Creatine what does it actually do for you?

Creatine is one of the largest and most widely sold training supplements on the market today. It is not new although there are plenty of new versions out there creatine itself has been around for decades. Creatine is a metabolic resource used in the reproduction of ATP during exercise. ATP is the energy currency of the muscle fibers they use the phosphates in the ATP to produce energy. What the creatine does is to help this process increase buy giving phosphates to the process to speed the recovery. So in other words your strength will come back faster. The other thing that creatine does is to keep water in the muscles. What this does is help the muscles to stay in an anabolic state. If your muscles are not hydrated they will not grow! Your muscles must be in a hyper plastic( water bearing) state to grow. So if you actually dissect the whole supplement creatine helps you in two different ways. It helps with the biochemical energy process and the water bearing needs of the muscle for growth. There is a lot of hype surrounding this supplement due to it's time on the market. There have been reports of everything from kidney problems to death blamed on it in the past. To date there is no studies or proof showing any negative affects of creatine at normal levels. There was even one study done with hundreds of people in Europe for ten years straight with no negative results. Most of the reports siting some sort of issue are actually caused by dehydration of the individual or some other underling cause. Even with no supplements in your body at all dehydration by itself will cause kidney damage and eventually death. I have taken creatine on and off for years and have yet to experience any problems accept strength and training improvement. I would recommend this two fold supplement to anybody as part of their supplement regiment.So don't fear the hype and get your self right. Creatine can help and be an asset to your regiment.