Creatine Supplements: Safety and Efficacy Review
Creatine is one of the most widely used performance supplements in sports and fitness training. But does it work, is it safe, and how much do you need to take?
Much has been written about creatine supplements for weight training, bodybuilding and for power sports such as sprinting, football and baseball. Yes, it seems to provide modest improvements in bulk, strength and the ability to train harder -- but not for everyone. In about 20 to 30% of users it just doesn't seem to do much.
And yes, it does have its problems, even though mostly they are not life-threatening and at least some are probably related to taking more than is recommended. Even so, the long-term effects on kidney health have not been established with certainty and people with existing or suspected kidney disease should not take creatine.
Taking creatine in high school or college for sports is not such a great idea either and the American College of Sports Medicine recommends against it.
Read more about this popular supplement. Creatine Supplements for Sports and Fitness
This article good, but college atheletes can definately use creatine in moderation.
You’re probably right, and I know it happens, but it’s not a good general policy for athletes still undergoing physical development.
Working out regularly and hard leaves me in a constant search for low fat sources of quality creatine and vitamin supplements. After having tried numerous powders and stacks, I finally decided to try the Dr Max Powers Anabolic Stack after doing research about the stack and its ingreidents.
It seems to give me what I was looking for. I take it an hour before workouts and seem to recover much faster with no muscle soreness and more strength and energy the next day. Plus its made me huge. The research I did showed that the creatine included in the Dr Max Powers stack is the most efficient for body building. I recommend it.