Creatine Monohydrate (also called N-amidinosarcosine; N-(aminoiminomethyl)-N methyl glycine)

Creatine is used for improving exercise performance and increasing muscle mass in athletes and older adults, thus its inclusion in our Natural Energy formula.

Taking creatine orally seems to enhance muscle performance during repeated bouts of brief high-intensity exercise. Numerous studies suggest that creatine is beneficial for certain types of high-intensity. Creatine seems to be more effective for increasing muscular power in healthy young adults during repeated, short, maximal energy bursts than for single event performances. It might also be beneficial for exercise of longer duration with the intensity alternating between anaerobic and aerobic metabolism

Creatine may allow athletes to train harder due to increased phosphocreatine resynthesis and subsequent energy production. Creatine might also reduce lactate production, although this has not been consistently found in studies.

Creatine is found primarily in skeletal muscle (95%), but is also found in heart, brain, testes, retina and other tissues.