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What are the Main Benefits of this product? Creatine acts as a buffer for our cellular energy source – ATP. ATP split whenever energy is needed and by maintaining a high cellular pool of creatine (in the form of creatine phosphate) the ability to resynthesis ATP is greater and can be maintained for longer. [1] Creatine has been shown in various studies to improve strength [2] increase protein synthesis [3] and muscle mass [4]. There is also other interesting research into its use as an antioxidant [5] and as a cognitive enhancer [6] What does the product contain? 100% pure creatine monohydrate. How many servings are there per Tub? With 500g per tub and based on 5g servings the tub should last around 100 days. Users can use a loading regiem of 20g a day (split between 4x5g doses) for 5 days and 5g thereafter. (Please not that if users are taking XL Synthesis, due to the creatine content contained within this product, XL Creatine does not need to taken on days when XL Synthesis is used thus meaning the product lasts even longer) How long with the tub last? Based on your dosing, roughly 3 months. When should I take it? If the user is not using any other creatine containing products, take 5g after you workout on workout days and 5g in the morning with breakfast on non workout days. And what with? This is down to personal choice but can be water, fruit juice or your protein shake. How does this Product taste? Creatine is almost tasteless. What other Excel Products work well with this? This product works well with XL Whey+, XL Beta and XL Synthesis. Is this product safe? This product is entirely safe with no shown adverse health effects [7]. Always read the label before use. Can I read a full write up? A full write up can be found here References 1. Persky, A.M., Brazeau, G.A. (2001) Clinical pharmacology of the dietary supplement creatine monohydrate. Pharmacol Rev, 2, 161-76.
2. Dempsey, R.L., Mazzone, M.F., & Meurer, L.N. (2002). Does oral creatine improve strength? A meta-analysis. J Fam Pract, 11, 945-951.
3. Parise, G., Mihic, S., MacLennan, D., Yarasheski, K.E., & Tarnopolsky, M.A. (2001) Effects of acute creatine monohydrate supplementation on leucine kinetics and mixed-muscle protein synthesis. J Appl Physiol, 3, 1041-7 4. Volek, J.S., Duncan, N.D., Mazzetti, S.A., Staron, R.S., Putukian, M., Gomez, A.L., Pearson, D.R., Fink, W.J., & Kraemer WJ. (1999) Performance and muscle fiber adaptations to creatine supplementation and heavy resistance training. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 8, 1147-56 5. Lawler, J.M., Barnes, W.S., Wu, G., Song, W., & Demaree, S. (2002) Direct antioxidant properties of creatine. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 1, 47-52 6. Rae, C., Digney, A., McEwan, S.R., & Bates, T.C. (2003). Oral creatine monohydrate supplementation improves brain performance: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trail. Proc Bio Sci, 270, 2147-2150. 7. Poortmans, J.R., Francaux, M. (2000) Adverse effects of creatine supplementation: fact or fiction? Sports Med, 3, 155-70 |