Primary Benefits for Exercise and Muscle:
* Increased Muscle Strength and Power: Creatine helps increase the phosphocreatine stores in your muscles. Phosphocreatine aids in the production of ATP (adenosine triphosphate), the primary energy currency of cells. This allows for more powerful muscle contractions during high-intensity activities like weightlifting and sprinting.
* Enhanced Muscle Growth: Creatine can increase muscle mass over time by several mechanisms, including increased workload capacity, cell volumization (drawing water into muscle cells), and potentially by influencing hormone levels and cell signaling involved in muscle growth.
* Improved High-Intensity Exercise Performance: By boosting ATP availability, creatine can improve performance in short bursts of intense activity.