Creatine | Why should we use Creatine?
Creatine is a compound that is produced in body normally, mostly it is found in muscles, it is obtained by the body and from certain foods. Fish,beef and other meat products are good source of creatine. It is also can be made in laboratory.
Creatine mostly and commonly used by the bodybuilders and aesthetes for improving performance of the exercise and increasing in muscle mass.
Creatine is effective in body of adults, creatine does not show its effect to people who are over 60+.
Creatine is allowed by the International Olympic Committee, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and professional sports. However, the NCAA no longer allows colleges and universities to supply creatine to their students with school funds. Students are alowed to buy creatine since it is not armful hence NCAA has no plans to ban it.
Effectiveness Of creatine:
- Effect on Athlete's Performance:
We should keep many factors in mind that on what kind of person creatine work well, his fitness level, person using it, type of sport and the main thing dose. It does not benefit the older people and those who do aerobics.
- Syndromes caused by problems metabolizing creatine.
Problems metabolizing creatine cause low levels of creatine in the brain, which results in mental retardation, seizures, autism, and movement disorders. Taking creating by mouth daily for up to 3 years increases creatine levels in the brain and improves movement disorders and seizures, but has little effect on mental ability in children and young adults with the creatine deficiency syndrome called gaunidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency. However,
taking creatine for up to 8 years seems to improve attention, language, and academic performance in children with the creatine deficiency syndrome called arginine-glycine amidinotrasferase (AGAT) deficiency. Taking creatine does not seem to improve brain creatine levels, movement disorders, or mental abilities in children with creatine transporter defect.
So How Does It Work?
Creatine plays an important role in making the energy muscles need to work. On comparing to Non vegetarian peoples
Vegetarians have low creatine levels. Since when they start taking creatine they get huge benefits of consuming it in compare of peoples who have high amount creatine already in their body.
Is Creatine Safe?
Many peoples ask me i
s creatine safe? my answer to them as always will be Yes when you are taking it by mouth for up to 5 years.But when you are taking creatine with mouth having a high dose of it, it will be unsafe for your body.There is some concern that it could harm the kidney, liver, or heart function. However, a connection between high doses and these negative effects has not been proven. Creatine can also cause stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea, and muscle cramping.
It draws water from the body so make sure that you are drinking enough water.I have seen many peoples who takes creatine to gain weight. This is because your muscles holds water, it doesn't actually build your muscles.
Special warnings when you are thinking of taking creatine.?
Pregnancy:
It has not been explained yet but
you should not be consuming it during your pregnancy and breastfeeding time. be on safe side avoid it.
Kidney disease and diabetes:
Do not use creatine if you have kidney disease or a disease such as diabetes that increases your chance of developing kidney disease. There is some concern that creatine might make kidney disease worse.
What dose should i consuming of creatine:
- If your goal is to improve the physical performance u can try the following dose:
Creatine is typically loaded with 20 grams per day (or 0.3 grams per kg) for 5 days followed by a maintenance dose of 2 or more grams (0.03 grams per kg) daily, Although 5 day loading is typical, 2 days of loading has also been used.
A loading dose of 9 grams per day for 6 days has also been used. Some sources suggest that, instead of acutely loading, similar results can be obtained with 3 grams per day for 28 days.
- During creatine supplementation: the water intake should be 64 ounces per day.
- For heart failure: 20 grams per day for 5-10 days.
- For Parkinson's disease:10 grams/day.
- A loading dose of creatine 20 grams/day for 6 days followed by 2 grams/day for 6 months, and then 4 grams daily for 18 months has also been used.
- For improving resistance training in people with Parkinson's disease: a loading dose of 20 grams/day for 5 days, followed by 5 grams/day.
- For gyrate atrophy: 1.5 grams per day.
- For muscular dystrophies: 10 grams per day has been used by adults and 5 grams per day has been used by children.
For McArdle’s disease: 150 mg / kg daily for 5 days and then continue with 60 mg / kg / day.