Term Papers on Creatine Monohydrate

Term Paper Title	Creatine Monohydrate
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Creatine Monohydrate

     In the world of sports and athletics there are many different ways that
athletes, both professional and amateur, try to train harder and become
stronger and improve their skills.  Many methods of training include taking
many different nutritional supplements and “weight gainers”.  One
supplement that has been popular in the recent years is creatine monohydrate,
or just creatine.  Creatine is a controversial nutritional supplement, having
both advantages and disadvantages to its use.
     Creatine monohydrate is a substance that is taken, in many different
forms, to assist or help athletes while training.  It has been in wide use by
many athletes since 1993 (“Creatine:  Quick Fitness or Just Quick Profit” 2).
In the human body, natural creatine production occurs in the liver, pancreas,
and kidneys (Sahelian 3), a typical diet contains about one gram of creatine
per day (Baker 2).  Although creatine is produced in the liver, pancreas, an
kidneys, approximately 95% of  body’s natural creatine supply is found in the
skeletal muscles, the remaining 5% lies scattered throughout the rest of the
body (Sahelian 3).  “When your muscles contract, the fuel or energy source of
the contraction is a compound called adenosine triphosphate (ATP).  ATP
provides its energy by releasing one of its phosphate molecules.  The
compound than becomes a different compound called adenosine diphosphate
(ADP).  Unfortunately there is only enough ATP to provide energy for about
ten seconds, so for muscle contraction, more ATP must be produced.
Creatine comes to the rescue by giving up it’s phosphate molecule to ADP,
recreating ATP.  This ATP can be burned again as fuel for more muscle
contraction”(Sahelian 3).  When taken orally creatine is easily absorbed into
the blood stream through the intestinal tract.
     There are many advantages to using creatine.  Creatine is helpful in
athletes who wish to put on additional muscle mass (Sahelian 2).  “Studies
prove that a daily dose of creatine, combined with basic exercises, can
dramatically increase the rate at which the average man or woman, of any
age, puts on muscle mass (Sahelian 7).  Regular use of creatine can also
potentially increase the muscle mass that is lost as our bodies grow older
(Sahelian 7).  Creatine has also been shown to help athletes recover from
exercise more rapidly (Creatine:  Quick Fitness or Just Quick Profit 2).
Although there is no definite proof, it is also thought that creatine can
enhance the body’s ability to produce protein (Sahelian 4).  Creatine has also
proven to absorb intercellular water into muscle cells, resulting in a higher
muscle volume, which gives the user a “pumped up” feel and look (Sahelian
4).  Along with all the physical effects of creatine supplement use, there are
also many secondary benefits to using creatine as a supplement to an exercise
program.  These benefits include improved self-esteem, feeli...

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