Mindblowing Effects: I took Creatine for 30 Days

It feels like cheating

About a year ago I started working out at the gym to build muscle. I used to be a skinny kid, which scratched my self-confidence quite a bit. I trained hard and was able to achieve results quite quickly. But after making big gains, in the beginning, the improvements became smaller and smaller and I finally stagnated.

Then a friend I trained with from time to time told me about creatine and recommended that I try it as well. I did. I had not expected what should happen…

What Is Creatine?

Creatine consists of the three amino acids L-arginine, L-methionine, and L-glycine. It is contained in meat, especially red meat. This is where the name comes from. In Greek “kreas” means meat. Furthermore, creatine is formed in the human body itself in the so-called self-synthesis. This is how one to two grams are produced daily in the liver, kidneys, and pancreas. Creatine helps to produce phosphocreatine, an important energy supplier during short, intense efforts.

It has numerous positive effects on strength and muscle building, which is why taking creatine supplements is very popular. It improves strength performance and delays muscle fatigue, which is proven by many studies. Of course, it is difficult to say how much creatine actually helps on average, because this also depends on other factors such as the training during the test period, the training condition of the test subjects, and many other things. But my results were enormous, I’ll tell you in a moment how enormous exactly.

It also stores water in the muscles, which leads to weight gain and a more voluminous appearance. For the best effect, you should consume 3–5 g per day, which is almost impossible through food. Therefore, dietary supplements are useful.

Studies Show The Effects

• In one research, incredible performance increases were reported with creatine:

Of the 22 studies reviewed, the average increase in muscle strength (1, 3, or 10 repetition maximum [RM]) following creatine supplementation plus resistance training was 8% greater than the average increase in muscle strength following placebo ingestion during resistance training (20 vs. 12%). Similarly, the average increase in weightlifting performance (maximal repetitions at a given percent of maximal strength) following creatine supplementation plus resistance training was 14% greater than the average increase in weightlifting performance following placebo ingestion during resistance training (26 vs. 12%). The increase in bench press 1RM ranged from 3 to 45%, and the improvement in weightlifting performance in the bench press ranged from 16 to 43%.

• In another study, equally extreme gains in strength were found. Well-trained athletes were able to increase their bench press performance by 6% with a 28-day creatine regimen. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, they were able to increase their performance in a cycling sprint by a whopping 15%.
• In addition, creatine has been found to have numerous positive effects on the brain and overall health. If you want more detailed info on this, I recommend this article.

My Experience

After I started taking creatine I felt strong. Maybe it was a placebo at the beginning, I don’t know, but the training went very well. After a few days, I noticed that I recovered better after the workout and was able to train more often and harder.

It almost felt like cheating. The weights that usually caused me a lot of trouble were suddenly no longer a problem, so I was able to increase the weight significantly for almost all exercises. After about 2 weeks, I also saw a difference in the mirror. My muscles seemed to have become bigger. After a month, it was time to take stock. I did this with maximum strength tests. I was able to improve by about 10% in all exercises( among others 12% for bench press and 8% for squats) which is incredible. Before that, I had barely improved for 3 months despite hard training. In addition, after one month I weighed about 3 kg more. Mainly muscle I think.

So for me, creatine has definitely worked surprisingly well. I can definitely recommend it if you want to get stronger and bigger.

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