Does supplementing creatine effect your mood, help you build muscle like Thor, or just make your next drink a little mealy? We talk about that on this episode. (Insert screaming space goat here…)
In This Episode:
- We talk about the new Thor Movie: Love and Thunder.
- In today’s episode we talk about one of the most popular and most clinically studied supplements: That’s right, we’re talking about creatine.
- Creatine is an organic compound with the nominal formula CNCH₂CO₂H. It exists in various modifications in solution. Creatine is found in vertebrates where it facilitates recycling of adenosine triphosphate, primarily in muscle and brain tissue.
- It’s usually found in red meat and seafood. And your body stores it as phosphocreatine.
- It’s primarily hail as the muscle building king of supplements.
- Why would you want to supplement creatine? We break it down.
- A loading phase is typically gonna be between five and seven days. And the amount is typically 20 to 30 grams per day: split into separate doses.
- Contrary to a popular myth, creatine’s not a hormone and it’s not a drug once again.
- There may be some benefit to using creatine with age related issues such as, muscle loss, or sarcopenia, which can’t begin in around age 40.
- We discuss the side effects of creatine supplementation.
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