You've got your gym bag ready, you know how to build muscle by hitting the weights at the gym regularly, but there is one area which still poses confusion. That area, of course, is supplements. If this is your current situation then don't worry, for you are certainly not alone. Many people go through it and today we'll be helping you to get things in order by looking at how creatine products work, what to look for and what blends work best.
With so much confusion in the fitness industry in general, it's sometimes quite nice just to find some straightforward advice.
One of the best things about working in the health and fitness sector is helping people to understand their body and get into the shape they want, whatever that my be. However, we all know at least one person in our lives who likes to complicate the situation and over analyze everything when it comes to supplements. They'll often lose the interest of the person they were initially trying to help in the first place as they go off on an ego trip to show their knowledge.
The bottom line is all the knowledge in the world is useless if you don't know how to communicate it properly.
Every company tells you their latest product is the best to ever hit the market, we're sure you have already come across that type of thing.
This particular product is designed to increase your body's ability to perform explosive movements. Your body generates it already, it's what you use up when you go for a short sprint or perform any heavy lifting motion. The problem is we don't have very much of it in our system at any one time, so by supplementing it you can increase these stores dramatically.
In plain English that means you will slightly increase your body's ability to train at an intense level. That could mean an extra few reps or lifting a slightly heavier weight than normal.
Once the facts are broken down like that it becomes very, very easy to understand why so many athletes and bodybuilders use products containing this ingredient.
Now for the all important question. Will the product give you a more muscular physique? The answer is no, it will not. At least, it won't directly give you a more muscular physique. Think about it, all it does is increase your 'ability' to lift slightly heavier than you may do right now. You still have to actually go put the work in yourself. If you took this product and didn't exercise, you'd see no change.
Now that you have got your head around what this supplement actually does, the last thing we want is for you to get lost when looking at different blends and wondering which one is superior. Much like rival companies, they'll all claim to be the biggest and the best for your money.
The oldest form of this supplement, which is referred to as monohydrate, is the blend with the most actual scientific research to prove it's ability to enhance your physical results. All other blends pale into insignificance when compared in terms of the sheer volume of scientific evidence behind it.
After being on the market for twenty years now, monohydrate has been the subject of a massive amount of scientific studies resulting in it's position as the number one form of this particular supplement. One of the benefits of being the original form of this type of product is that it has a much larger research base behind it and, as you can probably imagine, costs far less than more recent versions.
If you are already an experienced gym user you may already know how to build muscle but the majority of fitness enthusiasts are not in that situation and need help, particularly in the area of supplements. Creatine is just one example of a product which is often needlessly over complicated. After reading today's article you have the solid foundation to get the most from any product of this type in the future.
With so much confusion in the fitness industry in general, it's sometimes quite nice just to find some straightforward advice.
One of the best things about working in the health and fitness sector is helping people to understand their body and get into the shape they want, whatever that my be. However, we all know at least one person in our lives who likes to complicate the situation and over analyze everything when it comes to supplements. They'll often lose the interest of the person they were initially trying to help in the first place as they go off on an ego trip to show their knowledge.
The bottom line is all the knowledge in the world is useless if you don't know how to communicate it properly.
Every company tells you their latest product is the best to ever hit the market, we're sure you have already come across that type of thing.
This particular product is designed to increase your body's ability to perform explosive movements. Your body generates it already, it's what you use up when you go for a short sprint or perform any heavy lifting motion. The problem is we don't have very much of it in our system at any one time, so by supplementing it you can increase these stores dramatically.
In plain English that means you will slightly increase your body's ability to train at an intense level. That could mean an extra few reps or lifting a slightly heavier weight than normal.
Once the facts are broken down like that it becomes very, very easy to understand why so many athletes and bodybuilders use products containing this ingredient.
Now for the all important question. Will the product give you a more muscular physique? The answer is no, it will not. At least, it won't directly give you a more muscular physique. Think about it, all it does is increase your 'ability' to lift slightly heavier than you may do right now. You still have to actually go put the work in yourself. If you took this product and didn't exercise, you'd see no change.
Now that you have got your head around what this supplement actually does, the last thing we want is for you to get lost when looking at different blends and wondering which one is superior. Much like rival companies, they'll all claim to be the biggest and the best for your money.
The oldest form of this supplement, which is referred to as monohydrate, is the blend with the most actual scientific research to prove it's ability to enhance your physical results. All other blends pale into insignificance when compared in terms of the sheer volume of scientific evidence behind it.
After being on the market for twenty years now, monohydrate has been the subject of a massive amount of scientific studies resulting in it's position as the number one form of this particular supplement. One of the benefits of being the original form of this type of product is that it has a much larger research base behind it and, as you can probably imagine, costs far less than more recent versions.
If you are already an experienced gym user you may already know how to build muscle but the majority of fitness enthusiasts are not in that situation and need help, particularly in the area of supplements. Creatine is just one example of a product which is often needlessly over complicated. After reading today's article you have the solid foundation to get the most from any product of this type in the future.
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About the Writer: Russ Howe PTI is a popular fitness coach. Learn how to build muscle with our new video guide showing the five steps to a more powerful body and creatine.
