Creatine reduces lactic acid build up during exercise
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Creatine reduces lactic acid build up during exercise
Creatine reduces lactic acid build up during exercise - - by Paul Cribb, B.H.Sci HMS - - AST Director of Research - - Source: http://www.ast-ss.com
Science has established that supplementation with creatine monohydrate increases muscle size and strength during resistance training. These beneficial effects are thought to occur via the accumulation of creatine in muscle cells which appears to increase phosphocreatine stores in muscle. Phosphocreatine is the primary energy substrate used to regenerate ATP (the biological currency of energy in working muscles). Therefore, boosting phosphocreatine stores with creatine may allow for greater amount of work performed during individual training sessions and a more powerful growth stimulus. However, a recent study has shown that creatine monohydrate may enhance energy production in other ways.
Canadian researchers have discovered that supplementation with creatine monohydrate in rodents increased the aerobic breakdown of glucose and reduced the production of lactic acid. Aerobic means requirement of oxygen. The aerobic energy production pathway is the major pathway of energy metabolism that produces the largest amounts of ATP. The accumulation of lactic acid in working muscle is the by-product of energy metabolism without oxygen and is a major cause of fatigue and muscle failure.
Therefore creatine monohydrate supplementation may enhance energy production in working muscles in more ways than previously suspected. Supplementation with creatine may enhance phosphocreatine stores and boost aerobic energy production. However, remember that this study used Creatine monohydrate, not creatine-ester which does not have any scientific evidence of its effectiveness.
Source: J Appl Physiol 555:409-421, 2004.
Canadian researchers have discovered that supplementation with creatine monohydrate in rodents increased the aerobic breakdown of glucose and reduced the production of lactic acid. Aerobic means requirement of oxygen. The aerobic energy production pathway is the major pathway of energy metabolism that produces the largest amounts of ATP. The accumulation of lactic acid in working muscle is the by-product of energy metabolism without oxygen and is a major cause of fatigue and muscle failure.
Therefore creatine monohydrate supplementation may enhance energy production in working muscles in more ways than previously suspected. Supplementation with creatine may enhance phosphocreatine stores and boost aerobic energy production. However, remember that this study used Creatine monohydrate, not creatine-ester which does not have any scientific evidence of its effectiveness.
Source: J Appl Physiol 555:409-421, 2004.
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Originally Posted by gavriil
I take the GNC product.
Question abou tthe article though..
isn't lactic acid build up good?
Lacitc acid eats away @ muscle. Myofibrils replenish in larger volume and cause larger muscle growth. or something along t he lines of such...
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Originally Posted by Time For Sleeep
to gnc.
Question abou tthe article though..
isn't lactic acid build up good?
Lacitc acid eats away @ muscle. Myofibrils replenish in larger volume and cause larger muscle growth. or something along t he lines of such...
Question abou tthe article though..
isn't lactic acid build up good?
Lacitc acid eats away @ muscle. Myofibrils replenish in larger volume and cause larger muscle growth. or something along t he lines of such...
getting a massage is a good idea to release lactic acid build up and to release it more evenly throughout. I would think that 'build up' as in more in one area than others is what you want to prevent.
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Originally Posted by Time For Sleeep
to gnc.
Question abou tthe article though..
isn't lactic acid build up good?
Lacitc acid eats away @ muscle. Myofibrils replenish in larger volume and cause larger muscle growth. or something along t he lines of such...
Question abou tthe article though..
isn't lactic acid build up good?
Lacitc acid eats away @ muscle. Myofibrils replenish in larger volume and cause larger muscle growth. or something along t he lines of such...
Lactic acid is counterproductive to muscle growth. When it starts burning, you know you're entering a "no-no teriritory" for peole that have muscle growth as their goal.
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Originally Posted by FastAcura
How convenient that they have creatine tubs on sale on that same page...
Of course. I am not surprised. If creatine is good and they sell it why not advertise it? What's wrong with that?
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celltech is way over priced, i have a little formula and made my own, uses the same amount of creatine, you can add more if you want but i dunno if too much creating is a bad thing or not
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Originally Posted by FiftyFive
celltech is way over priced, i have a little formula and made my own, uses the same amount of creatine, you can add more if you want but i dunno if too much creating is a bad thing or not
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If you take creatine, just make sure you drink lots of water. Most of the creatine that is ingested will be excreted through the kidneys, taking water with it, so its easy to become dehydrated.
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