Jeff Cavaliere

They haven't really identified a downside to taking it. there's a lot of rumors as to what the downsides are. I actually made a video recently where I talked to them and I kind of addressed head on what they were. Jesse, of course, played our concerned parent who had all the questions he asked. But like, there is a big confusion that people have when it comes to

They haven't really identified a downside to taking it. there's a lot of rumors as to what the downsides are. I actually made a video recently where I talked to them and I kind of addressed head on what they were. Jesse, of course, played our concerned parent who had all the questions he asked. But like, there is a big confusion that people have when it comes to

People think it's a steroid, and they think that because the outcomes of taking creatine are it can increase lean muscle, it can increase strength. Sure, because the outcomes are the same as, let's say, anabolic steroid use, doesn't mean that the mechanism is the same or the magnitude of what you're going to see from them is the same or even the legality of the supplement itself is the same.

People think it's a steroid, and they think that because the outcomes of taking creatine are it can increase lean muscle, it can increase strength. Sure, because the outcomes are the same as, let's say, anabolic steroid use, doesn't mean that the mechanism is the same or the magnitude of what you're going to see from them is the same or even the legality of the supplement itself is the same.

We're talking about two completely different things. two different mechanisms completely and two different things that the body are going to react much differently to. When it's an anabolic steroid, it's going into the muscle cell, binding to antigen receptors that then go into the nucleus of the cell and change gene expression, right?

We're talking about two completely different things. two different mechanisms completely and two different things that the body are going to react much differently to. When it's an anabolic steroid, it's going into the muscle cell, binding to antigen receptors that then go into the nucleus of the cell and change gene expression, right?

To basically convert, as I did in that video, I said, you're taking an iPad and making it a MacBook, right? You're completely changing what it is. Whereas with creatine monohydrate, you're just talking about providing a more constant flow of energy those muscle cells so that they can continue to turn over faster and continue to operate at higher levels of performance.

To basically convert, as I did in that video, I said, you're taking an iPad and making it a MacBook, right? You're completely changing what it is. Whereas with creatine monohydrate, you're just talking about providing a more constant flow of energy those muscle cells so that they can continue to turn over faster and continue to operate at higher levels of performance.

Well, what happens when that occurs? You're able to generate more work in a workout. By getting more work done, you're creating more of that overload.

Well, what happens when that occurs? You're able to generate more work in a workout. By getting more work done, you're creating more of that overload.

You're also getting a secondary benefit of pulling water into the muscle cell with the creatine because osmotically, when you pull anything into the cell, you're going to bring along with it water to kind of keep the concentration inside the cell to be the same. Well, that extra water keeps the muscle cell hydrated, and that's a great thing.

You're also getting a secondary benefit of pulling water into the muscle cell with the creatine because osmotically, when you pull anything into the cell, you're going to bring along with it water to kind of keep the concentration inside the cell to be the same. Well, that extra water keeps the muscle cell hydrated, and that's a great thing.

A hydrated muscle cell is going to likely grow better, longer in the long run, just like a flower of water would grow better than one without.

A hydrated muscle cell is going to likely grow better, longer in the long run, just like a flower of water would grow better than one without.

Creatine is pretty simple. I always present it in sort of two forms to people because there's one creatine monohydrate and then there's one called creatine hydrochloride. And the only difference is what it's bound to. The creatine monohydrate is bound to a H2O molecule and the hydrochloride is bound to a hydrochloric acid molecule. And so what happens when that's

Creatine is pretty simple. I always present it in sort of two forms to people because there's one creatine monohydrate and then there's one called creatine hydrochloride. And the only difference is what it's bound to. The creatine monohydrate is bound to a H2O molecule and the hydrochloride is bound to a hydrochloric acid molecule. And so what happens when that's

ingested in your body is that one's more absorbable than the other. The hydrochloride is more absorbable than the other. So you could take lower dosages of that. The creatine monohydrate is usually taken at a higher dosage. And now there's some new research coming out that states that. I used to think that it was just five grams for everybody.

ingested in your body is that one's more absorbable than the other. The hydrochloride is more absorbable than the other. So you could take lower dosages of that. The creatine monohydrate is usually taken at a higher dosage. And now there's some new research coming out that states that. I used to think that it was just five grams for everybody.

But now they're finding that people that are upwards of 200 pounds or more, they might benefit from eight, nine, 10 grams per day. So bigger dosages there. And people who are at 120 pounds or so, and maybe some of the females and female athletes, they might benefit from even just two to three grams of creatine monohydrate. Hydrochloride is usually in lower dosages anyway.

But now they're finding that people that are upwards of 200 pounds or more, they might benefit from eight, nine, 10 grams per day. So bigger dosages there. And people who are at 120 pounds or so, and maybe some of the females and female athletes, they might benefit from even just two to three grams of creatine monohydrate. Hydrochloride is usually in lower dosages anyway.