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What is Creatine Gluconate?
Creatine gluconate is essentially creatine bonded with glucose (sugar).
Where to find Creatine Gluconate:
Creatine itself is found within skeletal muscle and is present in almost all types of cells. Meat and fish are rich sources of dietary creatine, so carnivores naturally ingest greater levels of creatine than herbivores. The body can however ‘synthesise’ its own creatine from basic nutrients such as amino acids.
Creatine gluconate does not occur naturally. It has been synthetically engineered as a sports nutritional supplement, aimed primarily at athletes and bodybuilders.
Creatine Gluconate can also be referred to as:
Creatine Gluconate Supplement, Creatine Glucose.
Why use a Creatine Supplement?
There are many forms of creatine supplements, something which is testament to the fact that creatine is now one of most heavily researched, tested and used sports nutritional products in the world.
There is no ‘best creatine’, or a simple answer to the ‘what creatine?’ debate. Each creatine supplement, whether it is a cutting-edge creatine powder, or some basic creatine pills, has its own plus and minus points.
In general however, creatine’s popularity is a result of the following scientifically proven effects on physical performance:
- Creatine increases the production of high-intensity, short-term energy output. This is ideal for sprinters and weightlifters, or anybody involved in sports or events where ‘explosive’ movements are required. It also benefits footballers, rugby players and any person involved in endurance events where an explosive movement may be required at some point, such as a burst of speed.
- Creatine enables the user to perform under greater resistance and to a greater intensity. In the gym this could mean lifting heavier weights, using higher amounts of repetitions or performing more sets. To adapt to this greater workload the muscle will need to grow bigger and stronger. To this extent it is important to be aware that creatine supplements do not directly increase muscle size, they simply allow you to train harder, faster and longer… Your muscles are forced to adapt to this by increasing in size.
- When training intensely it is inevitable that you will suffer some form of muscle tissue breakdown. In males, creatine has been shown to be anti-catabolic in that it reduces this muscle tissue breakdown by slowing the oxidisation of leucine.
- Creatine also improves recovery times in the user. High amounts of muscle creatine enable the resynthesis of creatine phosphate from creatine and phosphate, which ultimately results in faster recovery. So, not only can supplementing with creatine allow you to train harder, faster and longer but it can also allow you to train more frequently, whether that be a higher output during exercise or simply a greater number of training sessions.
Is Creatine Safe?
There are a lot of misconceptions floating around regarding the use of creatine as a dietary supplement. We are commonly asked “Is creatine bad for me?” and “What are the side effects of creatine?”
The simple answer to the above is that creatine is one of the most heavily researched nutritional supplements ever. Even with long periods of continued use, and extremely high dosages, creatine has not been shown to cause any adverse effects whatsoever! Combine this with the fact that many of us ingest high levels of creatine through our diets anyway, and there is no real reason to doubt its safety.
Why use Creatine Gluconate?
Ok, creatine sounds like a product I want to use, but why should I use creatine gluconate instead of all the other available creatine supplements?
- The combination of creatine and glucose improves intestinal absorption. Glucose is an extremely fast-digesting carbohydrate, causing the creatine to be absorbed into the bloodstream rapidly and efficiently. This is why regular creatine monohydrate is often combined with fast-digesting carbohydrates such as dextrose and glucose, in order to improve the speed of absorption. With creatine gluconate this isn’t necessary as the very nature of its structure ensures that it happens automatically.
- When a creatine molecule reaches the bloodstream it divides in two, a process known as an ‘ion split’. With a creatine powder such as creatine ethyl ester, this can leave you with creatine (which you want) and ethyl alcohol (which you don’t want). The creatine is essentially now in limbo and needs a ‘second wind’ to ensure it is delivered to the muscle cells. When creatine gluconate splits, it is divided into creatine and glucose. The glucose immediately creates an insulin spike (the second wind that you want) ensuring that creatine is delivered to the muscle cells rapidly.
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This products is 100% creatine gluconate, nothing has been added nor taken away.
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Serving Size & Timing
We recommend taking 3g-5g per serving, 1-2 times per day. The optimal times to supplement with creatine gluconate are first thing in the morning and after a workout. It can also be taken before exercise.
Synergists
Creatine gluconate works well on its own, however that is not to say you can’t mix and match it with other supplements. Arginine in particular has been shown to work synergistically with creatine. Other ingredients that compliment creatine use include taurine, ornithine and beta alanine.
Safety
Creatine is one of the most heavily researched nutritional supplements ever. Even with long periods of continued use, and extremely high dosages, creatine has not been shown to cause any adverse effects whatsoever! Combine this with the fact that many of us ingest high levels of creatine through our diets anyway, and there is no real reason to doubt its safety.
Toxicity
There is no known toxicity.
Bans/Restrictions for Use
As far as we are aware there are no known bans or restrictions in regard to supplementing with creatine gluconate.
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| "This is a very solid product here from BulkPowders. I've used every creatine supplement under the sun in the last few years, and have found this to be the best of the bunch. I first read about creatine gluconate when i saw it was included in Gaspari Size On which is a very popular creatine supplement in the USA. I struggled to find this in bulk form until a guy at my gym receommended i check out BulkPowders, glad i did now. Only downside is its more expensive than creatine monohydrate but in my opinion its worth the extra cash, and is still ridiculously cheap compared to Size On." |
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