
quickly re-stock ATP for the next push - re-stocking at the exact speed
we’re pulling from our ATP supply.
There’s enough
creatine phosphate in our muscles to fuel ATP production for the first
6 seconds of intense effort before there’s a switch to
glucose fed energy. By supplementing with creatine, a supply of
creatine phosphate can be remade instantly – between intense
muscle contractions - so that there will be plenty of ATP fuel waiting
for repeated power bursts.
Besides delivering a significant boost to our power pushes,
supplementing with creatine can delay fatigue. Muscle fatigue is
associated with using up creatine phosphate. At the same time
– instantly - creatine can buffer lactic acid buildup,
another smart way to delay fatigue.
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Elite athletes have relied on creatine to power boost and prolong the intensity of their extraordinary performances for the last 16 years, and there’s still nothing new that beats it.
