When a nutritional health supplement becomes popular and begins to have a lot of buzz and hype surrounding it, the million dollar question on most people’s minds is: does it really work? Creatine is perhaps, outside of steriods and pro-hormones, the most hyped, most used, and most talked about bodybuilding supplement of all time. Proponents of creatine claim that it can provide a host of awesome benefits, including: faster recovery time from workouts, fast gains in muscle mass and strength, and increased energy. So of course we all want to know, does creatine really work?
Creatine is sold primarily in two different forms these days: the original and most common form, creatine monohydrate, and the newer form creatine ethyl ester. Which of these forms is better is a debate for another article. The question of course is, do they work? (more…)