whats creatine?

Question

and how much do i need to use

for a 14 year old boy playing basketball

Answer 1

Hello

I wouldn't recommend you to use Creatin at your age, because your too young.

You still will grown and it's better to wait to use Creatin. Do it when you're about 18 or 19 years old.

That's my best advice I can give you.

Here all informations about Creatin:

Creatine was discovered in meat extracts in 1832 by a French scientist named Chevreul. In 1923, scientists discovered the average human body contains over 100 grams of creatine and 95% of that is stored in muscle tissue. It’s chemical name is methyl-guanido-acetic acid and it is sometimes called N-amidinosarcosine It is made in a laboratory from two base molecules called sarcosine and cyanomide.

Creatine has a half-life of 6-8 weeks in the body. Saturation in muscle is 20 mmol/kg of dry muscle.

Creatine is a compound that’s naturally produced in our bodies to supply energy to our muscles. Creatine is mainly produced in the liver from the amino acids Glycine, Arginine, and Methionine.

Creatine is transported from the liver into the blood and taken up by muscle cells. 95% of creatine is stored in muscle tissue. Once inside muscle cells may convert into creatine phosphate (CP) or “phosphocreatine” by the enzyme creatine kinase to be permanently stored until it is used to produce ATP (energy).

Typically, the average person metabolizes about two grams of creatine per day which is also the amount that is synthesized; thus maintaining a creatine balance.

After creatine is used in the muscle cells, it can be released to spontaneously form creatinine, which is then removed from the blood via the kidneys and excreted in the urine.

Creatinine is routinely checked for in blood tests and serves as a crude marker of how well the kidneys are filtering the blood. Although creatine supplementation may raise blood creatinine, research suggests it is NOT toxic or harmful to the kidneys. A false positive reading may occur on a blood test with creatine supplementation.

One study, reported in the journal of Clinical Science in 1996, revealed that men and women, ages 32-70, who used 20 grams of creatine for 5 days, followed by a 10 gram maintenance dose for 51 days, experienced no adverse effects. However, this study did show that blood lipid profiles were significantly improved, suggesting creatine may play a positive role in minimizing the risk of heart disease. (Earnest, et al.)

Creatine can be found in foods such as beef, salmon, and herring. One pound of beef contains about 2 grams of creatine. It would be very impractical to attain the high doses of creatine needed to completely saturate muscle cells from whole foods. Creatine is also degraded during cooking so it is very hard to get a large dosage of creatine from foods.

Creatine’s ergogenic effects in the body include:

Cell volumization - It helps draw water INSIDE muscle cells which may trigger protein synthesis and minimize protein breakdown, creating an anabolic environment. (cellular hydration)
Creatine helps support the reproduction of ATP in muscle cells increasing strength and explosive power.
Possible increases in anaerobic endurance.
Some evidence suggests it may act as a lactic-acid buffer and improve recovery time from weight training.
It may act as an anti-oxidant according to one study.
Creatine supplementation may suppress your bodies natural creatine production but after discontinuing a creatine supplement, the body’s natural creatine production usually kicks in and muscle creatine stores just return to pre-supplementation values.

Some research on creatine indicates that combining creatine with protein and carbohydrates is as effective for stimulating creatine uptake and retention in the muscle tissue as taking creatine with carbohydrates alone. Stimulating insulin release has been shown to enhance the transport and uptake of creatine into the muscle tissue where it is used to support the reproduction of ATP (energy) and enhance cell volume as well as possibly buffer lactic acid. The study entitled “Protein and carbohydrate-induced augmentation of whole body creatine retention in humans” was published in the September 2000 issue of the Journal of Applied Physiology and showed that consuming 50 grams of protein and 47 grams of carbohydrates with creatine was equally as effective in terms of creatine absorption and retention as consuming 96 grams of carbohydrates alone with creatine. So the creatine, protein, and carbohydrate combination actually makes for a great post workout drink mix to enhance recovery and help prevent muscle breakdown secondary to weight training.

Dosages: It is important to load creatine for five days by consuming 20-30 grams of creatine daily. This allows for muscle cells to be completely saturated with creatine. After the loading phase, a maintenance dosage of 5-15 grams daily can be used to maintain muscle creatine saturation. There was a study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology last year that showed that individuals taking 3 grams of creatine daily for a month and bypassing the loading phase, can reach the same muscle creatine saturation levels as if they loaded for 5 days using a higher amount of creatine. Newer research on the creatine transport system conducted by Walzel and associates at the Institute of Cell Biology in Switzerland actually leads scientists to theorize that taking a smaller dose of creatine more frequently throughout the day can allow for much better absorption and retention of creatine in muscle tissue by lowering down regulation of the creatine transporters It maybe best to cycle creatine 8-12 weeks on and then 4-6 weeks off.

Answer 2

Its energy source for anaerobic bouts, which means high intensity weightlifting, you really do not need, it's not going to improve your basketball performance, cause its mainly for high intensity workouts, plus it retains water, giving you a bigger physique. Plus you can get it from most foods that you eat, like red meats, so just eat healthy and just keep practicing on your game. (if you were gona take it as a supplement, the majority consumption would be 5grams before a workout)

Answer 3

it is use to help you build muscle faster, but i do not recomend anyone to use it...my friends body rejectd it when he used it and it ate away at one of his organs, he needed surgery and today he still cant eat spicy foods casue it will bother him and never has an appetite. he used it properly, he was done growing, followed the directions, but his body didnt take to it and it nearly killed him, so i NEVER recomend using it...if you eat the right foods you will gain muscle in your workouts...you nee a lot of protein, especially fish and chicken...also, you can drink protein shakes, but a t your age, I wouldnt even recomend that...ask your doc before you start usin anything!

Answer 4

don't use it i way 125 nd bench 190 soon more

just eat meat and you'll be fine

there is no sub for hard work

Answer 5

ok. i just going to recommend at your age you shouldn't take it. although you may not be able to buy it cause i think you have to be 18 belive it our not. but if you do get your hands on it which i wish i did at your age.. i would only take just 1 serving of whatever it tells you to take. like it might say take 1 to 3 scoops or capsules. just take one at your age.

Answer 6

simply, makes you gain weight

Answer 7

not sure...