Creatin?

[Wrathbone]

What does creatin do for your body?

 

[BushidoTexan]

I don't remember the technical terms of it all anymore, but basically what it does is give your muscles extra of whatever chemical it is they burn when you work them out. Some kind of triphosphate or something. With more present, you can lift for harder and longer, so you can get stronger faster.

 

[1000 Elite Spoons]

Creatine has the effect of turning select amounts of the waste product of ATP > energy conversion, which is ADP, back into ATP which will then be used again in the energy process. Functionally, this allows you to push a little bit harder for a little bit longer. It's a very subtle difference. You should take creatine to help you out of plateaus or to put on lean muscle mass more rapidly.

 

[Combatchuc11]

Makes you work out twice as long to burn it off so you don't retain water

 

[Tuffguy]

The ATP stuff is true. The best effect of creatine is to pump more H2O into your skeletal muscles. This gives you more strength and helps you lift more weight.