Years ago, bodybuilding experts believed that muscle could not be synthesized at a rapid rate unless anabolic steroids were involved. Back then we were in the dark ages when it came to scientific research on muscle growth. The only way some narrow-minded people could explain creatine’s tremendous effects on muscle was water retention. Today, we know this simply isn’t true. Research now shows that supplementation with creatine actually accelerates the growth of new muscle protein, right down at the molecular level.
Micronized Creatine enters the blood and is taken up by muscles where it stimulates muscle gene transcription factors that control protein synthesis rates and the manufacture of new lean tissue. Micronized Creatine also increases muscle phosphocreatine stores; the cell’s essential form of energy that is used in large amounts during intense exercise.
High muscle phosphocreatine stores (created by creatine supplementation) provide greater work capacity (more weight lifted for more reps) during individual training sessions and this promotes greater size and strength gains. The gains from creatine are not due to water retention, in fact, AST’s Micronized Creatine has been shown in numerous clinical trials and other studies to enhance athletic performance and other important aspects of physiology. It’s one supplement that serious trainers shouldn’t be without.
