I keep getting recommended the use of creatine as I stay consistent at working out. But apart from increasing protein, I don’t fully understand how creatine functions in the body and if it’s necessary in lifting weights.
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A super-short version is that your body has energy to use, immediately, in the blood stream. Blood-sugar, glycogen, etc. Once those stores are consumed, your ability to perform goes down substantially. Creatine saturates your muscles with more readily-accessible energy.
That’s the rub. Some claim it also helps with hydration, since the creatine saturation takes water with it. This results in the body looking bigger in the muscles — which is welcome in most. But most say the best benefit is being able to get a few more reps in. As the last reps, the ones you struggle on, seem to be the ones that matter the most, that leads to increased performance and increased growth stimulation.
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