The Affects of Creatine Supplements By: Tamara Gilchrist

Objective  Discussing what Creatine Phosphate is  Explaining who consumes Creatine Supplements  Depicting the changes in Cr P concentration levels  Explaining what Creatine Supplement results in  Summary Cr CrP

What is Creatine Phosphate (Cr P) ?  An anaerobic energy system that our body uses to generate energy in our muscles  Used when enduring intensive activity  Creatine Supplements while doing intensive exercise can increase your energy levels  Increase your endurance in not fatiguing Force Energy

Who are active in taking Creatine Supplements? Athletes  more prone in doing anaerobic activities.  Professionals  Amateurs The Changes  Starts with 2g/day produced in our body  When CrP is consumed, it amounts up to 20 g/day  Loading must be followed by 1 to 10 g/day for weeks

Testing the outcome from Creatine Supplementing…  a double-blind study…  Subjects consuming Cr P Capsules  Subjects consuming the Placebo Capsules

Conclusions  Cr P produces improvements  Increasing the intake of Cr P while intensively exercising shows that athlete’s endurance increases by 22%  If someone wanted to train for a weight lifting contest, Creatine Supplementing would be very beneficial  More Reps  Greater Training Stimulus   Strength Gain

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