Usually, you will
find creatine monohydrate in most of the mass gaining supplements, but in this product, a new type of creatine is present, which is Creatine Hydrochloride.
Not exact matches
In fact, one double blind, placebo - controlled study
found that after seven weeks of supplementing,
creatine ethyl ester resulted in less
creatine in the muscles and blood than regular
monohydrate, plus it appears to lead to higher plasma concentrations of the byproduct creatinine.
Creatine malate has been
found in a few studies to improve anaerobic output in sprinters and judo practitioners, but we don't have solid, placebo - controlled studies comparing it with
monohydrate.
Studies are pretty mixed: one showed it to have a better effect on endurance than
creatine citrate (which, remember, seems about as effective
monohydrate), but another
found it didn't improve endurance at all.
However, the only large study comparing it with
monohydrate showed no difference in performance or muscle
creatine content, and it
found pretty similar increases in creatinine between the two.
Some research also
found that it resulted in more
creatine in the blood when compared with
monohydrate, though this could mean that less of it wound up in the muscles so it's not actually more effective.
In fact, one study
found that buffered
creatine monohydrate was no more effective than the regular form.
Closely monitoring several markers of cell damage (including
creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, prostaglandin - E and tumor necrosis factor - alpha) in their sample of 18 male athletes (who used 20 grams of
creatine monohydrate per day for five days, mixed with 60 grams of maltodextrine), the researchers
found levels of these markers were reduced after the race, compared to 16 control subjects who took only the maltodextrine.
put buffered
creatine head to head against old - fashioned
creatine monohydrate, only to
find that it was no safer or more effective.
Another trendy option,
creatine ethyl - ester, was
found to be less effective than
monohydrate for increasing muscle
creatine levels, improving body composition, muscle mass, strength, and power.
We have done some detailed research on CEE, and have
found studies [1] that actually
found CEE to have several disadvantages compared to regular
creatine monohydrate, debunking some of the claims made by CEE.
If you've never heard of, or used
creatine (
monohydrate) before, you'll
find all the key information you need right here.
Creatine pyruvate was found to be more effective than creatine citrate (19) which is promising since creatine citrate appears to be as effective as creatine mono
Creatine pyruvate was
found to be more effective than
creatine citrate (19) which is promising since creatine citrate appears to be as effective as creatine mono
creatine citrate (19) which is promising since
creatine citrate appears to be as effective as creatine mono
creatine citrate appears to be as effective as
creatine mono
creatine monohydrate.
The referenced article
found 44 % of the Italian market
creatine monohydrate samples had creatinine (the body's own
creatine metabolic product, so harmless), and 15 % with 4.5 - 8 mg / kg dihydro -1,3,5-triazine (4.5 mg / kg being EFSA's limit) and > 50 mg / kg dicyandiamide (resulting from inadequate water during manufacturing recrystallization).