Creatine: A practical guide.

Page Last Updated: Thursday, April 15, 2004

Creatine has the potential to greatly enhance your athletic performance, improve your ability to recover from intense exercise, and more effectively promote muscle growth.

What is Creatine: A practical guide?

  • A comprehensive guide to safe creatine usage written by an experienced biomedical research scientist.

  • A MUST-READ for any athlete, coach, or personal trainer wanting to optimize athletic performance.

    • Teaches how to create the optimal anabolic environment by intelligently combining exercise, nutrition & creatine.

      Anabolic Recipes: Several recipes specifically designed to explode muscle growth and heighten recovery.

      Anabolic Synopsis: The 8 most important steps to creating the optimal hormonal environment for muscle development.

      A focussed fitness reference that answers questions about creatine and muscle-development from athletes world-wide.

    Why read Creatine: A practical guide?

    • Creatine: A practical guide will teach how to optimize creatine use in simple everyday English.

      • Learn how to most effectively combine creatine, nutrition and exercise for maximal muscle growth.

      • Learn what common pitfalls to avoid that could be robbing you of your creatine gains.

      • Learn how to avoid adverse side effects arising from poorly-planned creatine use.

      • Learn how to get the most for your creatine dollar.

      Creatine: A practical guide discusses controversial issues often overlooked in most books, articles or websites.

      • The recent allegations by the French agency, AFSSA, that creatine causes cancer.

      • The existence of potentially dangerous contaminants in certain brands of creatine.

      • The pros and cons of the multitude of creatine products currently on the market.

      • The false rumors and misconceptions surrounding creatine use.

      What's inside the most popular creatine products & why?

      Learn to distinguish which creatine manufacturers purposefully fill their products with useless additives merely to inflate the price!

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      Creatine: A practical guide discusses other commonly used nutritional supplements, particularly those that can be safely combined with creatine.

      • Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAA)

      • Glutamine, Taurine and other important amino acids

      • Omega 3 Fatty Acids (Flaxseed, Fishoil)

      • Antioxidants (Glutathione & Vitamin E)

      • "It is, by far, the best report I have read, and, believe me, I have read not only numerous articles but several books on the subject. I'm a stickler for clear and concise writing, and your writing style fits the bill. The instructions on creatine use are exact, and the adjustments concerning body size were a most pleasant surprise....no other write-up took that into consideration."

        "I have read many articles on creatine and your's is by far the most comprehensive and objective publication I have ever read. I truly believe that with the lack of information on creatine at the local book stores, Borders, Barnes & Noble, and the like that every effort should be made to get your book on the shelf. Many people are looking for this information and it's just not that easy to find. Thank you again for your guide."

        "I found it very informative, intellectually stimulating, and very comprehendible, which is effective for me because I need to relate some of this information to my clients"

        "I loved your guide and thought it was full of very honest and useful information...."

        "I have read through the guide and I think it is fantastic. It is comprehensive, scientific, yet it maintains simplicity. Good effort!!"

        Sam Williams, Professional Rugby Player, Australia

        "I found Creatine: A practical guide to be exactly what I have been looking for. I have been working out for about eight years now and have previously taken creatine. It was at the time when creatine first became popular, and there really wasn't much information about its effects. I made up my mind to stop taking creatine until I was better informed about the product, and now for the first time in almost 7 years thanks to Creatine: A practical guide I am ready to experience the benefits of creatine."

        Mike Capaldi, Professional Bodybuilder, USA

        "Creatine: A practical guide was very useful with good information and it was the best guide I have read."

        "With the limited information provided on the products that I purchased, I was getting a bit concerned on the implications and possible side effects of creatine. Having gained a copy Creatine: A practical guide, I found it more than useful in terms of, what is creatine, side effects and the correct procedure for the use of creatine"

        "Creatine: A practical guide ...is recommended reading if you are interested in optimising the efforts of training and dieting."

        Examples of questions addressed...

        • Some creatine products have the word "Phosphagen" written on the label. What is Phosphagen?

        • Couldn't I just inject creatine into my muscles?

        • I'm a vegan. Is creatine derived from animals?

        • I've heard that novice athletes respond best to creatine. Is this true?

        • Must I exercise to benefit from creatine?

        • Does creatine increase testosterone?

        • Should I increase my creatine dose on heavy training days?

        • Is it a wise to take creatine before running a marathon?

        • I'm a triathlete. Is creatine right for me?

        • Is creatine of use to us old geezers?

        • How old do I need to be to take creatine?

        • I've heard that creatine will make me gain water weight and look bloated. Is this true?

        • Will cutting fat from my diet help me gain muscle?

        • Will I lose muscle after I stop supplementing?

        • Do I need to supplement everyday?

        • Not all creatine brands recommend the same amount. What gives?

        • I've often read that one needs to cycle their creatine use. What does this mean?

        • Why do so many creatine brands contain so much dextrose?

        • I'm training twice as much these days and I'm still not making any gains! Why?

        • I heard I shouldn't drink coffee while supplementing. Why?

        • I read in the paper that caffeine doesn't complement creatine on account that it's a diuretic. Is this true?

        • Caffeine and ginseng make me jittery. Will creatine?

        • My dad says that eating a steak is the same as taking a scoop of creatine. Is he right?

        • I heard I shouldn't drink coffee while supplementing. Why?

        • Is orange juice too acidic for creatine?

        • Should I not drink (alcohol) while supplementing?

        • Is my multivitamin influencing how well I respond to creatine?

        • When is the best time to supplement?

        • Is mixing creatine with protein powder a bad idea?

        • My creatine doesn't dissolve. What should I do?

        • I've been supplementing for nearly three weeks and I don't see any improvement. Is this normal?

        • Will extending the loading phase pack more creatine into my muscles?

        • How much creatine can my muscles take?

        • I'm always on the toilet! How am I supposed to train?

        • I'm plagued by flatulence. Is this normal with creatine?

        • I become horribly nauseous immediately after taking creatine. What should I do?

        • How does creatine serum compare to the powder?

        • Can I mix my creatine in the morning and take it following my workout in the evening?

        • How long can I keep creatine on the shelf?

        • Should I store my creatine in the frig?

        • What are creatine's side effects?

        • Is it possible to lose weight while taking creatine?

        • Does the body eventually develop a tolerance to creatine?

        • Does creatine cause kidney damage?

        • Does creatine cause liver damage?

        • Will creatine shrink my package!?

        • I read in the newspaper that creatine causes cancer. Is this true!?

        • Clearly the most practical and current source of creatine information available anywhere!
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          About the author: Dr. A. Franco-Obregón has had over twenty years of in depth research experience in major laboratories world wide. He has conducted academic stays at the University of California at San Francisco, the University of Seville in Spain, Johns Hopkins University Medical School, the Mayo Clinic, Harvard Medical School and the Swiss Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. His primary scientific interest is understanding the biophysics of muscle cell growth and death.

          Dr. Franco-Obregón, realizing the importance of creatine for the athletic and medical communities and fully aware of the huge amount of misinformation circulating about this supplement, wrote this practical guide to creatine use for the non-scientist.

          Creatine: A practical guide is years more up to date and complete than most other creatine references currently on the market.

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