Many users of creatine confuse the initial fluid-based cell volumization with increased muscle growth. The old adage is true that "only a fool or a journalist could get this wrong" and I actually read this exact assumption about creatine usage in a health article written by non-SME (non-Subject Matter Expert) journalist. The true strategic position of creatine supplementation is based on amplifying power and strength to attain higher intensity anabolic signals with increased training loads. At the same time, users want to hedge against increased muscle breakdown from the employed strength increases that result from creatine usage. This net positive difference in power utilization for anabolic response and anti-catabolism is where growth lies. Creatine provides an extra phosphate molecule to the ATP cycle, thus supporting increased movements of the actin and myosin sheets or filaments within muscle, not to mention the rest of the Krebs cycle. In layman's terms, creatine increases contractile power and strength, which when used creates more muscle mass (long-term) in direct proportion to the body's ability to protect itself from muscle breakdown.
When the body manufactures new muscle protein, it expands the training targeted muscle cells with more fluid for increased amino acid assembly. If the cell membrane is locked up, then amino acids can't exit into the bloodstream, and deflate the cell. This is why anti-catabolics like HMB work so well. The more activity regarding increased assembly net of disassembly and breakdown for glucose energy conversion, the greater the level of muscle growth. In this manner, creatine outside of its activity at the metabolic position, really addresses the first part of cellular expansion. The rest of the process is highly contingent on amino acid direction, nitrogen retention, DNA instructed assembly, and cell membrane protection. In other words, use creatine to get stronger, repartitioning agents to cell volumize, HMB to recover, and all three unit types to grow. Look for this article to be expanded shortly with new information.
Recommended Product(s):
Micronized Creatine Monohydrate
Digg This! | Add to Del.icio.us | Furl It
Add to:
No comments:
Post a Comment