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Creatine is an amino acid used by the body to provide energy.

Creatine is an amino acid used by the body to provide energy. The common practice for taking creatine is to load creatine for five to seven days, and then continue to take a maintenance amount indefinitely. Find out more here!

Calculate Your Recommended Creatine Consumption!

By: Bodybuilding.com

The following is an excerpt from Curtis Koch's article, Creatine: Beyond The Confusion.

Creatine is an amino acid used by the body to provide energy. It helps volumize muscle (makes muscles larger), increases strength and power, provides energy to the muscles and buffers lactic acid.

Creatine may also prevent mental fatigue, help with genital herpes, lower the risk of coronary heart or cerebrovascular disease, and has been linked with a decreased risk in some neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's.

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Creatine Is An Amino Acid Used
By The Body To Provide Energy.

The common practice for taking creatine is to "load" creatine for five to seven days, and then continue to take a "maintenance" amount indefinitely. The idea is that by taking a larger amount of creatine, you can super-saturate the muscle and increase the total creatine pool. Then all you need is a maintenance serving to keep an elevated level of creatine in the muscle.