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Of all the supplements that exist out there, creatine has the best, most studied, most proven benefits across the board. It's a very interesting supplement in that it actually does, for lack of a better term, it almost does everything. Okay, so let me explain before somebody's like, what's this guy talking about? Sounds like snake oil. Creatine is naturally found in animal tissues.
Of all the supplements that exist out there, creatine has the best, most studied, most proven benefits across the board. It's a very interesting supplement in that it actually does, for lack of a better term, it almost does everything. Okay, so let me explain before somebody's like, what's this guy talking about? Sounds like snake oil. Creatine is naturally found in animal tissues.
Of all the supplements that exist out there, creatine has the best, most studied, most proven benefits across the board. It's a very interesting supplement in that it actually does, for lack of a better term, it almost does everything. Okay, so let me explain before somebody's like, what's this guy talking about? Sounds like snake oil. Creatine is naturally found in animal tissues.
So if you eat meat, you'll get creatine. But our bodies also synthesize creatine from amino acids. I believe it's arginine, glycine, and methionine, if I'm not mistaken. And creatine, your body takes creatine and turns it into ATP, adenosine triphosphate. Now, this is a primary source of energy for your cells.
So if you eat meat, you'll get creatine. But our bodies also synthesize creatine from amino acids. I believe it's arginine, glycine, and methionine, if I'm not mistaken. And creatine, your body takes creatine and turns it into ATP, adenosine triphosphate. Now, this is a primary source of energy for your cells.
So if you eat meat, you'll get creatine. But our bodies also synthesize creatine from amino acids. I believe it's arginine, glycine, and methionine, if I'm not mistaken. And creatine, your body takes creatine and turns it into ATP, adenosine triphosphate. Now, this is a primary source of energy for your cells.
So when you hear of like mitochondria in your cells, mitochondria use energy, and one of the primary sources of energy is ATP. When you take in creatine, when you supplement with creatine, you're giving your cells more ATP, more energy. So what's that going to benefit? Well, it's going to benefit any cell of the body that uses ATP. Which cells of the body use ATP? All of them.
So when you hear of like mitochondria in your cells, mitochondria use energy, and one of the primary sources of energy is ATP. When you take in creatine, when you supplement with creatine, you're giving your cells more ATP, more energy. So what's that going to benefit? Well, it's going to benefit any cell of the body that uses ATP. Which cells of the body use ATP? All of them.
So when you hear of like mitochondria in your cells, mitochondria use energy, and one of the primary sources of energy is ATP. When you take in creatine, when you supplement with creatine, you're giving your cells more ATP, more energy. So what's that going to benefit? Well, it's going to benefit any cell of the body that uses ATP. Which cells of the body use ATP? All of them.
Every single cell in your body uses, that has a mitochondria, which is all of them, uses ATP. By the way, It's the most studied placebo-controlled, like gold standard studied supplement that exists. There is no supplement that has more backed consistent studies than creatine. I can say that with full confidence. There's literally thousands of studies on it.
Every single cell in your body uses, that has a mitochondria, which is all of them, uses ATP. By the way, It's the most studied placebo-controlled, like gold standard studied supplement that exists. There is no supplement that has more backed consistent studies than creatine. I can say that with full confidence. There's literally thousands of studies on it.
Every single cell in your body uses, that has a mitochondria, which is all of them, uses ATP. By the way, It's the most studied placebo-controlled, like gold standard studied supplement that exists. There is no supplement that has more backed consistent studies than creatine. I can say that with full confidence. There's literally thousands of studies on it.
Creatine can improve cognitive function. In vegans, there's a pronounced measurable IQ boost. In omnivores, you see a boost in cognitive function. It has antidepressive effects. It's an anxiolytic for some people. It makes you stronger measurably. So if you take creatine within a week or two,
Creatine can improve cognitive function. In vegans, there's a pronounced measurable IQ boost. In omnivores, you see a boost in cognitive function. It has antidepressive effects. It's an anxiolytic for some people. It makes you stronger measurably. So if you take creatine within a week or two,
Creatine can improve cognitive function. In vegans, there's a pronounced measurable IQ boost. In omnivores, you see a boost in cognitive function. It has antidepressive effects. It's an anxiolytic for some people. It makes you stronger measurably. So if you take creatine within a week or two,
It'll make you measurably stronger to the tune of about two reps or about five to 10 pounds on most of your lifts. So if you're working out right now, your strength training, you start taking creatine within a week or two, you'll be able to add five to 10 pounds to pretty much every exercise or two reps to pretty much every exercise that you do.
It'll make you measurably stronger to the tune of about two reps or about five to 10 pounds on most of your lifts. So if you're working out right now, your strength training, you start taking creatine within a week or two, you'll be able to add five to 10 pounds to pretty much every exercise or two reps to pretty much every exercise that you do.
It'll make you measurably stronger to the tune of about two reps or about five to 10 pounds on most of your lifts. So if you're working out right now, your strength training, you start taking creatine within a week or two, you'll be able to add five to 10 pounds to pretty much every exercise or two reps to pretty much every exercise that you do.
Because of the increased ATP, you also have this hyper hydrating effect. You have this cell volumizing effect where the cells actually bring in more water. OK, so one of the other effects of creatine is you'll gain and this is where people freak out. You'll gain probably between one to four pounds on the scale, depending on how much muscle mass you carry on your body.
Because of the increased ATP, you also have this hyper hydrating effect. You have this cell volumizing effect where the cells actually bring in more water. OK, so one of the other effects of creatine is you'll gain and this is where people freak out. You'll gain probably between one to four pounds on the scale, depending on how much muscle mass you carry on your body.