Veg Capsule
Creatine
Muscle Performance
$36.00
$1.20 a day · 30-day supply
Creatine is made in the body and stored in muscle. It supports the phosphocreatine pool that muscle draws on in short, hard efforts.
In depth
About this supplement
What Is Creatine?
Creatine is a compound your body already makes, roughly a gram a day, from three amino acids: glycine, arginine and methionine. The rest comes from meat and fish. This is creatine monohydrate, a creatine molecule with one water molecule attached, the plainest form there is.
How It Works in the Body
Muscle holds most of its creatine as phosphocreatine, creatine carrying a phosphate group. ATP is the cell's energy currency, and hard effort spends it within seconds. Creatine kinase then moves that phosphate from phosphocreatine onto spent ADP, rebuilding ATP almost as fast as it is used. That exchange carries the opening seconds of a sprint or a heavy set, before slower fuel systems catch up. The brain runs the same shuttle on a smaller pool.
What It Supports
- Muscle energy: Supports the phosphocreatine pool that muscle draws on in short, hard efforts.
- ATP resynthesis: Plays a role in rebuilding ATP between one effort and the next.
- Strength training: Supports the kind of work built on brief, repeated bouts.
- Normal brain metabolism: The brain keeps its own creatine pool and runs the same energy shuttle.
Who It May Suit
Anyone who trains, and anyone eating little or no meat. Dietary creatine comes almost entirely from animal muscle, so vegetarian and vegan diets tend to run lower in it. The capsule shell is plant cellulose, so the capsules themselves fit both patterns.
Good To Know
This is creatine monohydrate at 4,500 mg per serving, in capsules rather than powder, with nothing flavoring it. Creatine pulls water into muscle cells, which is ordinary. Talk with your healthcare provider before use, especially if you have kidney disease or take a medication the kidneys clear.
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Allergens and certifications
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Kosher
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Non-GMO
FAQ
Common questions
What is creatine?
A small nitrogen-carrying compound your liver and kidneys assemble from glycine, arginine and methionine. Nearly all of it ends up in skeletal muscle. Meat and fish are the dietary sources, and cooking drives some of it off, so what reaches the plate is less than what the animal carried.
How does it work?
Think of it as a phosphate battery. Creatine kinase parks a phosphate group on creatine when energy is plentiful and hands it straight back to ADP the moment ATP runs short. That exchange happens faster than any other route the cell has, which is why it covers the opening seconds of hard effort.
What makes this form different?
Creatine monohydrate is creatine bound to a single water molecule, the original form and still the most common one. Here it arrives as 4,500 mg per serving in vegetarian capsules, with hypromellose for the shell and stearic acid from a vegetable source. No flavoring, sweetener or sugar.
Who is it for?
People who lift, sprint or do anything built on repeated short bursts, and anyone whose diet is light on meat and fish. Vegetarians and vegans tend to run lower in muscle creatine simply because the diet supplies less of it. The capsule is plant cellulose, so it fits both patterns.
What should I know before taking it?
Talk with your healthcare provider before use if you have kidney disease or take a medication the kidneys clear. One practical note: creatine raises creatinine on routine blood work without anything being wrong, so tell whoever orders your labs that you take it. Mention it as well if you are pregnant or nursing.
Ingredients
What is in it
Every ingredient, as listed on the label.
Supplement Facts
Serving Size 6 veg capsules
| Ingredient | Amount Per Serving | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Creatine Monohydrate | 4500 mg | † |
† Daily Value not established.
Ingredients: Hypromellose (cellulose capsule, Stearic Acid (vegetable source).
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