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Creatine for muscle performance
How Creatine Works in the Body
Creatine is a naturally occurring compound found in your muscles and stored primarily as phosphocreatine. When you supplement with creatine, your muscle cells store more of it, which boosts their ability to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP) — the primary energy currency of your body.
ATP = Energy: During high-intensity exercise like weightlifting or sprinting, your muscles use ATP for quick bursts of power. Supplementing with creatine increases your phosphocreatine stores, allowing you to regenerate ATP faster. This means you can train harder, lift heavier, and sustain high-intensity efforts for longer.
Creatine and Muscle Strength
By increasing ATP availability, creatine lets you perform more reps or use heavier weights before fatigue sets in. Over time, this leads to progressive overload — one of the key drivers of strength gains. Studies show creatine can increase strength performance by 8–15% on average, especially in short, explosive activities.
Creatine and Muscle Growth (Hypertrophy)
Creatine contributes to muscle growth in two main ways:
Because you can train harder and longer, your muscles experience more mechanical stress and micro-tears, which stimulates growth.
- b) Muscle Cell Volumization
Creatine also draws water into muscle cells, making them appear fuller and possibly triggering cellular pathways that promote protein synthesis — the process of building new muscle fibers.
Creatine and Recovery
Creatine may speed up recovery in several ways:
- Reduces muscle cell damage and inflammation after intense training.
- Helps restore glycogen levels more quickly, giving your muscles fuel for the next workout.
- Some studies suggest it may even lower delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) after heavy lifting.
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