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One of the most popular forms of Creatine is the plain old powder. It is available in many forms including pill, liquid, etc. I prefer mixing my Creatine with gatorade, and drinking it throughout my workout. Short answer, YES, you can drink Creatine (If you mix it with a beverage).
Yes, a Monster energy drink does have Creatine in it. The Nutrition Label does not say Creatine exactly. On the label is says sodium citrate, which is another name for Creatine.
Yes, A lot! Just be sure to stay hydrated with water. Not Gatorade or stuff like that but water. At the minimum, 3/4 gallon a day
Drink lots of water and buy a creatine supplement-can get it at gnc or other stores like it. Mix double the amount with Gatorade and drink about 30 min to an hour before the test. Just make sure to water load the 2 days before and after. Don't need to keep the creatine in your system too long, can cause kidney problems in large amount.
The chemical formula of creatine kinase is C208H332N65O104P.
Creatine is used in many different ways, and in the end, it comes down to preference. If you are thinking about using Creatine, do a little research online, and then try out different methods for yourself, to see which work best. Personally, I take a half a scoop 15-20 minutes before my workout with water, and then another half scoop mixed with gatorade, or whatever I feel like drinking during my workout. You don't really need more than 5 grams per day. Also make sure you stay WELL hydrated if you're going to be supplementing Creatine.
Vitamins are totally different things to creatine. Good sources for creatine are fish and red meat. If you are willing you can also look into supplementing creatine. Creatine monohydrate is the most proven type of creatine supplement.
No. Go to a pharmacy and buy 5 things: Twinlab Creatine supplement (like athletes use, in capsules) Sublingual B12 tablets Any multivitamins. Case of Gatorade. Gallon of water. start taking the creatine now, and keep taking as directed until the test. Start drinking half Gatorade half water 4 hrs before the test, until you are urinating clear every 20 mins or so. Keep doing so up till the test. Take the multivitamin 2 hrs before the test on an empty stomach. On the way, take some sublingual b12 (it has no overdose limit and is the safest vitamin, pop a few) Areas covered - color (vitamins), specific gravity (Gatorade has many solutes), creatinine (creatine byproduct tested for dilution)
how creatine supplements are manufactured
The enzyme creatine kinase catalyzes the reaction that creates creatine phosphate. This reaction involves transferring a phosphate group from ATP to creatine, forming creatine phosphate and ADP. Creatine phosphate serves as a short-term energy reservoir in muscle cells.
Creatine Ethyl Ester is a newer, slightly more expensive form of the popular supplement creatine. Creatine is most commonly sold in the form of creatine monohydrate. Creatine ethyl ester is, essentially, a modified form of creatine monohydrate that has been "esterified." This means that an ethyl ester compound has been attached to the creatine, which theoretically makes it more efficiently absorbed by the body.